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New privacy laws are rolling out across 5 states this year. What do we need to know?

Privacy legislation continues to expand and shift across the country. The OG consumer privacy standard bearer of all states, California, enacted The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) on January 1, 2023. This built upon the previous California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and gives consumers greater control over their personal information, including the right to opt-out…

Meta Rolls Out New Advertising Limits for Teens

Beginning February 20, 2023, Meta is changing how advertisers can target people under the age of 18 globally (and under 20 in Thailand and under 21 in Indonesia).  Specifically, Meta, inclusive of Facebook and Instagram, will remove the following options to target teen users (ages 13-17): This also includes locations smaller than cities, and DMA…

Brkthru Spotlight on Black History Month_
Loving vs Virginia

Each Black History Month I strive to learn something new – about a person, a group or more recently, an in depth-study into the landmark Loving vs Virginia Supreme Court case ruling unanimously that state laws banning interracial marriage were unconstitutional. Richard and Mildred Loving were legally married in Washington, D.C. in June 1958 and…

Get Your Marketing in Shape_

Digital Media Tips for the Fitness Industry Ask your coworkers, friends, and family about their goals for 2023. 90% of them will likely say they want to better themselves physically in some way, shape, or form. If you own or manage a gym, health club, or fitness center (or are a marketer for one), the…

B2B Advertising is Big Business: The First in a Series on B2B Marketing

Often overlooked in our marketing and advertising field is the important role of Business-to-Business (B2B) advertising. At $18.47 Billion projected in advertising spending in 2024, it’s time to give B2B its due. The seismic changes triggered by the pandemic also included an accelerated shift in B2B advertising from in-person channels to digital ads, with B2B…

Gen Z: Kicking Brands & Taking Names 

For over a hundred years, brands like Coca Cola have achieved their success by building brand loyalty with their customers using perception-based aspects, such as company image and customer experience. When a customer becomes brand loyal, they often believe that no other company can provide a higher quality product. In Coca Cola’s case, they have…

The Super Bowl’s Ad Value to SMBs

When we think about advertising and the Super Bowl, the number one association we make is with linear TV and a 30 second ad spot that costs upward of $8 million. I would punt on that. Let me explain. You can make a splash in a 30 second Super Bowl spot, if executed correctly. But…

How Brands Can Honor Martin Luther King’s Legacy

As an admirer of Martin Luther King Jr., I find it more difficult each year to honor his legacy on his recognized federal holiday. I’m no longer in a school setting where we had projects surrounding his works and speeches; or anticipated watching “Our Friend, Martin”. I’m now an adult who has no children to…

Have a Prediction for 2023?

What marketing, advertising, media and digital media trends to you see for 2023 when you gaze into your crystal ball? Share with us at Brkthru, we’ll publish the best of the best, and then revisit at the end of 2023. We’ll profile the most accurate visionary and their prediction for each category here on LinkedIn,…

Meta’s Attempts at Revenue Reconciliation

In the second quarter, Meta posted its first-ever YoY revenue decline with the average price per ad on the platform decreasing 14%. Early forecasts for Meta’s worldwide ad revenue was around $130 billion for 2022, but as we near year-end, that prediction is looking very unlikely. In response to disappointing Q2 and Q3 results, Meta…