CREATING MEMORABLE CHARACTERS IN ADVERTISING
25. 10. 2022 How character fluent devices support long-term brand building? From Churchill the bulldog to the Pillsbury Doughboy to Tony the Tiger, there are many classic characters that brands have leveraged over the years. However, over the last two decades, there has been a decline in the use of these distinctive assets in advertising. According to Orlando… Continue reading CREATING MEMORABLE CHARACTERS IN ADVERTISING
HOW DO TV NETWORKS CAPITALISE ON THE DIGITAL STUMBLE?
21. 10. 2022 The Attention Council CEO Andy Brown and media analyst Ian Whittaker have joined forces to launch a White Paper arguing for three key requirements for advertisers to evaluate TV alongside digital video. Over the past six months, there has been a noticeable step-up in the level of investment into the media measurement industry, particularly from… Continue reading HOW DO TV NETWORKS CAPITALISE ON THE DIGITAL STUMBLE?
HOW ADVANCED TV IS WOOING ADDRESSABLE- AND AUTOMATION-HUNGRY ADVERTISERS
19. 10. 2022 As linear technology improves and consumers adopt more digital TV alternatives, the TV market is cruising toward a more “advanced” future. Advertisers are amping up spend accordingly. CTV ad spending, for example, has almost tripled since before the pandemic. At $18.89 billion, the CTV advertising market is less than a third of the size of… Continue reading HOW ADVANCED TV IS WOOING ADDRESSABLE- AND AUTOMATION-HUNGRY ADVERTISERS
EUROPEAN MARKETERS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ADS IN ADVANCED TV NEXT YEAR
19. 10. 2022 Marketers are cautious but increasingly enthusiastic about investing in Advanced TV next year, according to a survey of 500 marketers and influencers in five European countries: UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. The survey was made in July by consultancy CoLab Media for video advertising technology firm FreeWheel. Key takeaways: Two-thirds of marketers are looking… Continue reading EUROPEAN MARKETERS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ADS IN ADVANCED TV NEXT YEAR
STUDY: TV ADS TWICE AS MEMORABLE AS MOBILE ADS
17. 10. 2022 Comcast Advertising has released a report titled TV Makes Memories highlighting how ads in the television environment have a unique ability to drive memories – suggesting this is due to three factors of engagement that are important for branding outcomes: attention, connection and repetition. The report reveals that these outcomes, and consequently the strongest memories,… Continue reading STUDY: TV ADS TWICE AS MEMORABLE AS MOBILE ADS
ADVERTISING FAILS THE AGE TEST
14. 10. 2022 Not only are the over-55s inadequately represented in TV advertising, but they are also much harder to please than younger viewers, according to new research from System1. Why it matters Wise Up!, a study from the marketing decision-making platform in partnership with broadcaster ITV, found that over 55s appear in just 23% of ads. But… Continue reading ADVERTISING FAILS THE AGE TEST
CHASM BETWEEN INDUSTRY’S VIEW OF MEDIA HABITS AND REALITY SHRINKING, STUDY FINDS
12. 10. 2022 While the gap is getting smaller, research shows there are still some major gaps between consumers’ media consumption and what the industry thinks is happening, underlining the need for market orientation. GapThe disconnect between how the industry views consumers’ media consumption and the reality is improving, but there are still some major gaps, particularly on… Continue reading CHASM BETWEEN INDUSTRY’S VIEW OF MEDIA HABITS AND REALITY SHRINKING, STUDY FINDS
GENDER EQUALITY IN AVERTISING – HOW TO BREAK FREE OF STEREOTYPES
11. 10. 2022 4 strategies that can improve brand relationships and increase ROI When it comes to gender equality in media and advertising, great strides have been made over the last several years. Thanks to effective initiatives from organizations including the Association of National Advertisers and Geena Davis Institute, women are better represented in advertising and portrayed in… Continue reading GENDER EQUALITY IN AVERTISING – HOW TO BREAK FREE OF STEREOTYPES
BACK TO THE FIRST SCREEN: THE RISE OF LOCAL BROADCAST TV ADVERTISING
10. 10. 2022 When the internet started entering large numbers of American homes in the mid-1990s, predictions of the inevitable demise of television began almost immediately. By 2010, when the US pay TV industry recorded its first ever decline in subscribers, those pronouncements became more dire than ever. But time and data have repeatedly shown us that reports… Continue reading BACK TO THE FIRST SCREEN: THE RISE OF LOCAL BROADCAST TV ADVERTISING
GLOBAL AD TRENDS: GEN Z SPENDS MORE THAN TWO THIRDS OF MEDIA TIME ONLINE
9. 10. 2022 A new analysis by WARC has found that Generation Z (16-24-year olds) spends more time online than any other group with 67.7% of their media time spent online – though social is incredibly important, the new report identifies an extremely valuable opportunity in audio. Why it matters While age isn’t the only factor determining consumer… Continue reading GLOBAL AD TRENDS: GEN Z SPENDS MORE THAN TWO THIRDS OF MEDIA TIME ONLINE
WHY TV’S CROSS-PLATFORM INCREMENTAL REACH OFFERS THE MOST BANG FOR YOUR AD BUCKS
6. 10. 2022 How to make TV’s cross-platform incremental reach work for your brand? It has been clear for a while now that television—whether linear or streaming—is still a very effective medium for advertisers to achieve scaled reach. Yes, mobile and the various social platforms that have made a splash with their clickable and shoppable content are a… Continue reading WHY TV’S CROSS-PLATFORM INCREMENTAL REACH OFFERS THE MOST BANG FOR YOUR AD BUCKS
COMBINED CTV VIDEO AD BUYING WITH LINEAR NOW ‘ALMOST UNIVERSAL’
6. 10. 2022 Combining CTV/over-the-top (OTT) video ad buys with either linear TV campaigns or digital video campaigns is almost universal, according to research by ad software vendor PubMatic. Just 2% of advertisers surveyed in the US and 4% surveyed in the UK said they did not make any combined CTV and linear buys in the past year,… Continue reading COMBINED CTV VIDEO AD BUYING WITH LINEAR NOW ‘ALMOST UNIVERSAL’
REPORT: CTV GROWTH SEES IT ACHIEVE SERIOUS REACH AS SPEND GROWS
30. 9. 2022 With some of the biggest advertising stories this year involving major streamers introducing advertising, a new report puts numbers behind that optimism. Why it matters Connected TV is going mainstream – and this report indicates a much larger reach than we last reported. Pixalate’s Ad Supply Chain Trends Report finds 94% US household’s reachable by open programmatic CTV… Continue reading REPORT: CTV GROWTH SEES IT ACHIEVE SERIOUS REACH AS SPEND GROWS
WHY AD PODDING WILL STAR IN THE NEXT SEASON OF TV ADVERTISING
29. 9. 2022 With both Netflix and Disney Plus going ad-funded, a new type of media buying is bringing the AVOD experience closer to its linear counterpart. Storytelling on CTV just got simpler… FreeWheel’s Stefanie Briec looks at a new technology that will take TV advertising to the next stage – dynamic ad podding. The article will explain… Continue reading WHY AD PODDING WILL STAR IN THE NEXT SEASON OF TV ADVERTISING
GEN Z WANTS MORE APPS TO INCLUDE INTERACTIVE LIVE VIDEO
28. 9. 2022 Just days after the app platform developer released research showing that the key Gen Z audience is flocking to real-time engagement (RTE) and interactive video, Agora has now published a study showing the key demographic’s platforms of choice in mobile app-based interactive live video. The study defined interactive live video as including live-streaming video where… Continue reading GEN Z WANTS MORE APPS TO INCLUDE INTERACTIVE LIVE VIDEO
WHY TV’S CROSS-PLATFORM INCREMENTAL REACH OFFERS THE MOST BANG FOR YOUR AD BUCKS
26. 9. 2022 How to make TV’s cross-platform incremental reach work for your brand? It has been clear for a while now that television—whether linear or streaming—is still a very effective medium for advertisers to achieve scaled reach. Yes, mobile and the various social platforms that have made a splash with their clickable and shoppable content are a… Continue reading WHY TV’S CROSS-PLATFORM INCREMENTAL REACH OFFERS THE MOST BANG FOR YOUR AD BUCKS
ADNORMAL BEHAVIOUR: HOW ADLAND’S PERCEPTIONS OF MEDIA CONSUMPTION HAVE CHANGED
24. 9. 2022 New study examines how adland’s perceptions of media consumption have changed. Adland still isn’t normal, but its understanding of the UK public’s media consumption has improved. Good understanding of the public’s broadcast TV consumption, however TikTok and SVOD massively over-estimated. It’s been a decade since Thinkbox’s first “Ad Nation”, a landmark study exploring the differences… Continue reading ADNORMAL BEHAVIOUR: HOW ADLAND’S PERCEPTIONS OF MEDIA CONSUMPTION HAVE CHANGED
HOW ADVERTISING CREATIVE STRATEGY IMPACTS SALES
24. 9. 2022 Contagious digests the most interesting and relevant research from the world of advertising and beyond, because there’s just too much to read and too little time. The Impact of Advertising Creative Strategy on Advertising Elasticity / By Filippo Dall’Olio (Brock University) and Demetrios Vakratsas (McGill University). Published in the Journal of Marketing. Give it to… Continue reading HOW ADVERTISING CREATIVE STRATEGY IMPACTS SALES
