Next to Now: The Structure of Innovation

This week, the articles that caught our eye were about innovation in targeting and storytelling.   ONLINE VIDEO: IT’S NOT JUST MILLENNIALS Once predominantly the province of Millennials, online video watching has now stretched to include Gen X as well: “The average consumer between the ages of 16 and 45 watches 204 minutes of video […]

Next to Now: First Week of Fall (Official)

According to the calendar, autumn began this week. We can feel the turn in the air even though the work pace has been fall-fast for weeks now. A lot has shifted in advertising this month—between Chrome dropping support for Flash and iOS9 enabling ad blockers—and as usual we’re keeping an eye on what’s about to […]

Next to Now: Labor Day Weekend Edition

INSTAGRAM ADS PERFORMING WELL While the minimum spend to work with Instagram directly is still too pricey for book publishers, those larger brands currently working with the platform are reporting highly efficient campaigns. “For now, Instagram is still a premium ad space, according to marketing experts. Salesforce says Instagram ads get almost double the click […]