Award-winning El Segundo-based London : Los Angeles (LO:LA) released a report examining how the shift from permanent to ephemeral advertising affects brand building, highlighting the contrast between enduring 1990s campaigns and today's short-lived digital content strategies.
-- Recognized as the 'Top Brand Management Agency of 2024' by MarTech Outlook, LO:LA has released its report on advertising permanence and its impact on brand building, investigating how transitioning from lasting traditional campaigns to temporary digital content affects brand identity and consumer trust.
For more information, visit https://www.thelolaagency.com/post/the-age-of-ephemera-how-the-lack-of-permanence-in-modern-advertising-impacts-brands
LO:LA contrasts advertising approaches from the 1990s with current strategies, highlighting how the industry has shifted from campaigns designed to run for months or years to content that may last mere hours on social media platforms. In the 90s, advertising was simple, straightforward, anchored in shared experiences, and designed for mass appeal.
"In the pre-digital era, advertising was an exercise in permanence. Campaigns were crafted with the expectation that they would run for months if not years," notes the report, citing iconic examples like Coca-Cola's "Always Coca-Cola" and Nike's "Just Do It" campaigns that became cultural touchstones.
The report identifies several challenges in modern advertising, including shorter attention spans, message fragmentation across platforms, data prevailing over creativity, and the impact of disappearing content. LO:LA notes that digital solutions emphasizing immediate impact allow brands to target prospects better but compromise long-term brand building. The loss of consistency and diminished cultural impact makes it difficult for brands to build trust and authority with consumers.
LO:LA's 'Brand in a Box' solution—a cornerstone of their MarTech Outlook 'Top Brand Management Agency' recognition—remains the agency's approach to brand development in 2025. Through four phases—research and immersion, brand story development, visual expression, and market rollout—the methodology balances ephemeral marketing opportunities with initiatives that build an enduring brand presence.
The framework integrates stakeholder analysis with Jungian archetypal psychology to establish authentic brand identities that resonate with customers across traditional and digital channels. LO:LA recommends maintaining a consistent core identity while investing in ephemeral content. Storytelling and building brand familiarity must be ingrained into each campaign and prioritized over temporary engagement while measuring long-term brand equity and optimizing short-term metrics-based performance.
The report concludes that successful brands discover the right mix of traditional advertising with data-driven ephemeral marketing strategies to build connections with consumers.
About LO:LA
LO:LA is a full-service branding and marketing agency with offices in El Segundo, California, and London, UK. The agency specializes in brand development, digital solutions, UX/UI, content creation, and customer experience development for businesses worldwide.
For more information, visit https://www.thelolaagency.com/
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Name: Nick Platt
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Organization: London : Los Angeles (LO:LA)
Address: 840 Apollo Street Suite 100, El Segundo, CA 90245, United States
Website: https://www.thelolaagency.com
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