Performance Strategy
At Mullen, we like to say, “A goal without a plan is just a wish.” Here, Performance Strategy is an unbound practice that feeds into how we optimally connect with the consumer. Our Brand Planners provide inspiration from insight to shape our strategic approach. Our Account Management team navigates and activates the strategy through the creative and production process, from start to finish. And before, during and after a campaign, our Proof ™ analytics group, builds proprietary models that consider inputs — including client’s investment, media planning, market trends, season, economic data — to not only measure marketing effectiveness but to predict outcomes before a penny is spent.
Mullen names Kristen Cavallo Chief Strategy Officer
Mullen today announced that Kristen Cavallo will join the agency as Chief Strategy Officer, a key leadership role in guiding the company’s Brand Planning and Performance Strategy Group. Cavallo will be a member of Mullen’s Boston office Executive Committee, which establishes strategic vision, growth planning and company operations. Cavallo comes to Mullen from The Martin Agency, where she was [...]
// read moreTransformation 2011: What you may not have heard from the 4A’s Conference
Change and talent: two big themes at the 4A’s (formerly known as the American Association of Advertising Agencies) annual conference last week. 4A’s President Nancy Hill opened the conference with a note of optimism: ”Our industry is back….Our industry didn’t die. Some might have once said that we were on life support. But we’re revived. [...]
// read moreTransforming a report into actionable intelligence
Your dashboard is beautiful! It has impressive charts and graphs. Your client loves it! Over time though, you find that it isn’t providing enough insight to improve marketing performance. How do you use your report to create a prescription for action? The following suggestions will help. Segment your data for deeper understanding. Site visitors come [...]
// read moreIs your media research keeping up with today’s galloping consumer?
In an era of constant change, understanding the consumer’s relationship with media is just as important as understanding their relationship with the category and understanding their relationship with the brand. As a result, we’ve created Nexus, a proprietary media insight tool that unlocks the answers to today’s “burning” media behavioral questions to which traditional and [...]
// read moreMountains of creativity. Lessons from Making Digital Work II
The drive from Denver International Airport to Boulder Digital Works frames the rise of some of the most dramatic peaks – a fitting setting for one of the most innovative workshops in our industry of digiraditional marketing. For an industry that preaches words like evolution, revolution and “game-changing” (ugh) innovation to our clients, we are [...]
// read moreWhat the Funnel…?
Enough already with the arguments about the death of the so-called Purchase Funnel and its relevance or not, for the digital age. Because maybe the real issue is not whether the funnel is obsolete – but that agencies and marketers have been looking at the funnel the wrong way? So, take a deep breath. Take [...]
// read moreDear CMO – suggestions for navigating the turnaround
Dear CMO, You have weathered the economic storm. You were probably caught flat-footed by the recession, but now you sense the light at the end of the tunnel. Business and consumer confidence indices are improving although the US unemployment rate is still high. There is optimism in the air. You have cleared deadwood within your [...]
// read moreBrandBowl – complete rankings of the brands on Super Bowl XLIV
Mullen and Radian6 wanted to share the final rankings of all the brands that were evaluated in BrandBowl2010. The rankings below were captured during the period of 6:00 – 11:00 PM eastern time on Super Sunday (that was game time). The methodology we used to calculate the rankings is explained on the BrandBowl site. The [...]
// read moreHow to win the BrandBowl
Doritos, Google and Focus on the Family. They were the three brands left standing on the podium at the conclusion of BrandBowl2010. Why you ask? Isn’t it obvious, I say? Simplicity. Buzz. And dialogue. Of course, we all know pulling off effective campaigns is a lot harder than it looks. It’s much easier to be [...]
// read moreDoritos wins the BrandBowl. Budweiser Select 55 is biggest loser.
According to the 63,000+ Twitter users whose comments were captured in BrandBowl2010, Doritos was the most effective brand to advertise on the Super Bowl telecast on CBS this year. Budweiser Select55 was the least effective brand. Mullen, and Radian6, a leader in social media measurement, created BrandBowl2010, a Twitter/Super Bowl experience that combined tweeting, ad [...]
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