(How to design ads that the brain can’t ignore) If the first blog revealed the urgency of the first second, and the second uncovered the neuroscience behind rapid attention, then this final piece brings it all home: How do you design creative that wins instantly? The MMA’s research delivers a clear answer, you build for […]
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(Why your consumer’s mind decides before they even realize it) Marketers often talk about “grabbing attention,” but few truly understand how attention works inside the human brain. The neuroscience underlying the MMA’s First Second Strategy reveals a powerful truth: our brain is biologically wired to make sense of the world at lightning speed. Before we
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(A new ruleset for marketers who can’t afford to lose attention) In today’s hyper-scroll world, brands aren’t competing for seconds — they’re competing for milliseconds. The MMA’s First Second Strategy research reveals a truth that should make every marketer sit up straight: the human brain needs less than half a second to see, process, and
Blink, and It’s Gone: Why Your Brand Must Win the First Second Read More »
Indonesia’s digital economy is expected to continue growing through 2026 in certain key areas. Know which areas to spot to capitalise on early gains. Commerce is spreading across marketplaces, social video, retailer-owned media, and good old offline retail, and consumers expect all of it to “know” them already. With e-commerce projected to cross US$100B by
Looking Ahead 2026: Omnichannel, Retail, Performance Marketing & Beyond Read More »
When most marketers think about AI, they picture tools that write ad copy, generate slick but soulless images, or optimize ad spend by a few percentage points. It’s useful, but hardly revolutionary. But what if the real AI marketing revolution is already here, and it looks nothing like what we’ve been told? It’s not happening
For more than a decade, digital advertising has been plagued by the perennial challenge of measuring true efficacy. That era is over. The rise of Retail Media Networks (RMNs) marks the third wave of digital marketing, an era defined by precision, accountability, and predictive intelligence. According to eMarketer, RMNs are set to capture over 20%
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Here’s the deal for marketing leaders: how well you handle data isn’t just important—it’s literally what separates the winners from everyone else. Companies crushing it with data aren’t playing the same game as those still figuring things out. That’s exactly why MMA Global teamed up with some of the sharpest minds in marketing and advertising
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For years, marketers have wrestled with the question of who to target: loyal customers, new audiences, or those who have drifted away. Most default to broad awareness or to chasing new buyers. But new research suggests that the highest returns come from a very specific — and often overlooked — segment: the Persuadables. Coined in
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Marketers have long measured campaign success by the immediate lift they can prove — impressions, clicks, short-term sales. But new findings from the Brand as Performance (BaP) initiative by the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) are forcing a fundamental rethink of what marketing performance really means. In a series of longitudinal studies conducted with Circana, TransUnion,
Beyond the Click – Why 80% of Advertising’s Impact Happens After the Campaign Read More »
For years, marketers have obsessed over reach. The bigger the audience, the better the odds of success — or so the logic went. But as consumer behavior fragmented and technology transformed how people interact with brands, the most effective marketing quietly shifted from scale to precision. The Mobile Marketing Association’s Smart Cross-Marketing Effectiveness (SMoX) research
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