Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) are the rage these days. They are disrupting businesses, upending business models, and shifting marketing. They pose uncertainties and challenges related to investments and returns. What should companies and CMOs …
In June 2021, MASB issued the landmark publication, The Financial Value of Brands Imperative: Why Brands Must be Valued in Financial Terms. Now MASB Chair Dave Stewart is introducing a new video series to further promote the recommendation that “brand-centric …
Part 1 provides an overview of the current state of sponsorship use and management. Part 2 explores the long-term nature of sponsorship relationships and the resulting importance of fit between properties and brands. Part 3 establishes the importance of developing …
The recently released ISO 20671 Brand Evaluation standard puts forth a “rigorous framework and set of principles” for regular brand evaluation reporting. Included in the list of example financial metrics is return on brand and marketing investments. Yet no details on …
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 …
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 …
Does television advertising have the same brand-building power as in previous decades? MASB Director Kelly Johnson of ESPN and MASB Executive Director Frank Findley answered this question with the presentation, “Television’s Brand Building Power – From GRPs to PRPs,” at …
According to Tina Moffett, marketers will begin proving their business value when they stop relying on click-through rates and embrace metrics tied more closely to costs and revenue. Moffett, a senior analyst for B2C Marketing Professionals at Forrester Research, authored …
By applying the MASB Brand Investment & Valuation model, finance teams can more easily tie changes in brand strength to changes in a financial metric, i.e. brand value. This brand valuation can be tracked over time. As an example, this model …
