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Marketing in a Recession shares important information, research, and tools to help marketers prepare for, and successfully navigate, the anticipated 2023 economic downturn. The content has been curated to provide best practices from past recessions, the latest thinking on what to anticipate going forward, and case studies about the steps leading brands took to navigate tough economic times and ultimately thrive.
We hope you find this content helpful in driving your brand’s growth.
ANA CEO Bob Liodice shares encouraging words as marketers prepare for tough economic times in 2023.
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“In the next few months, if you have not already been asked, you’re going to be asked to cut your budgets, you’re going to be asked to find ways to save money. This is not the time to do that.”
- Bob Liodice, ANA CEO
Recession-Proofing Strategies for Creative Production
In this webinar, learn about strategies to “recession-proof” your creative productions, including uncovering efficiencies within your content creation ecosystem, right-sizing agency staffing plans, mitigating asset waste, and more.
Thriving in a Challenging Economy
Al Collins and Eric Feige of VShift explain why now is the time for businesses to streamline and focus – while also investing in people, processes and technology.
How Re-Imagining the Brand and Retailer Relationship Can Drive Retail Media Innovation
Walmart and General Mills shared how they’ve optimized their partnership using retail media, highlighting how doing so has allowed for improved customer experiences, more integrated campaigns, and more innovation.
Proactive Steps Marketers Can Take to Mitigate Recessionary Impacts on Their Brand
Marina Stuefer, senior partner at Gain Theory, shared steps marketers could take to prepare for a potential oncoming recession.
Recession Toolkits
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From product marketing to sales enablement, access the tools and templates needed to drive success.
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Resilience in a Time of Turbulence: A Fireside Chat with Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity discussed some of the ways that it has responded to the pandemic and the calls for racial justice that have marked the past several years.
How These Nonprofits Pivoted During the Pandemic
The word “pivot” has become an all-too familiar part of our shared lexicon over the past COVID-plagued year. Nor have “pivots” been something that we only talked about; they’ve been an indispensable part of the way that we’ve conducted our lives and business.
Trends in U.S. Digital Advertising and Media in 2022
In this webinar, Paul Verna, Principal Analyst and Head of the Advertising and Media Practice at Insider Intelligence, explores trends in U.S. digital advertising and media as we head into a future shaped by the pandemic but no longer bound by it.
Key Economic Trends Shaping the Future of Giving
Experts discussed the economic outlook and key trends for organizations and their donors and what this will mean for the future of giving.
Thought Leadership
What top marketers and industry watchers have to say about navigating these challenging times.
How to Take Your B2B Company from Nice-to-Have to Need-to-Have
Edelman’s Joe Kingsbury offers some advice for B2B marketers striving to take their company from a nice-to-have to a need-to-have, including an interesting perspective on how to approach creating thought leadership content.
What ChatGPT Means for Marketers
ChatGPT, the large language model chatbot that debuted to great fanfare in 2022, can drive marketing efficiencies and foster creativity, but brand managers need to ensure that humans are the ultimate arbiters for what kind of messaging will resonate with their audiences. Even brand managers who are not in testing mode when it comes to ChatGPT need to understand its widespread implications for marketing and advertising.