EFFECTIVENESS
IN CONTEXT
PRELIMINARY FINDINGS
Sales uplift over base   There are two kinds of marketing
                            Sales activation
                         Short term sales uplifts
                                                    Time
                                                           Source: Binet & Field 2013
                         There are two kinds of marketing
                                                        Brand building
                                                    Long term sales & profit
Sales uplift over base
                            Sales activation
                         Short term sales uplifts
                                                    Time
                                                                               Source: Binet & Field 2013
                               You need both, in balance
                         1,6
large business effects
                         1,4
   Number of very
                         1,2
                         1,0
                         0,8
                         0,6
                         0,4
                         0,2
                         0,0
                                 <50%                50-70%                >70%
                                     % of budget allocated to brand building
                                         Source: IPA Databank, 2014-16 cases
TV is the best brand medium
  Brand activity             TV advertising
                         Broadest             High
Reach          Emotion
                          Reach              Emotion
                                     Most
        Fame                        talked
                                    about
“But the rules have changed”
                          “Consumers are more rational now”
                          100%
                          90%
                                   33%                                           29%
                          80%
% Communications budget
                          70%
                          60%
                                                                                          Activation
                          50%
                                                                                          Brand
                          40%
                                   67%                                           71%
                          30%
                          20%
                          10%
                           0%
                                 Emotional                                     Rational
                                                Decision is primarily
                                    Source: IPA Databank, 1998-2016 for-profit cases
                          “Consumers do more research now”
                          100%
                          90%
                                                                                26%
                          80%
% Communications budget
                                  45%
                          70%
                          60%
                                                                                       Activation
                          50%
                                                                                       Brand
                          40%
                                                                                74%
                          30%
                                  55%
                          20%
                          10%
                           0%
                                  Low                                           High
                                                  Online research
                                   Source: IPA Databank, 1998-2016 for-profit cases
“The rules are different for online brands”
                          100%
                          90%
                                                                                26%
                          80%
% Communications budget
                                  45%
                          70%
                          60%
                                                                                        Activation
                          50%
                                                                                        Brand
                          40%
                                                                                74%
                          30%
                                  55%
                          20%
                          10%
                           0%
                                 Offline                                       Online
                                           Primary distribution channel
                                   Source: IPA Databank, 1998-2016 for-profit cases
“Subscription models change everything”
                          100%
                          90%
                                                                                       26%
                          80%
% Communications budget
                                         43%
                          70%
                          60%
                                                                                                    Activation
                          50%
                                                                                                    Brand
                          40%
                                                                                       74%
                          30%            57%
                          20%
                          10%
                           0%
                                 Repeat purchase model                         Subscription model
                                          Source: IPA Databank, 1998-2016 for-profit cases
                          “Innovators don’t need to advertise”
                          100%
                           90%
                                                                                  28%
                           80%        39%
% Communications budget
                           70%
                           60%
                                                                                             % Actvation
                           50%
                                                                                             % Brand
                           40%
                                                                                  72%
                           30%        61%
                           20%
                           10%
                           0%
                                  No innovation                             Any innovation
                                       Source: IPA Databank, 1998-2016 for-profit cases
                           “Loyalty marketing is more efficient”
                           2,0%
                           1,8%
Annual mkt. share growth
                           1,6%
                           1,4%
                           1,2%
                           1,0%
                           0,8%
                           0,6%
                           0,4%
                           0,2%
                           0,0%
                                  Loyalty strategy     Acquisition strategy    Reach strategy
                                                     Base: 2008-16 IPA cases
                                                        “Nobody watches TV now”
                          100                                                                                Broadcast TV
                                                                                                   OOH
                           90
                                                                      Radio
                           80                               Email
Weekly Reach (% Adults)
                           70 Other online       Texting
                                             Newsbrands         Social networking
                           60             Search
                           50                     Messaging
                                     Shopping/
                           40        transacting
                          Online video      Internet for work
                           30
                                       Subscriber VoD
                           20
                                       Cinema
                           10
                            0
                                0,00                    1,00                        2,00              3,00                  4,00     5,00                 6,00
                                                                                    Average Hours Per Day (Across All Adults)
                                                                                                                                   Source: IPA Touchpoints 2016
                                                        The Media Landscape in 2016
                                                                               2017
                          100                                                                                Broadcast TV
                                                                                                   OOH
                           90
                                                                      Radio
                           80                               Email
Weekly Reach (% Adults)
                           70 Other online       Texting
                                             Newsbrands         Social networking
                           60             Search
                           50                     Messaging
                                     Shopping/
                           40        transacting
                          Online video      Internet for work
                           30
                                       Subscriber VoD
                           20
                                       Cinema
                           10
                            0
                                0,00                    1,00                        2,00              3,00                  4,00   5,00                6,00
                                                                                    Average Hours Per Day (Across All Adults)
                                                                                                                                    Source: IPA Touchpoints
               “Mass media are becoming less effective”
                               45%
                                                    40%
business effects from adding
                               40%
  % increase in avg. no. VL
                               35%
                               30%            27%                               27%                                  27%
                               25%                                    22%                              22%
                               20%
                                                                                                13%            14%
                               15%
                               10%
                                5%
                                0%
                                                   TV                    Press                    Radio        Outdoor
                          Source: IPA Databank
                          *Outdoor = 2012 - 2016
                                                        Web 1.0 (1998 - 2006)         Web 2.0 (2008* - 2016)
                                            “But what about tech firms?”
                                      Major tech firms spend on traditional ad media
                       £200.000.000
                       £190.000.000
Audited adspend (UK)
                       £180.000.000
                       £170.000.000
                       £160.000.000
                       £150.000.000
                       £140.000.000                                                                                                                                         Source: Nielsen
                                                                                                                     Brands: Amazon, Google, Apple, Facebook, Twitter, AirBnB, Uber, Spotify
                       £130.000.000
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Mass marketing is alive and well
EFFECTIVENESS
IN CONTEXT
PUBLISHED 9th OCTOBER 2018