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Digital ad market on mend as Meta, Alphabet, Snap show faster growth
A view of Google Headquarters in Mountain View, California, United States on March 23, 2024.
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Advertising is so back.
After a brutal 2022, when brands reeled in spending to cope with inflation, and a 2023 defined by layoffs and cost cuts, the top digital advertising companies have started growing again at a healthy clip.
Meta, Snap and Google all reported first-quarter results this week, with revenue growth that exceeded analysts estimates and at rates not seen in at least two years. Their financials were primarily driven by improvements across their ad businesses.
The companies entered earnings season in a favorable position in that their numbers would be comparable to historically weak periods. But investors and analysts were cautious in their expectations, given the political and economic instability in various markets across the globe and the ongoing challenges posed by high consumer prices.
Meta, which was the first in the group to report results, put some fears to rest on Wednesday, showing a 27% jump in first-quarter revenue to $36.5 billion. For the Facebook parent, it was the strongest rate of expansion since 2021.
“When Meta was in its dark days two years ago, the company knew what they had to do to get back on track,” analysts at Bernstein wrote in a note after the earnings report. “To their credit, Meta defended the core.”
That dark era was defined by the combination of macroeconomic challenges and Apple’s iOS privacy change, which made it harder for social media companies to target users with ads. Meta lost two-thirds of its value in 2022 and was forced to dramatically cut headcount.
A smartphone is displaying Facebook with the Meta icon visible in the background.
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Meta responded by rebuilding
Fedeli announces financial boost for local business centre
‘These programs have proven to provide valuable training, resources, connections, and mentorship to participants and help to ensure the small business owners are set up for success’
Some good financial news is coming for the Business Centre Nipissing Parry Sound.
On Monday, the provincial government announced it is investing an additional $50,000 towards the Business Centre Nipissing Parry Sound on top of its base funding allocation of $159,500 for the 2024 year, for a total allocation of $209,500.
“Our local Small Business Enterprise Centre offers entrepreneurs all the tools they need to start and grow their businesses,” said MPP Vic Fedeli in a release.
“This additional funding will allow our local business centre to expand services such as business consultations, seminars, workshops, mentorship and training, as well as micro-grants through the Summer Company and Starter Company Plus programs.”
Jennifer Nickerson, manager of the Business Centre Nipissing Parry Sound is thrilled to receive the additional support. She says it will be utilized to further reach students and new entrepreneurs through the Centre’s Starter Company Plus Program and Summer Company Program.
“These programs have proven to provide valuable training, resources, connections, and mentorship to participants and help to ensure the small business owners are set up for success,” said Nickerson in a release.
“Participants represent a wide variety of industries, but all have a common desire to launch or grow a viable business that contributes to our local communities. The additional grant funds will allow our centre to accept more entrepreneurs into our programs and enhance the training and mentorship our centre provides.”
Nickerson adds that several of the participants from our Summer Company Program have continued their business operations throughout their time in school and after graduation, turned their businesses into full-time ventures.
“Over the years, many of our Starter Company
Scotland’s best workplaces crowned at BCO Awards
SCOTLAND’S most outstanding workplaces have been announced, with British Council for Offices’ Awards going to six office buildings across the country.
Held at the Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow, on 26 April, the BCO’s annual Scottish Awards Lunch recognised projects that demonstrate best practice in office design, fit-out, operation and sustainability, setting the standard for excellence across the sector.
The winners of this year’s competition in Scotland stand out for their unparalleled drive to set new sustainability benchmarks, as well as for ensuring occupiers and local communities are at the heart of each development.
In its second year, the ESG Award continues to celebrate the achievements of offices that excel in responding to the sector’s changing environmental, social and governance needs.
The BCO Regional Award winners for Scotland are:
- The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), Renfrew (Corporate Workplace)
- 1 New Park Square, Edinburgh (Commercial Workplace)
- Deloitte, Edinburgh (Fit-out of Workplace)
- Statkraft, The Garment Factory, Glasgow (Projects up to 2,500m2)
- Eastworks, Glasgow (Refurbished/Recycled)
- The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), Renfrew (ESG)
The annual Chair’s Award for an outstanding contribution to the property industry in the region, was presented to Graeme Bone, MD of Drum Property Group.
The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland, Renfrew, was presented with not only the coveted ‘Corporate Workplace’ but also the award for ESG. Built for the University of Strathclyde and designed by HLM Architects, the judges were hugely impressed that it sets a new standard in environmental and energy achievements, earning BREEAM ‘outstanding’. A pivotal anchor for future development, NMIS is attracting global manufacturers as well as bridging small innovative businesses with larger organisations in an inspiring collaborative space. Its commitment to sustainability, innovation and industry collaboration is quickly establishing NMIS as a beacon of excellence.
Parabola’s ‘1 New Park Square’, Edinburgh, designed by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris,
The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 4.30.24
Owen Design Co. developed a campaign supporting client Har-Tru’s sponsorship of this year’s WTA Credit One Charleston tennis tournament. The multi-channel campaign for the Virginia-based tennis equipment supplier included a national TV commercial, in-stadium motion graphics, digital court displays, court banners, an event space with engagement activities, souvenir items, and social media ads.
Owen collaborated with Alice Blue to create the TV spot, which aired on Tennis Channel throughout the tournament. Event materials were designed in conjunction with Richmond artist Mickael Broth, who created a digital mural for the tournament.
The Martin Agency released a campaign for UPS in tandem with the shipping company’s sponsorship of this year’s Masters golf tournament. The campaign includes a 45-second spot highlighting a small business that impacts a community of golfers. The “Two Dreams” spot is the latest iteration of UPS’s “Be Unstoppable” brand platform.
Addison Clark was hired by Hope Springs Marina in Stafford County. The agency is providing website support, social media marketing and ongoing digital advertising.
Wildfire sponsored the Ad Club at VCU’s Robertson Rush this month. The agency participated in the weekend-long creative sprint in which students compete on teams to respond to a client brief, develop a creative campaign and pitch their executions to a panel of industry professionals.
Recruiters meet with students at their personalized stations during last week’s recruiter session at the Brandcenter. (McNair Evans photo)
VCU Brandcenter held its annual recruiter session last week. The two-day event saw nearly 100 recruiters from various agencies and companies participate in-person or virtually to connect with this year’s 70 prospective graduates.
New recruiters this year included CoStar Group, Disney, Peloton, Snap and SoFi. Local participants included CoStar, Brand Federation, CarMax, Familiar Creatures, Sylvain, Martin Agency, Ukrop’s, and Arts &
The Sherwin-Williams Company Reports 2024 First Quarter Financial Results
- Consolidated net sales decreased 1.4% in the quarter to $5.37 billion
- Net sales from stores in the Paint Stores Group open more than twelve calendar months were approximately flat in the quarter
- Diluted net income per share increased 7.1% to $1.97 per share in the quarter compared to $1.84 per share in the first quarter 2023
- Adjusted diluted net income per share increased 6.4% to $2.17 per share in the quarter compared to $2.04 per share in the first quarter 2023
- Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) in the quarter increased 2.0% to $896.2 million, or 16.7% of net sales
- Reaffirming full year 2024 diluted net income per share guidance in the range of $10.05 to $10.55 per share, including acquisition-related amortization expense of $0.80 per share
- Reaffirming full year 2024 adjusted diluted net income per share guidance in the range of $10.85 to $11.35 per share
CEO REMARKS
“In what is a seasonally smaller first quarter and with continued demand choppiness in several end markets, Sherwin-Williams delivered consolidated sales within our guided range, gross margin expansion and diluted earnings per share and EBITDA growth,” said President and Chief Executive Officer, Heidi G. Petz. “We also continued to execute our capital allocation strategy by investing $546 million in share repurchases and increasing our dividend 18.2% in the quarter.
“Paint Stores Group sales were up slightly against a strong double-digit comparison, driven by a modest contribution from our February 1 price increase which will reach greater realization in the second quarter. Our recent growth investments helped drive above-market growth in Residential Repaint. Commercial and Protective & Marine sales also grew. New Residential sales were down as anticipated, though we are seeing momentum with our homebuilder customers. Delayed capex projects impacted Property Maintenance sales. In Consumer Brands Group,
Digiday+ Research: A guide to ad-supported streaming services, from the top platforms to marketing spend
This is the first installment of a two-part series on the top ad-supported streaming services. This report provides an overview of the platforms’ offerings and an analysis of how brands and agencies distribute their ad budgets and ad placements across platforms. Topics covered include:
The second installment will dive into the results of Digiday’s recent survey of brands and agencies to analyze how advertisers’ preferences for ad options, ad targeting and ad campaign measurement match up to the platforms’ offerings. We’ll also examine challenges marketers face on the platforms and provide a guide to which platforms are right for key advertiser needs.
Streaming video continues to gain steam over linear TV, as Americans are tuning in to streaming platforms in record numbers. Streaming services accounted for 38.7% of total U.S. TV usage in July 2023, according to Nielsen — a new record high for the category. Just a year prior, streaming claimed the largest share of U.S. TV viewing for the first time.
Meanwhile, cable and broadcast usage fell below 50% in July 2023 in terms of total share among U.S. viewers, Nielsen reported. Total broadcast viewing was down 3.6% to finish the month at 20% of TV, representing a new low. Cable viewing lost a full share point to capture 29.6% of TV usage in July.
What’s more, Americans have been adopting ad-supported streaming services at a faster rate than purely subscription-based options: The number of CTV households streaming ad-supported streaming services reached 83.7 million, a 17% increase from May 2021 to May 2023, while households streaming non-ad-supported services reached 81.1 million, a 9% increase, according to Comscore’s 2023 State of Streaming report.
“Even though streaming viewership continually increases, it is not cannibalizing linear but rather casting a wider net of fans for our advertisers to build
Allianz Partners achieves record financial results in 2023
Report details segment-wide growth
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Roxanne Libatique
Allianz Partners, a major global insurance and assistance provider, has disclosed its financial outcomes for the year 2023, setting new records for revenue and operational profit.
Performance of Allianz Partners’ health segment
In the health business segment, revenues surged by 23.4% to reach 2.959 billion euros. This growth was propelled by organic expansion, increased engagement in the small and mid-size enterprise (SME) sector, and forging new alliances with local insurance entities.
A significant role in this growth was played by the enhancement of the digital health services through the Lumi health ecosystem, which served over a million users in the past year.
Performance of Allianz Partners’ travel insurance segment
The travel insurance division reported an 8.0% increase in revenues, totalling 3.297 billion euros. The resurgence of travel activities in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly following the lifting of travel restrictions in Australia and New Zealand, contributed to this rise.
Additionally, sustained advancements in North America and Europe helped bolster the segment’s performance. The recent introduction of the allyz mobile app marked a significant stride in the company’s digital outreach.
Performance of Allianz Partners’ mobility and assistance segment
The mobility & assistance segment showed a revenue increase of 11.2%, amounting to 2.902 billion euros. This was led by the robust performance of the roadside assistance and home businesses across Europe and Latin America.
Despite stability in the mobile device and digital risk (MDDR) business, remarkable growth was noted in markets such as India, Spain, and France.
Allianz Partners businesses’ growth in 2023
CEO Tomas Kunzmann reflected on the year’s achievements, noting significant strides in all key business areas, including travel, health,
The power of organizational health
For decades we’ve seen companies’ fortunes rise and fall based on their ability to react to, and recover quickly from, geopolitical shocks, technological advances, economic uncertainty, competitors’ bold moves, and other disruptions. Amid this volatility, which these days is accelerating rather than abating, many have a hard time staying the course. But some continue to survive and thrive despite the challenges. Why do these companies manage to succeed, year after year—operationally, financially, and otherwise—while others don’t?
Twenty-plus years of proprietary McKinsey research tells us that one of the main reasons is organizational health.
Organizational health refers to how effectively leaders “run the place”—that is, how they make decisions, allocate resources, operate day to day, and lead their teams with the goal of delivering high performance, both near term and over time. Organizational health comprises three elements: how well the entire organization rallies around a common vision and strategy, how well the organization executes its strategy, and how well the organization innovates and renews itself over time.
Our latest research on the topic reiterates the degree to which organizational health is not just nice to have; it’s required for sustained performance and organizational success. McKinsey’s Organizational Health Index (OHI) continues to show, for instance, that, over the long term, healthy organizations deliver three times the total shareholder returns (TSR) of unhealthy organizations, regardless of industry. Other findings point to greater resilience and higher financial performance in healthy organizations, even as the world around them has become that much more complicated (see sidebar, “What is the Organizational Health Index?”).
In this article, we look at the latest OHI results and highlight a few of the more compelling insights that the index reveals about leadership, data and technology, and talent management. We also identify several principles for building or maintaining organizational health over
BTS of Tesla’s Short-Lived Ad Team
As Tesla‘s sales slide, insiders say the automaker left creative ideas on the cutting-room floor without allowing its nascent marketing team to launch its first significant marketing campaign.
Investors were enthusiastic when founder and CEO Elon Musk declared that the business was set to “give advertising a go,” having eschewed it for 20 years. However, 10 months on, the 40-person “global growth” team tasked with delivering on this has been laid off, with former staffers sharing that none of the campaigns they had been working on saw the light of day.
Greg Costanzo, a senior production manager who joined the team in late February 2024, wrote on LinkedIn that people were laid off before “any real creative work or campaigns of our own went live.”
“Although I am disappointed, it was the most gratifying, challenging and invigorating two months of my career,” he added.
A source with knowledge of the matter told ADWEEK that a bigger creative strategy was in the works; the team didn’t get a proper shot at it. The group was still establishing processes and on the brink of shooting its first significant work when the plug was pulled.
Navjeet Gill, a senior performance manager at the brand until this week, wrote on LinkedIn that he was one of the founding members who spearheaded Tesla’s advertising efforts in North America.
“I was described as a ‘one-man marketing team’ since I was responsible for developing strategy and executing marketing campaigns,” he said.
“Since these initial days, the team had grown with world-class talent [who were] developing full-funnel marketing campaigns. Unfortunately, the team was laid off before any of these campaigns were launched,” Gill continued.
But Musk, it seemed, had grown impatient with the early marketing efforts. Confirming Tesla’s decision to axe the department, Musk took to X with
Can You Get A Business Credit Card Without A Business?
Key takeaways
- It is possible to get a business credit card without owning a business if you earn money independently, such as through freelance writing or driving for rideshare apps.
- Typically, on your business card application, you can list yourself as the sole proprietor in the business tax identification number section. Further, you can list your Social Security Number rather than a tax ID number.
- Some card applications may require you to mail in additional documents for approval, such as income information.
Business credit cards offer some unique perks you can’t always get with personal credit cards, including bigger sign-up bonuses and specialized rewards categories. But are you eligible if you work for yourself as an independent contractor or freelancer, or if you have an occasional side hustle?
In most cases, the answer is yes. To be approved for a business credit card you just need to be earning some money independently. Here’s what you need to know about applying for a business credit card when you don’t have a traditional business:
Qualifying work for a business credit card
You may be more of an entrepreneur than you think. Any income-producing endeavor can be considered a legitimate business for a business credit card. Just a few examples of common nontraditional ventures include:
- Running a dog-walking business in your neighborhood
- Buying and selling on eBay
- Working as a virtual assistant
- Driving for ridesharing apps like Uber or Lyft
- Owning and leasing rental properties
- Delivering food with app-based companies like DoorDash or Grubhub
- Tutoring kids in person or online
- Buying and selling antiques
- Independent consulting work
- Selling homemade items at markets or online (such as on Etsy or Facebook Marketplace)
- Working as an entertainer
- Freelance writing and editing
- Building websites
- Managing social media sites
In short, if you earn money from the