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Smarter media thinking

Sir,

Could the continued squeeze on marketing budgets herald a new era of smarter thinking and see more marketers and planners exploring the UK’s wealth of non-traditional media as a way of reaching the consumer?

The Bellwether report certainly hints that those accustomed to large budgets do not only have to make their money work harder but also achieve the same marketing objectives, at a fraction of the cost. The UK’s innovative portfolio of non-traditional media offers highly accountable and creative solutions for advertisers who need to maintain creativity, make their budget go further and deliver ROI. Non-traditional media owners have a great opportunity here to demonstrate the targeted, accountable and creative prowess of their media and, in the process, help advertisers to meet these challenges by providing solutions that not only follow consumers throughout the day, but continuously demonstrate where the budget has gone and the precise impact it has had. The reward for taking the non-traditional route is greater impact on a smaller budget, via campaigns that are tightly focused on the delivering the desired consumer. This is a conscious move away from large-scale, where generally value is rewarded through volume spend.

Rising to the challenges of the marketplace and stepping outside of media comfort zones will give the country’s most innovative marketers and media owners the chance to shine; to deliver against tighter budgets and reap the competitive benefit.

Yours,

Richard Rowley
Head of Media Sales, atmAd