It is with great sorrow that we announce the unexpected passing of our leader and driving force, Margaret (Meg) Henderson Blair. For the past year, she has served as Chair of the Marketing Accountability Foundation following ten years as Founding …
Our gathering last month in New Orleans was a terrific collection of marketing thought leaders putting their minds to such issues as sample quality, sponsorship metrics and digital advertising accountability. Check out the Who’s Who of Marketing Accountability from MASB Winter …
“There are existing standards for sampling practices,” says Frank Findley, “but there is growing sentiment that they are not substantial enough for modern day. We’re looking to create pillars of quality that potentially extend the existing standards.” Findley, Executive Director …
MSW•ARS Research announced today that their advertising research solution, TouchPoint® has completed the Marketing Metric Audit Protocol (MMAP), the formal process for validating the relationship between a marketing measurement and financial performance as established by the Marketing Accountability Standards Board …
BrandEmbrace® Expected Utility Metric Shown To Be a Valid, Reliable, Sensitive and Calibrated Predictor of Brand Preference BrandEmbrace®, a behavioral economics metric provided by Behavioral Science Lab, LLC (BSL) has completed the Marketing Metric Audit Protocol (MMAP), the formal process for validating the relationship …
MASB broadened its scope in 2017, beginning with a new look that illustrates our focus on bringing Finance, Analytics and Marketing together to chart the course to business growth. As the research arm of the new Forbes Marketing Accountability Initiative powered by …
According to the Independent Evaluation Group, global sponsorship spending on sports, entertainment, arts, causes and events is projected to increase from $60.1 to $62.8 billion in 2017. While sponsorship of sports-related properties is the largest share of spending, other forms …
Is television as effective as it was in the 1980s? Has its role diminished to the point of non-viability? How does it compare to other media platform options available today? These questions are answered in the MASB white paper Television’s Brand Building …
Past, present and future were celebrated at MASB’s Ten Year Anniversary Summit & Board Meeting held in Boston, Aug. 10-11. Marketing Accountability Foundation Chair Meg Blair recounted the origins of the marketing accountability movement through The Boardroom Project, a cross-industry/cross-discipline body of marketing …
Despite brands being central to business success, their health is infrequently discussed in the boardroom. Why? Simply put, brands are not treated in the same way as other assets on corporate financial statements. BRANDS ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Illogically, the treatment …