How to escape the performance trap

This week, we're sitting down with Peter Sengenberger, 25-year media pro, Substack writer, and self-described recovering performance marketer, to talk about what happens when direct response...

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The Marketing Architects Team

Curated by our leaders, creatives, analysts, designers, media buyers and more at Marketing Architects.

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American Standard Launches First TV Campaign for Shower Remodels

The national TV campaign highlights a lifetime warranty and end-to-end service delivered by American...

The false choice that’s killing effectiveness

This week, we're exploring "wrong-termism" with Liam Moroney, founder of Storybook Marketing. We div...

Why do marketers chase quick wins?

This week, we're exploring why marketing effectiveness remains elusive for most brands, even when th...

How does advertising ACTUALLY work?

This week, we're tackling one of marketing's biggest questions: How does advertising actually work? ...

Watch: How Digital-First Brands Win on TV

Nearly half of all US TV ads evoke neutrality in viewers, making emotional storytelling, not feature...

AI just broke the SEO playbook

This week, we're exploring how AI agents are changing marketing, including new findings showing that...

Why we all need better marketing

This week, we're revisiting our conversation with Dr. Mark Ritson, the marketing professor turned co...

5 Effectiveness Principles for TV Creative that Performs

TV captures 94% of attention-weighted viewing, but creative determines whether that attention turns ...

Why 95% of your audience isn't buying

This week, we're exploring the 95/5 rule, a principle that's reshaping how marketers think about rea...

TV Creative Pretesting is No Longer Optional

Creative drives 37% of sales lift, yet marketers correctly predict a winning ad only 52% of the time...

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