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  • Five Elements of an Effective Brand Purpose

    Training Takeaways   January 2, 2025  

    When crafting your company’s purpose statement, checking five boxes can help ensure its effectiveness.

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  • New Year Christens a New Generation

    Marketing News   January 2, 2025  

    Generation Beta, consisting of children of younger millennials and older gen Zers, will be the first generation in which technology tailors their learning, shopping, and social interactions.

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  • Communicating Social Value Improves Brand Equity

    Tools   January 1, 2025  

    A guide to help you increase your brand value by developing a communication plan for your organization's social values.

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  • Brand Purpose Checklist

    Tools   January 1, 2025  

    Use this checklist to help you implement a purpose-led initiative at your company.

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  • Implementing a Purpose-Led Culture Cheat Sheet

    Tools   January 1, 2025  

    Use this cheat sheet to learn about best practices for implementing a purpose-led culture at your organization.

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  • Brand Purpose Quick Win Package

    Quick Wins   January 1, 2025  

    ANA’s Brand Purpose Quick Wins Package includes a high-level cheat sheet and a comprehensive, customizable checklist to guide you through every step of establishing your brand’s purpose and communicating and operationalizing it throughout the organization.

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  • Digital Advertising Has a Carbon Problem, but There's a Solution

    Trends and Technology   December 27, 2024  

    The advertising industry, which is a major contributor to rising greenhouse gas emissions through digital advertising, has a growing role in reducing carbon levels and fostering sustainability.

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  • New Year, New Goals: How Northwell Health Inspired with Centenarian Resolutions

    Behind the Campaign   December 27, 2024  

    Learn how Northwell Health partnered with vibrant centenarians to execute a unique campaign that delivered stellar business results and reinforced the brand’s commitment to healthy lifestyles.

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  • Nike Will Emphasize Brand-Building In New Effort to Drive Growth

    Marketing News   December 26, 2024  

    Nike says it's dialing up spending on branding and reducing spending on performance marketing. Branding, or showing what a company stands for rather than just making money, is becoming a much bigger consideration for brands of all stripes. The challenge for marketers is how to convert the benefits of branding into metrics that the C-suite will understand.

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  • The Value of Brand in Driving Purpose

    Beyond Profit Podcast   December 24, 2024  

    In this episode of Beyond Profit, Alison Clark, brand management and marketing expert, joins host Ken Beaulieu to discuss the importance of brand and its alignment with purpose, her great work at the USO and the lessons learned, and whether the ideals of brand purpose are still relevant today.

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  • Elevating Brand Relationships: A New Era of Purpose and Humanity

    Leading Edge   December 23, 2024  

    Taken together, ongoing market uncertainty, shifting consumer sentiment and digital transformation are demanding a fundamental evolution in the operational ethos for purpose-led brand development. In our rapidly changing landscape, the ability to adapt while maintaining meaningful connections is more crucial than ever.

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  • Ad Agencies Have New Designs on Marketing

    Trends and Technology   December 23, 2024  

    Ad agencies are starting to launch their own design practices, expanding the breadth of services they offer client-side marketers who have growing and unique demands.

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  • Brands for Good: Four Brands’ Commitment to Sustainability

    Pulse   December 20, 2024  

    Often when brands think about creating a positive impact on society, many first look toward sustainability issues like waste, pollution, and energy use. And while those are important, there are many other areas of society that need support and awareness, such as desertification, wildlife preservation, homelessness, and sea life environments.

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  • Engaging Generation X

    Trends and Technology   December 20, 2024  

    As brands engage gen X, they must navigate the generation's complex mix of financial concerns, multigenerational caregiving, and an unconventional approach to retirement.

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  • Why Authenticity Is the Glue that Binds Purpose Activities

    POVs   December 20, 2024  

    The ANA’s purpose guru Ken Beaulieu explained why brand purpose must be anchored in authenticity and provided a few tips for how to do that.

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  • Navigating Purpose Through the Next Four Years and Beyond

    Leading Edge   December 18, 2024  

    In a world grappling with uncertainty, purpose offers leaders a way forward — guiding business decisions and influencing how their brands engage with society at large. In the next four years, purpose can serve as a rallying point, motivating brands to rise above the moment’s challenges and envision a more connected, hopeful future.

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  • How Nonprofits Can Entice Corporate Partners to the Cause

    Social Impact   December 16, 2024  

    The decline in corporate partnerships with nonprofits raises major questions for marketers: What are the challenges and barriers to forging mutually beneficial partnerships? How can negotiations be simplified? And do guaranteed partnership minimums need to be discarded? Answering those questions will be crucial for nonprofits that want to stay solvent, cultivate deeper relationships with donors, and boost their visibility.

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  • Humans Matter

    Partner Content   December 10, 2024  

    Radio is a lifeline to many in times of need. It is also a respite and a source of information and entertainment. The connection it makes with listeners is deeply human — a quality best not overlooked as marketers enter the age of artificial intelligence.

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  • Walmart Rolls Out App to Aid Blind Shoppers

    Marketing News   December 6, 2024  

    Walmart joins a growing number of retailers offering a wayfinding app that connects people who are blind or have low vision with sighted interpreters. As brands continue to bolster their communications for people with disabilities, a major test comes at the start of next summer when the European Accessibility Act takes effect.

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  • How Brands Navigate a Route for Direct Mail Marketing

    B2B   December 4, 2024  

    Despite the dizzying and proliferating number of digital channels available, marketers continue to rely on an old standby to better serve existing customers, land new ones, and generate revenue: direct mail. And while the bulk of marketers are boosting their direct mail investments this year, per a recent study, they need to tread carefully due to a spate of postal rate hikes imposed by the United States Postal Service.

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