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Forces of Change
In its book, Beyond Advertising: Creating Value Through All Customer Touchpoints, the Wharton Future of Advertising Program (WFoA) enlisted over 200 global leaders and visionaries to consider the future of advertising, marketing, and, by extension, business. The book identified five forces of change fundamentally changing the relationship among brands, media, and people.
Hearts & Science sponsored an initiative with WFoA to explore these Forces of Change, and how they come to life in today’s marketplace. We hope these materials spark conversation and debate—and spur action within the industry to address the challenges these forces create.
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Hearts & Science teamed up with Wharton’s Future of Advertising Program to bring their Forces of Change to life. We’ll be releasing original content throughout the fall, so be sure to check back—and let us know what you think with #forcesofchange.


The Unreachables
Force 1: Redefined Media Landscape
47% of Millennials and Gen X aren’t captured by traditional TV measurement tools, making them nearly impossible to plan campaigns against, target or measure. We call them “The Unreachables".


Negative Reach
Force 2: Disruptive Cultural, Social, & Geopolitics Changes
In the era of fake news and ad fraud, Brand Safety and Ad Quality are more important than ever. 70% of Millennials and Gen X won’t like, recommend or purchase products from a brand whose ads appear alongside derogatory, hateful or offensive content. We call it “Negative Reach.”


Force 3: Coming Soon
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