Super Bowl 50 Advertising Sells-Out at Record Nearly $5 Million for :30; What Can Advertisers Expect in Return?
Jan22

Super Bowl 50 Advertising Sells-Out at Record Nearly $5 Million for :30; What Can Advertisers Expect in Return?

Communicus has evaluated the effectiveness of over 150 Super Bowl commercials between 2011 and 2015. Advertisers who have invested the $5 million or more[…]

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Why the #1 Problem with Advertising is the Easiest to Fix
May07

Why the #1 Problem with Advertising is the Easiest to Fix

There are an infinite amount of variables that an advertiser can control to maximize the success of a marketing program. It starts with how to position the brand, which media to use and how to allocate the investment. The puzzle is getting even more complex with the emergence of programmatic buying, second screen opportunities, native advertising, social media vehicles, and all of the other trendy tools out there today.

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Optimizing Your TV Investment With More Executions
Oct30

Optimizing Your TV Investment With More Executions

How far will your advertising dollars go? Advertisers are trying to make the most of their budgets by minimizing the investment in ‘non-working’ dollars – readjusting investments to produce just one TV spot in place of a pool of executions. The popular idea that more media exposures translates to better returns isn’t necessarily the case. In fact, reworking your ad budget to produce multiple spots can pay off in greater campaign...

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Entertaining Ads Often Fail to Pay Their Way
Jul24

Entertaining Ads Often Fail to Pay Their Way

Brand advertisers need to stand up to their agency partners and demand that the brand be inextricably woven into the story of the commercial.

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Great Expectations: The Truth About Taglines
May22

Great Expectations: The Truth About Taglines

“Have it Your Way” …

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Double your campaign’s effectiveness with these three letters: ‘BLE’
Dec24

Double your campaign’s effectiveness with these three letters: ‘BLE’

Imagine this, your advertising campaign has pre-tested with off the charts likeability and engagement scores, but in the end very few viewers could identify that the executions were for your brand. Those who did not link your advertising to the brand might just as well have never had an exposure opportunity or engagement. The frustration of all those ad dollars, down the drain… A fundamental truth in effective advertising is you must link your brand to the campaign!

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