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M4

Foundation module

The Effectiveness Crisis

10 lectures

1× LAW · 6× FRAMEWORK · 1× HEURISTIC · 2× META what do these labels mean?

SYNTHESIS

M4 · The productive tension

Short-term accountabilityandlong-term brand investment.

Primary sources

Binet & Field · IPA data · Nelson-Field · Hanssens

Lectures

10 lectures

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  1. M4-01How Do We Know Effectiveness Is Declining? — A Meta-Opening2 SPTake the quiz →
  2. M4-02The Evidence — IPA Databank Trends Since 20062 SPTake the quiz →
  3. M4-03What We Actually Know — Empirical Generalizations About Advertising Effects2 SPTake the quiz →
  4. M4-0460/40 Revisited — Median, Not Law2 SPTake the quiz →
  5. M4-05Attribution's Broken Promises — Versus Econometrics2 SPTake the quiz →
  6. M4-06Creative Quality as Effectiveness Multiplier — The Evidence2 SPTake the quiz →
  7. M4-07Procurement, Zero-Based Budgeting and the Erosion of Marketing Budgets2 SPTake the quiz →
  8. M4-08The Short-Term Incentive Machine — Bonuses, Tenure and the Quarterly Regime2 SPTake the quiz →
  9. M4-09Dashboards — Accelerator and Trap2 SPTake the quiz →
  10. M4-10Rebuilding the Effectiveness Culture — What a CMO Does Tomorrow (Capstone)2 SPTake the quiz →

Quizzes

10 quizzes

A short quiz per lecture to test your grasp of the material.

  1. M4-01How Do We Know Effectiveness Is Declining? — A Meta-OpeningTake the quiz
  2. M4-02The Evidence — IPA Databank Trends Since 2006Take the quiz
  3. M4-03What We Actually Know — Empirical Generalizations About Advertising EffectsTake the quiz
  4. M4-0460/40 Revisited — Median, Not LawTake the quiz
  5. M4-05Attribution's Broken Promises — Versus EconometricsTake the quiz
  6. M4-06Creative Quality as Effectiveness Multiplier — The EvidenceTake the quiz
  7. M4-07Procurement, Zero-Based Budgeting and the Erosion of Marketing BudgetsTake the quiz
  8. M4-08The Short-Term Incentive Machine — Bonuses, Tenure and the Quarterly RegimeTake the quiz
  9. M4-09Dashboards — Accelerator and TrapTake the quiz
  10. M4-10Rebuilding the Effectiveness Culture — What a CMO Does Tomorrow (Capstone)Take the quiz

Concepts

Active recall beats rereading: retrieve the definition from memory first, then flip the card.

Practise the concepts · 35 →

Case studies

1 case studies

Integrative cases where the module's concepts meet a single brand or situation.

  1. Strategische casus (type 6) — effectiviteitsgovernance onder budget- en tenuredrukThe 90-Day Effectiveness Mandate: A New CMO Inherits the CrisisRead the case
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