ADVERTISING AT THE CROSSROADS – GAINING ATTENTION VS SELLING OUR SOUL

16. 11. 2021 At a crossroads on the value of ‘viewability’, advertising needs to embrace quality of attention as a true measure of potential audience and business impact. Dan Machen is Head Of Strategy at Lionize. Clarkson, Mississippi is home to the crossroads that sparked the myth of, ‘Devil at the Crossroads’ – the legend of the Blues player, Robert Johnson, who transformed… Continue reading ADVERTISING AT THE CROSSROADS – GAINING ATTENTION VS SELLING OUR SOUL

OVERVIEW: REALITY & ENTERTAINMENT TV FORMATS THAT ARE IN ABROAD

15. 11. 2021 A reality show with celebrities or a competition of model railway masters. Here is an overview of the most watched reality and entertainment TV formats abroad Globally, the current autumn TV season is still dominated by The Masked Singer. It is the most watched format on important markets – in the USA, Germany or the Netherlands.… Continue reading OVERVIEW: REALITY & ENTERTAINMENT TV FORMATS THAT ARE IN ABROAD

THE FUTURE OF MEASURING A FRAGMENTED MEDIA LANDSCAPE

14. 11. 2021 Measuring media has never been as precise as stakeholders would like. Adding CTV (connected TV) and ATV (advanced TV) to an already intricate mix compounds the complexities. I recently asked Scott McDonald, president and CEO of the Advertising Research Foundation, to update us on efforts to improve the process. Paul Talbot: Could you share a bit… Continue reading THE FUTURE OF MEASURING A FRAGMENTED MEDIA LANDSCAPE

WILL 2022 BE ADDRESSABLE’S BREAKOUT YEAR?

12. 11. 2021 Where does addressable TV advertising stand now, what challenges remain, and will 2022 really prove to be a tipping point? Executives from agencies, television and ad-tech companies offered their takes during a recent webinar held by Go Addressable, the initiative formed this year by Altice USA, Charter Communications, Comcast, Cox Media, WarnerMedia/DirecTV Dish Media and… Continue reading WILL 2022 BE ADDRESSABLE’S BREAKOUT YEAR?

TV ADVERTISING CELEBRATES 80 YEARS THIS YEAR. THE FIRST AD APPEARED ON TV SCREENS IN 1941

10. 11. 2021 Television advertising celebrates 80 years this year. It first appeared on screens in 1941. Since then, it has evolved over a long period of time.

WHAT WILL THE VIDEO MARKET LOOK LIKE IN 2022?

9. 11. 2021 The latest edition of TV Key Facts is titled ‘Restart.’ We are in the midst of a shift to a new era where media, consumers and brands are building the world of tomorrow together, combining the best of innovation with sustainable and responsible practices. The TV Key Facts report assembles trends, research and data to… Continue reading WHAT WILL THE VIDEO MARKET LOOK LIKE IN 2022?

PRIMA PREPARING PAID VIDEO LIBRARY TO MAKE NEW SPACE FOR ADVERTISING

2. 11. 2021 Prima, the second largest commercial TV in the Czech Republic, prepares its paid on-line video library through which it will seek to address more viewers and offer more ad space to its advertisers. It is partly inspired by Netflix’s success. The number of its subscribers, including the Czech Republic, was growing during the pandemic. It… Continue reading PRIMA PREPARING PAID VIDEO LIBRARY TO MAKE NEW SPACE FOR ADVERTISING

MEDIA CLUB BETTING ON TOTAL VIDEO. IT WILL STOP GRPS OUTFLOW IN TIME-SHIFTED VIEWING

1. 11. 2021 Video advertising will be an integral part of TV ad sales of Media Club from 2022. Media Club wants to prevent losing ad GRPs in time-shifted viewing, describes Prima’s COO, Vladimír Pořízek. Media Club intends to interconnect all forms of video content in ad sales next year. This should result in the expansion of Media Club’s… Continue reading MEDIA CLUB BETTING ON TOTAL VIDEO. IT WILL STOP GRPS OUTFLOW IN TIME-SHIFTED VIEWING

HOW YOUR BRAND CAN SOUND DISTINCTIVE IN A NOISY WORLD

27. 10. 2021 Sound assets can capture consumer attention, boost distinctiveness and build mental availability, explains Roscoe Williamson of MassiveMusic. We used to have to educate marketers on the benefits of a more strategic approach to use of music and sound in their communications. There’s rarely now a marketer that doesn’t grasp this – how could they not? The challenge… Continue reading HOW YOUR BRAND CAN SOUND DISTINCTIVE IN A NOISY WORLD

HOW TO SET UP A MEDIA STRATEGY IN THE ERA OF NEW CUSTOMER HABITS?

15. 10. 2021 Businesses that discontinued their advertising in the second half of last year may experience a decline in their income of up to 11%, says Yaroslav Protsiv from Nielsen. Nobody was prepared for what hit the world last year. Business thus had to adapt fundamentally. Financial uncertainty and unclear future taught businesses when and where changes should… Continue reading HOW TO SET UP A MEDIA STRATEGY IN THE ERA OF NEW CUSTOMER HABITS?

CRITICISM OF BRAND PURPOSE IS ‘NAÏVE AND UNJUSTIFIED’, CLAIMS PETER FIELD

12. 10. 2021 In new research by the effectiveness expert, well-executed brand purpose cases are found to drive a higher number of large business and brand effects than cases without purpose. Effectiveness expert and consultant Peter Field has called for an end to the “vitriolic” criticism piled on brand purpose by some industry commentators and practitioners, having found… Continue reading CRITICISM OF BRAND PURPOSE IS ‘NAÏVE AND UNJUSTIFIED’, CLAIMS PETER FIELD

MEDIA HABITS ARE CHANGING RAPIDLY FOR YOUNG ADULTS, MAKING AD TARGETING MORE CHALLENGING

7. 10. 2021 Media habits have undergone a sweeping change driven by streaming content and other digital media platforms, especially among younger age groups. As media continues to fragment, developing a successful strategy is becoming a more challenging task with each passing year. Despite the fragmentation and the challenge of reaching young adults, many advertisers continue to market to this demographic,… Continue reading MEDIA HABITS ARE CHANGING RAPIDLY FOR YOUNG ADULTS, MAKING AD TARGETING MORE CHALLENGING

HOW TO DO EMOTIONAL ADVERTISING RIGHT + EXAMPLES

16. 9. 2021 Emotional advertising connects brands with audiences in a personal, human way. It’s a technique that dates back years, but has been used a significant amount over the past couple of years, particularly during the pandemic. In this article, you will learn what emotional advertising is, plus our top emotional marketing strategies, how they work, and… Continue reading HOW TO DO EMOTIONAL ADVERTISING RIGHT + EXAMPLES

WE USED TO JOKE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF TV ADVERTISING – THEN IT EVOLVED

9. 9. 2021 Cara Lewis, executive vice-president, head of US media investment at Dentsu, talks us through the big steps TV ad buying has seen in recent years. She discusses how to enter the medium in a more data-driven era. When I started buying TV commercials, cable networks were still progressing, and the internet was just a destination… Continue reading WE USED TO JOKE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF TV ADVERTISING – THEN IT EVOLVED

WHEN IS AN AUDIENCE NOT AN AUDIENCE? WHAT MARKETERS NEED TO KNOW WHEN ALLOCATING VIDEO AD DOLLARS

6. 9. 2021 The explosion of consumer choices in the video universe may not have changed things as much as you think. From a brands-eye view, the options for effective video advertising are quite simple. Kim Portrate explains. There’s only one word to describe today’s video universe and that is vast. There’s 10 Play to 9Now, 7plus, Kayo, Foxtel… Continue reading WHEN IS AN AUDIENCE NOT AN AUDIENCE? WHAT MARKETERS NEED TO KNOW WHEN ALLOCATING VIDEO AD DOLLARS

IN THE POST-PANDEMIC ERA OF TV, ALL BRANDS ARE DTC

23. 8. 2021 Australia’s direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands are capitalising on Australia and New Zealand’s ecommerce growth – the highest across the globe at +107% in Q3 2020 – to expand their market presence. And they’re using TV to do it. Accustomed to impression-based measurement and data-driven insights, DTCs came to TV with high expectations. Their approach changed the… Continue reading IN THE POST-PANDEMIC ERA OF TV, ALL BRANDS ARE DTC

TV SETS AND THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS OF THEATRICAL WINDOWS

19. 8. 2021 Narrowing the Gap Between Cinemas and Sofas  The desire to watch new theatrical movies at home is not new; it’s something consumers have wanted for a long time. Until now, studio experiments with “day-and-date” simultaneous releases in cinemas and at home were stymied by theater owners.  But the intertwined impact of the pandemic and direct-to-consumer… Continue reading TV SETS AND THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS OF THEATRICAL WINDOWS

ADDRESSABLE TV EVERYWHERE

6. 8. 2021 Why broadcasters should enable ATV products across all touchpoints in a challenging and fragmented TV landscape. Local European broadcasters are facing ever-increasing competition and severe disruption in a number of areas. Most significantly, they are competing with global digital giants on their home turf within their core business — the TV advertising ecosystem. Furthermore, rapidly changing… Continue reading ADDRESSABLE TV EVERYWHERE