Brand Building | MMA / Marketing + Media Alliance

Does brand marketing drive long-term growth, and can we prove it?

When budgets tighten, brand marketing is often cut first, because its value is hard to prove to a CFO. In our Brand as Performance studies with Ally Financial, TransUnion, and Campbell’s, we measure what brand is worth, short and long term. MMA’s Great Debates and our research dig into why brand is hard to defend, and how to defend it.

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How We Spend & What We Say: The State of Advertising Spend

Oct 20, 2026 · 56:19

MMA and MediaRadar analyzed five years of advertising across 10 industries and 6 channels. The biggest differences are between categories, not channels or years.

  • Vassilis BakopoulosMarketing + Media Alliance
  • Jay NielsenMediaRadar
  • Marc GuldimannAdelaide
  • Dena WeatherheadWorkday
  • Joel RubinsonRubinson Partners, Inc.

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Research · 2026

How We Spend & What We Say

Genel · Measurement & Attribution · Media & Retail Media
Member-only access
Report · 2026

Customer Lifetime Value Prospecting

Genel · Personalization and CX
Report · 2026

How Marketers Make Decisions: The State of Marketing Analytics

Genel · Data, identity and privacy
Report · 2025

MMA Modern Marketing Reckoner 2025-2026 Industry Report Indonesia

Genel · AI strategy and adoption · Creative effectiveness · Marketing Org & Talent · Personalization and CX
Whitepaper · 2025

Brand as Performance: Proving Brand Marketing Drives Long-Term Growth

Genel · Measurement & Attribution
Research · 2024

MMA Indonesia Modern Marketing Reckoner 2024 Report

Genel · Marketing Org & Talent · Personalization and CX
Benchmark Studies · 2024

The State of Creative Process in Marketing

Genel · Creative effectiveness
Research · 2024

MMA Indonesia Brand Safety & MarTech Report 2024

Genel · AI strategy and adoption · Media & Retail Media · Personalization and CX
Guide · 2024

Aligning Engagement Metrics in Advertising

Genel · Creative effectiveness · Data, identity and privacy · Personalization and CX
Report · 2023

MMA Indonesia Modern Marketing Reckoner Report 2023

Genel · AI strategy and adoption · Media & Retail Media · Personalization and CX
Research · 2023

MMA Indonesia Brand Safety & MarTech Report 2023

Genel · AI strategy and adoption · Data, identity and privacy · Measurement & Attribution · Media & Retail Media · Personalization and CX
Research · 2023

The Connected Consumer Q4 2022

Genel · Data, identity and privacy · Media & Retail Media · Personalization and CX
Educational Documents · 2022

CDO Perspectives 2022

Genel
Educational Documents · 2022

The Evolving Role of the Chief Digital Officer

Genel
Benchmark Studies · 2022

State of CDO Benchmark Survey

Genel
Research · 2022

The State of The Industry 2022: Modern Marketing in Indonesia

Genel
Report · 2022

MMA Indonesia Brand Safety & MarTech Report 2022

Genel · Data, identity and privacy · Marketing Org & Talent · Measurement & Attribution · Media & Retail Media
Member-only access
Best Practices · 2021

Movable Middles Growth Framework™ (MMGF™): Marketer Implementation Playbook

Genel · Measurement & Attribution
Perspectives · 2021

Summary Session - The Great Debate Slides

Genel · Measurement & Attribution
Perspectives · 2021

The Great Debates: Marketing Growth Framework Strategic Summary Session

Genel · Measurement & Attribution
Report · 2020

Dr. Leslie Wood - The Great Debate Full Transcript

Genel · Data, identity and privacy · Measurement & Attribution
Member-only access
Best Practices · 2020

Outcomes-Based Marketing 2.0 (OBM2): MATT Member Session

Genel · Measurement & Attribution
Best Practices · 2020

Dr. Leslie Wood - The Great Debate Slides

Genel · Data, identity and privacy · Measurement & Attribution
Perspectives · 2020

Joel Rubinson - The Great Debate Slides

Genel · Data, identity and privacy · Measurement & Attribution
Educational Documents · 2020

Dr. Dominique Hanssens - The Great Debate Full Transcript

Genel · Data, identity and privacy · Measurement & Attribution
Perspectives · 2020

Dr. Dominique Hanssens - The Great Debate Slides

Genel · Data, identity and privacy · Measurement & Attribution
Perspectives · 2020

Dr. Peter Fader - The Great Debate Full Transcript

Genel · Data, identity and privacy · Measurement & Attribution
Perspectives · 2020

Dr. Peter Fader - The Great Debate Slides

Genel · Data, identity and privacy · Measurement & Attribution
Perspectives · 2020

MMA MATT Future of MTA Data Identifiers Fireside Chat

Genel · Data, identity and privacy · Measurement & Attribution
Benchmark Studies · 2020

Infographic: The State of Data in Marketing

Genel · Data, identity and privacy
Member-only access
Research · 2020

The Persuadables: How Advertisers Can Use the Principles of Recency and Spend Level to Significantly Improve ROAS

Genel · Measurement & Attribution
Member-only access
Report · 2019

Deck: Mobile ads are processed in the blink of an eye - do you have your First Second Strategy?

Genel · Creative effectiveness · Media & Retail Media
Report · 2018

A Master Class on Cost Per Visit from GroundTruth and the MMA

Genel · Data, identity and privacy · Personalization and CX
Document · 2026

South African Retail Media Landscape: 2026 Ecoscape Report

Middle East & Africa · South Africa · Data, identity and privacy · Marketing Org & Talent · Media & Retail Media
Document · 2026

MMA Retail Media Measurement & Market Definitions Guide (The MMA South Africa Retail Media A–Z)

Middle East & Africa · South Africa · Data, identity and privacy · Marketing Org & Talent · Media & Retail Media
Guide · 2026

The Modern Gaming Marketing Playbook

Middle East & Africa · Data, identity and privacy · Marketing Org & Talent · Personalization and CX
Report · 2026

The State of AI in Marketing - SEA Report 2026

APAC · Vietnam · AI strategy and adoption · Data, identity and privacy · Marketing Org & Talent · Measurement & Attribution · Personalization and CX
Guide · 2026

Peak Season Playbook: Strategic Growth Guide in Retail Media (ENG)

Middle East & Africa · Türkiye · Data, identity and privacy · Marketing Org & Talent · Personalization and CX
Guide · 2026

Peak Season Playbook

Middle East & Africa · Türkiye · Data, identity and privacy · Marketing Org & Talent · Personalization and CX
Report · 2026

Veri Olgunluğu Raporu 25 | Türkiye

Middle East & Africa · Türkiye · Data, identity and privacy · Marketing Org & Talent
Whitepaper · 2026

Retail Media Measurement Made Easy: A Guide

Middle East & Africa · South Africa · Data, identity and privacy · Marketing Org & Talent · Media & Retail Media
Guide · 2024

E-commerce: Strategic Insights into Vietnamese Shopper and Travel Behaviors in 2024

APAC · Vietnam · AI strategy and adoption · Data, identity and privacy · Measurement & Attribution
Report · 2024

State of AI in Marketing in Germany 2025

Europe · DACH · AI strategy and adoption · Data, identity and privacy · Measurement & Attribution
Guide · 2024

State of AI in marketing: AI Trends & Actionable Insight

APAC · AI strategy and adoption · Data, identity and privacy · Measurement & Attribution
Guide · 2024

State of AI in Marketing in Vietnam 2024

APAC · Vietnam · AI strategy and adoption · Data, identity and privacy · Measurement & Attribution
Educational Documents · 2023

MarTech Vietnam Report 2022

APAC · Vietnam · Personalization and CX