We wanted to ring in the last (and biggest) quarter of the year with an homage to all things holiday. As brands battle it out for your attention and dollars in Q4, ever wondered what makes a shopper go from...

September 25, 2024

“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

We get it — we know the pain of hunting endlessly for Olympic Summer Games stats. Especially the ones you need to help prove that point you really, really, (really) want to make.  But we’re here to help. We’ve searched...

July 25, 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