Forged in math and proven in practice, we now know broad reach media plans don’t enhance brand advertising — they undermine it. Stop splitting your media strategy. Brand and performance both improve by targeting audiences rich in Movable Middles. If interested, please contact me: joel@rubinsonpartners.com
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Jun
24
Why Broad Reach Media Plans Cause Brand Campaigns to Fail…and what to do about it
In: addressable marketing, advertising, brand marketing, MMA Global, Movable Middle, performance marketing
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May
16
Escape the Dead Zones…What’s Really Killing Your Ad Performance
In: ad waste, addressable marketing, advertising, Advertising ROI, brand marketing, Movable Middle
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Broad reach media plans don’t build brands — they bury them…in Dead Zones, where ad impressions are engineered to fail.
Apr
9
It is predictable that big share brands generate higher ROAS
In: Advertising ROI, Movable Middle, ROAS
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How can a smaller share brand compete with a reduced ad budget? advantage? Construct audiences where it is a larger share brand.
Dec
28
Cracking the Ad Responsiveness Code: A Tale of Two Theories
In: advertising, advertising effectiveness, Movable Middle, Reach, targeting
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A new approach to contrast Movable Middle and broad reach media planning theories proves which is best.
Jul
8
Stop chasing reach…evidence that Movable Middles are the real gold mine
In: ad waste, addressable marketing, advertising effectiveness, advertising long term effects, Ally Bank, MMA Global, Movable Middle, Multi Touch Attribution, statistics, TransUnion
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Marketing is not like slicing off a chunk from a loaf of bread where you get more in a bigger chunk. At some point, as you strive for more reach, you are moving ad impressions from high Movable Middle audiences to low Movable Middle audiences…not a good deal.