Better Together: New Study by MAGNA Media Trials and Spotify Advertising Shows Storytelling Ads Resonate Best For Co-Listeners

This Largely Untapped Audience Feels Three Times Happier Listening Together and Reports Stronger Advertiser Associations across Favorability, Search and Purchase Intent NEW YORK – March 30th, 2023 – To uncover what marketers need to know about co-listening (the act of sharing digital audio experiences with one or more people), MAGNA’s Media Trails unit partnered with …

U.S. ADVERTISING MARKET REMAINS RESILIENT THANKS TO MEDIA INNOVATION

KEY FINDINGS U.S. media owners advertising revenues grew by a decent +6% in 2022 (excluding cyclical ad spend) to reach $315bn. However, ad spend slowed down significantly through the second half, and fourth quarter ad sales were flat year-over-year. Looking at 2023, there are mixed economic signals (slow but continued GDP growth, receding inflation, resilient …

MAGNA Study Explores Ad-Filtering Users, How They Accept Some Advertising and Reward Those Advertisers with Better Recall, Positive Brand Associations

The Same Ad Yields Twice the Attention on Low-Clutter vs. High-Clutter Pages; Carbon Emissions Improve When Advertisers and Consumers Meet on Ad-Filtered Pages NEW YORK and COLOGNE, Germany – March 20, 2023 – If two assumptions can be made about advertising, consumers are attempting to filter out intrusive ads, while advertisers are striving to capture …

MAGNA Hosts 3rd Annual Equity Upfront™ Focused on Maximizing for Optimal Outcomes

Industry-Leading initiative continues to provide opportunities for clients and agencies to engage with diversely-owned media partners NEW YORK — MAGNA, the investment and intelligence company of IPG Mediabrands, today announced its third annual Equity Upfront™ will be taking place February 7 –9, 2023. The theme of this year’s event is Maximizing for Optimal Outcomes, with …