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Analytics & Data Science

The 2025 Guide on Using AI for Advertising Research

  • ARF ORIGINAL RESEARCH

This update to the ARF’s first comprehensive handbook, released last year, provides an exploration into the burgeoning technology’s transformative role in marketing and advertising research. It covers the integration of AI into marketing strategies, ethical considerations, future trends and practical case studies. This handbook is an essential guide for advertising research professionals looking to leverage any of the latest AI platforms while ensuring ethical and impactful outcomes.

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AUDIENCEXSCIENCE 2025

ARF’s annual AUDIENCExSCIENCE conference returned March 25-26 to explore the most critical audience measurement issues. Through keynotes, panels, debates and rigorously peer-reviewed research presentations, attendees learned about a wide array of new and evergreen industry topics. World-class thinkers shared their perspectives on the future of advertising research and measurement and revealed how tomorrow’s technologies and data trends will impact advertising and media. Please continue to check this page. More content will be added shortly.

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Evaluate Identity Resolution Effectively with this Council Guide

  • ARF ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Identity resolution (IDR) is crucial in media measurement and advertising, connecting media messaging to individuals. This guide, produced by the ARF Identity Resolution Working Group (of the ARF Cross-Platform Measurement Council), explores different units of analysis in IDR beyond individuals, such as households, geography and cohorts and their implications for matching quality, targeting and marketing success.  

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Learn About the Benefits, Limitations and Dangers of Using LLMs in Advertising Research

  • Knowledge at Hand

This report offers an abridged version of the cumulative 2025 AI handbook, exploring the benefits, limitations and dangers of generative AI models when employed in various tasks associated with marketing and advertising research. This report sums up the insights from several experiments where ARF researchers tested AI's capabilities in survey design, sentiment analysis, coding open-ended responses, language translation and addressing AI risks.

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How Ratio Framing Shapes Marketing Decisions

  • MSI

Marketers often use ratios like ROAS (Return on Advertising Spend) and ACOS (Advertising Cost of Sales) to communicate campaign efficiency. Researchers in this study find that the way in which these ratios are framed can dramatically influence stakeholder perceptions and decisions. Published in a working paper of the Marketing Science Institute (MSI), the study reveals that even mathematically equivalent ratios can shape contrasting judgments about marketing effectiveness, investment continuation and strategy preferences. This research underscores the psychological power of presentation and calls for smarter framing in marketing metrics.

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Big Data and Advanced Audiences

  • Insights Studio Series

On March 12, the ARF hosted an Insights Studio exploring actionable strategies to improve audience segmentation, refine measurement practices, and deliver better campaign results. Nielsen shared an update on how data-driven insights enhance advertising effectiveness. DatafuelX and TelevisaUnivision unveiled general and specific findings about the value of Nielsen Panel & Big Data for data-driven linear campaigns.

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The State of Privacy-First Marketing & Redefining Performance

  • Insights Studio Series

How we use data today looks different given evolving regulations, platform changes, consumers expectations of data transparency, and more. Our Insights Studio on January 30 explored the latest developments in data privacy and how they are impacting marketing strategies. Panelists unveiled strategies to establish consumer trust and effectively market, while aligning with privacy regulations.

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