Tag: Creative Strategy

  • 📊 How Accurate Are Your Ad Evaluations 📊

    📊 How Accurate Are Your Ad Evaluations 📊

    Evaluating the success of your ads is tough, especially with so many moving parts.  But Creative Gauge AIâ„¢ makes it simple, fast, and affordable. We tested 20 fast-food ads, and the findings were eye-opening: • Ads with strong emotional connections were more effective overall. • But ads that didn’t clearly link back to the brand…

  • Category Data From MSW Creative Gauge AI: Bathroom Tissue 🧻

    Category Data From MSW Creative Gauge AI: Bathroom Tissue 🧻

    Background The MSW Creative GaugeTM AI service evaluates the sales potential of advertisements of different formats based on the content profile of the ad itself.  Results are typically available within minutes making this low-cost tool ideal for applications such as competitive testing, concept screening, early-stage evaluation and landscape analysis.  The bathroom tissue category may not…

  • | Video Blog | Why The Industry Needs MSW’s AI Creative Effectiveness Score

    | Video Blog | Why The Industry Needs MSW’s AI Creative Effectiveness Score

    Your doorbell camera can recognize a person, a dog, or a package. That doesn’t make for effective advertising. While AI might be great at identifying these visual elements, it struggles to grasp the nuances of emotion. Here’s where MSW Research’s Creative Effectiveness Score steps in: Our blended approach, combining AI and human insights, bridges this…

  • | Video Blog | Introducing MSW’s AI Creative Effectiveness Score

    | Video Blog | Introducing MSW’s AI Creative Effectiveness Score

    AI alone can’t crack the emotional nuances of advertising. That’s why we trained one on our 50 years of experience. Introducing MSW Research’s Creative Effectiveness Score—a groundbreaking fusion of AI and human insights. While AI excels in recognizing visual elements, it falters when it comes to decoding emotional context. → That’s where human expertise steps…

  • | Video Blog | Pathway to Ad Effect Measurement

    | Video Blog | Pathway to Ad Effect Measurement

    Effective ad measurement? It’s all about recognizing the right elements. At MSW Research, we’ve got a technique that fits any media type – TV, online video, radio, you name it. We assess recognition and likability, tapping into buzz and social mentions. But, it’s not just about visibility; we gauge brand linkage and message takeaway too.…

  • | Video Blog | Why Your Brand’s Value Proposition Matters Most

    | Video Blog | Why Your Brand’s Value Proposition Matters Most

    Your brand’s value proposition is the cornerstone of success in advertising. As I discussed in my previous video, creative quality reigns supreme, but it all starts with a solid value proposition and brand promise. At MSW Research, our extensive research across countless creatives and leading brands has shown time and again that without a strong…

  • | Video Blog | Creative Quality vs. Media Spend

    | Video Blog | Creative Quality vs. Media Spend

    In marketing, quality beats quantity. When it comes to crafting a successful marketing plan, the setup and creativity are paramount. The numbers don’t lie: spending alone only explains 13% of sales change, while creative quality explains a whopping 52%. That’s four times more impact! 💡 While spending has its place, it’s the strategic execution and…

  • 2014: A year for radical change in advertising formats?

    2014: A year for radical change in advertising formats?

    1941 was a turning point in the history of marketing.  On July 1 of that year, the world’s first paid television commercial aired.  Costing the Bulova Watch Company $9 it was a pre-roll to a baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies.  Simple in nature, just a graphic and a voice-over, the…