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THE 2025 ADVERTISING & MARKETING REPORT

Brands are reallocating budgets to balance customer acquisition and brand awareness. Paid social and search remain priorities but face increasing costs, algorithm shifts, and new restrictions, pushing teams to diversify. TV advertising is gaining traction alongside influencer marketing. AI is streamlining media buying, ad copy, and audience segmentation. Key tactics include retargeting website visitors via TV ads, leveraging ad-supported streaming platforms, and integrating conversational AI for customer engagement.

THIS FUN WRITING TECHNIQUE ADDS ENERGY AND EMOTION TO YOUR WRITING

Broken sentences and sentence fragments can add impact and emotion to informal writing, despite being frowned upon in traditional style guides. Authors use them to create a modern, conversational tone that enhances flow and precision. Techniques include starting with conjunctions, emphasizing emotion with short sentences, and creating staccato rhythms or quickened pacing. These fragments can mimic thought patterns or present lists for dynamic storytelling. However, overuse can feel forced, so writers should use them intentionally, paying close attention to rhythm and flow.

14 TIPS TO GROW A CEO'S LINKEDIN PRESENCE

To build a LinkedIn presence for a CEO from scratch, optimize their profile with a clean headshot, banner, and a headline explaining the company's value. Schedule a meeting to record the conversation for 10 posts, then pair each with relevant media. Review and refine posts, create a list of 15-20 accounts to engage with daily, and connect with 20 new prospects using Sales Navigator. Track profile metrics weekly, respond to comments, and personalize outreach to profile visitors with valuable resources.

SHOULD YOU HAVE A HARD PAYWALL?

A hard paywall, which blocks access to an app unless users start a free trial or subscription, can help focus on high-intent users, improve conversion signals for ad algorithms, and simplify analytics. However, it limits the user base, reduces opportunities for nurturing potential subscribers, and can hurt app store rankings due to higher uninstall rates. To mitigate its downsides, companies can implement tactics like capturing email addresses, using push notifications, offering backup discounts, or providing a preview during onboarding.

WHEN TO DIAGONALLY TILT YOUR TEXT

Tilting text or logos upward (bottom-left to top-right) signals energy and activity, while tilting downward (top-left to bottom-right) conveys calmness and relaxation. Experiments showed people were 44.5% more likely to buy exercise-related products with upward-tilting logos. Resorts marketed as adventurous saw a 20.6% higher likelihood of booking with upward-tilted ads, while relaxing resorts were preferred 17.7% more with downward-tilted text. The effect works for both text and logos but not for images. Horizontally flat logos are best if neither energy nor relaxation is emphasized.

POPPI'S MARKETING GOES TARTE

Poppi's Super Bowl vending machine campaign generated over 35M organic views, but generated backlash as consumers criticized it saying it was ‘wasteful'. Experiential gifting, where brands provide influencers with over-the-top experiences instead of traditional sponsorships, makes marketing spend highly visible, potentially sparking negative sentiment. As customer-first marketing gains traction, brands prioritizing real consumer engagement over influencer spectacle may better align with shifting expectations.

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