“Accountable marketing” sounds like a Marketing term, and it certainly is one, but it is a crucial subject for Finance as well. Marketing accountability empowers both CMO and CFO with metrics that standardize marketing measurement, improving both forecasting and the assessment …
MSW•ARS Research’s Brand Preference/Choice in Tracking metric has passed through the rigors of the Marketing Metrics Audit Protocol (MMAP), the Marketing Accountability Standards Board’s formal process for determining how a marketing metric relates to the financial performance of the firm. …
How do you attach a price tag to something you can’t see or touch? This question was posed recently by corporate finance writer Vipal Monga in his WSJ.com article, “Accounting’s 21st Century Challenge: How to Value Intangible Assets.” He continues: …
It is said, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” but the cover of Accountable Marketing: Linking Marketing Actions to Financial Performance gives an excellent indication of the scope and value of the new book by the Finance and Marketing thought leaders at MASB, …
Research Business Report’s 20th Annual Predictions Issue features Marketing Accountability Foundation (MAF) President Meg Blair’s forecast for 2016: “Over the next year, … CFOs and CMOs will use a new brand investment and valuation model to monetize the impact and return of …
MASB Summer Summit 2015 The new wealth of available market information – including social media data – comes with significant challenges, according to participants in the Marketer Panel at MASB’s Summer Summit, moderated by Jamie Richardson of Kimberly-Clark. “Right now a lot …
MASB Summer Summit 2015 Transparency in metrics, processes and governance is essential for any business trying to improve return on marketing investment (ROMI), according to the Cross-Functional Roles in Accountability panel at MASB’s Summer Summit in August. Pam Forbus, PepsiCo’s Senior …
MASB Summer Summit 2015 A cross-functional team is one of six key elements that will lead companies to continuous improvement in return, according to Jane O’Keefe, director of Marketing Return Optimization at MillerCoors, speaking at MASB’s Summer Summit in Chicago. “If …
MASB Summer Summit 2015 MASB member companies are reporting a positive shift in the working relationship between marketing and finance departments. “This is what MASB is really about,” said Rick Abens of Foresight ROI, who led a Marketing and Finance …
