Over the past seven years, our annual study has consistently sought to shed light on the pivotal area of measurement and attribution, adjusting our lens to capture the dynamic shifts in the marketing landscape, marked by the proliferation of new media, the ever-complex economic environment and more recently by the advent of AI.

We stand at the precipice of a new era, where the intersection of marketing and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming a catalyst for growth and innovation. Recognizing this seismic shift, MMA Global embarked on a pioneering study to chart the landscape of AI application in marketing and CX.

MMA Global India, in collaboration with GroupM, proudly presents Modern Marketing Reckoner 2023: the industry's most anticipated annual report. Unveiled at Impact India, this report showcases the collective wisdom and industry-neutral perspective of marketers who have fearlessly embraced transformation and elevated their marketing strategies to new heights.

In the past couple of years, Southeast Asia saw accelerated growth and changes in the technology landscape due to the COVID pandemic - businesses experienced a boom in e-commerce, digital behaviors are normalized among consumers, and B2C engagement had adapted to the digital space. Now that it’s a norm for consumers to shop omnichannel and across multiple digital platforms, the next challenge for brands is to enhance consumers’ shopping experience and strengthen engagement in the future of integrated commerce.

MMA Vietnam partnership with Decision Lab to present "The Connect Consumer Q4/2022." The Connected Consumer is a quarterly study conducted by Decision Lab starting in 2019. The study focuses on consumers’ online habits, including social media usage, entertainment (music, movies, online videos), as well as online shopping. Data in this report is collected using Decision Lab’s online panel.

The Connected Consumer is a quarterly report that examines many aspects of consumers' lives that take place in the digital realm. YouGov's online panel is used to obtain data for this research

Featuring input from industry trailblazers, this is the most awaited and anticipated report to help marketing professionals strengthen their strategy to drive business growth in 2023. It covers topics such as CTV, Superapps and the latest MarTech trends. The research in the report is backed by solid data and analyzed by experts to provide a comprehensive overview of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

The State of CDO Benchmark Survey is a statistical consolidation of The Evolving Role of the Chief Digital Officer & CDO Perspectives 2022.

Key findings include:

CDO vision is tied to business performance

• 68% think that their main task is to improve business performance, not just to disrupt and drive change.
• Top line growth and margin efficiency are the by far their main measurable goals.

Although there is usually a mandate from CEO, overlaps with other C roles may exist

According to a recent survey, more than 60 percent of CEOs globally say that they expect a recession in their primary region of operations before the end of 2023 or earlier. As speculations about economic recession continue to gain steam, marketers may once again be confronted with the classic dilemma of whether to cut marketing and advertising spend or not.

In this document, we summarize some of the industry’s best thinking in terms of advertising in times of crisis, and we try to answer the key questions that block efficient marketing decision-making right now.

To drive growth in the digital age, marketing needs to modernise a specific set of capabilities and mindsets.

But as complexity grows, marketers face increasingly difficult choices about: where to allocate their investments; what objectives and tactics to choose; and what capabilities to develop in order to drive future growth.

This report – a collaboration between WARC and MMA Global – examines how the industry is approaching these challenges, with a focus on current trends and future opportunities. 

Today’s marketing and media landscape has become so complex and complicated, it has become harder than ever to simply market.

It’s led to a veritable fog of marketing in which it’s less clear than ever how to generate results. A survey of 493 companies across all ad sectors found that 80 percent of managers at large firms are not satisfied with marketing’s effectiveness.

Questions keeping up marketing executives week after week include:

• How do I create and deliver topline and bottomline growth?