Empathy in marketing isn’t just nice, it’s good for business, new report shows

Empathy is an underrated and powerful business driver in marketing, according to a new report. The Empathy Gap and How to Bridge It, a new report from marketing effectiveness giant Effie and world-leading research and insights organisation Ipsos, found that marketing that demonstrates and generates a sense of ‘empathy and fitting in’ is also an effective way to drive business. According to the report – the second volume in Effie and Ipsos’ Dynamic Effectiveness series, which began with an exploration of the sales and business value of marketing that promotes equality for…

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Global marketing industry rallies behind second Global DEI Census in March 2023

An industry coalition of 10 global marketing and advertising organisations has announced plans for a second Global DEI Census in March 2023. The initiative is supported by the WFA, VoxComm, Campaign, Kantar, Advertising Week, Cannes Lions, Effie Worldwide, IAA, Global Web Index (GWI) and Adweek.  The goal is to look again at the state of diversity, equity and inclusion in the marketing and advertising industry, as well as people’s sense of belonging and absence of discrimination, in order to monitor progress on the results of the inaugural 2021 census.  …

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