Business Insider
22 Jun 2026, 09:24 UTC · 3h ago
Traditional advertising is dead, says the marketer who cut Mastercard's ad budget by 70%
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Business Insider
22 Jun 2026, 09:24 UTC · 3h ago
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Mastercard permanently reduced its advertising budget by 70% without experiencing negative business impacts. — This suggests a potential systemic decline in the ROI of traditional advertising, which could lead other large corporations to slash spend, hurting the ad-tech and media sectors.
-0.40AI-generated content is creating a 'sea of sameness' that allows small companies to compete more effectively against large brands. — This erodes the traditional competitive moat provided by the massive marketing budgets of blue-chip companies.
-0.20Mastercard shifted its marketing investment from traditional ads into experiences, sponsorships, and engagement platforms like Priceless.com. — While positive for Mastercard's brand value, it represents a reallocation of spend rather than a new growth driver for the broader market.
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