“Nobody reads advertising. People read what interests them, and sometimes it’s an ad,” said Howard Gossage, innovator and OG from the Mad Men era of advertising. We all know that brands with a powerful story to tell (and products to...

September 20, 2024

This month, we wanted to get a pulse check on B2B ads — whether they’re seen (or skipped?), how they’re perceived, and, most importantly, what makes them stand out to you. (We left that last one open to your interpretation,...

August 29, 2024

Sure, inflation has had a major impact on consumer behavior, but try telling the 2023 holiday season that — sales last year reached a record $964.4 billion, a 3.8% year-over-year (YoY) growth. And 2024’s holiday season is likely to be even...

August 16, 2024

While the last few Olympics didn’t engage living room spectators like they had in previous years, things are looking up for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. With NBCUniversal (NBCU) predicting larger viewership numbers than those of the 2016 and...

July 25, 2024

Back-to-School (BTS) — it may not get as much attention as the winter holidays, but advertisers shouldn’t ignore this season. In fact, in 2023, consumers actually spent more on BTS and BTS for college than on the winter holidays on...

June 26, 2024

What gives you the ick? That’s what we recently asked marketers. And no, MNTN Research isn’t pivoting to relationship content. We were just curious about why some ads turn people off — and what drives marketers to create more ads...

June 17, 2024

TV’s biggest moment is back: no, not the Emmys, the upfronts. If you’ve been keeping up to date with the headlines — like this latest one from the Hollywood Reporter — this year’s upfronts are all about Disruption with a capital...

May 10, 2024

After dipping slightly from 2021 to 2022, U.S. consumer spend on Father’s Day was expected to increase by more than $2 billion in 2023. This made last year’s Father’s Day the biggest to date, as people spent a total of...

May 3, 2024