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The state of creative effectiveness today: Research, trends and insights
October 12, 2026
Understanding creative effectiveness requires more than looking at a single campaign or a single year's trends. It means looking at how consumers respond to advertising over time. Zappi has been ...

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Too many ideas, not enough time? How to rapidly screen innovation ideas using real consumer feedback
August 14, 2025
Reduce launch risk by pressure-testing product or marketing concepts with real people before committing big spend. Here, I take a closer look at: The big risk of poor alignment in concept and ...
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AdMiration feature: Venmo’s “Explore The Everything That Venmo Can Buy​​”
August 14, 2025
For this week’s AdMiration feature, we looked at consumer response to Venmo’s “Explore The Everything That Venmo Can Buy” ad, which promotes the app’s new commerce solutions and debit card and stars ...
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Strong concepts win markets: How to validate product and campaign ideas before they go live
August 11, 2025
Product innovation is a high-stakes gamble unless you validate early and often. You don’t have the time or budget to bet on the wrong idea. TL;DR When every idea sounds promising internally, it’s ...
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AdMiration feature: Pantene’s “Fixins for Country Fried Hair”
August 7, 2025
For this week’s AdMiration feature, we looked at consumer response to Pantene’s “Fixins for Country Fried Hair” ad, which promotes the brand’s latest Damage Repair Collection of hair products. Read ...
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From clean to cuddly: The secret to great home, personal and pet care ads
August 6, 2025
The “care” category spans a wide range of areas — but can mainly be broken down into three major sectors: home care, personal care and pet care. Historically, when it comes to advertising, all three ...
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Ring, ring, cha-ching! What's working in finance and telco advertising
August 1, 2025
Historically, both finance and telco brands have some struggles when it comes to creating effective advertising. For the finance category for example, this is particularly true if they don’t have a ...
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How to confidently launch creative that performs: A practical playbook for modern brand teams
July 31, 2025
You wouldn’t build a house without a foundation. So why launch a campaign without testing the creative? Creative launches are high-stakes. Budgets are tight, timelines are tighter and mistakes are ...
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AdMiration feature: Wonderful Pistachios’ “Lilliputians”
July 24, 2025
For this week’s AdMiration feature, we looked at consumer response to Wonderful Pistachios’ “Lilliputians” ad, which promotes their classic bag of pistachios in anticipation of a record breaking ...
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Something to sip on: What's working in beverage advertising
July 23, 2025
With so many new trends and offerings, what’s really working in advertising for the beverage industry these days? In this year’s State of Creative Effectiveness report, we decided to dive deeper into ...

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