THE RIGHT WAY TO BUILD YOUR BRAND

5. 2. 2024 The best ad campaigns make a memorable, valuable, and deliverable promise to customers. Summary. More than a century ago the merchant John Wanamaker wryly complained, “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted. The trouble is, I don’t know which half.” In this article the authors present a solution to Wanamaker’s famous quandary. Drawing on… Continue reading THE RIGHT WAY TO BUILD YOUR BRAND

HOW TO MAP MEDIA QUALITY FOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL MEASURES

2. 2. 2024 EssenceMediacom’s strategy chief reveals new research into media channel signalling strength. In biblical times, if God wanted action, He didn’t muck about. Take the season we’re in now: Epiphany. I’m pretty sure God thinks of these things like a marketer, so He probably wrote a brief to his agency (I’m guessing it wasn’t Adam &… Continue reading HOW TO MAP MEDIA QUALITY FOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL MEASURES

WHY DOES MOST ADVERTISING FAIL TO GET ATTENTION?

1. 2. 2024 Once again, Tom Roach has produced an excellent, evidence-based review of an essential problem facing advertisers: how to get attention. His answer is creativity. People would rather not be exposed to advertising, so creativity provides the means to get their scarce attention. However, there are a couple of points implied in his article that I… Continue reading WHY DOES MOST ADVERTISING FAIL TO GET ATTENTION?

TV NOVA IS CHANGING LOGO AND GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY

31. 1. 2024 Nova Television will celebrate its thirtieth anniversary on the 4th February. In the first half of the year it will change the graphic design of its main channel and introduce a new logo. The last time it changed it was seven years ago. The forthcoming redesign was announced by TV Nova’s CEO Daniel Grunt in… Continue reading TV NOVA IS CHANGING LOGO AND GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY

MEDIAR.CZ INTERVIEW: MICHAL REITLER

31. 1. 2024 In an interview with mediar.cz, Michal Reitler, head of content development at Voyo and TV Nova, explains how the TV content offer is compiled for Nova’s broadcasts or for the Voyo streaming platform. More on mediar.cz Source: mediar.cz

THE SUPER BOWL PHENOMENON AND HOW THE SPORTING EVENT OF THE YEAR ELEVATED TELEVISION ADVERTISING TO A PRESTIGIOUS DISCIPLINE

31. 1. 2024 How is it possible that the Super Bowl is such a phenomenon? And how does it help form the current shape of what we consider to be truly quality television advertising?

ROI OF SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGNS CONTINUES TO GROW

31. 1. 2024 A WARC analysis of 1,394 case studies reveals that successful advertising campaigns achieve a median revenue return on investment (ROI) of 4.34:1 – the highest value achieved since tracking began in 2017. ROI is the ratio of net profit generated by an investment. In marketing, it is often used to refer to incremental sales as… Continue reading ROI OF SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGNS CONTINUES TO GROW

HOW CONNECTED TV IS CHANGING THE GAME FOR ADVERTISING

31. 1. 2024 An increasing number of consumers are ditching their cable subscriptions in favor of more flexible and personalized viewing experiences. As of the most recent statistics, an incredible 88 percent of U.S. households own at least one internet-connected TV device, while the number of CTV users amounted to more than 110 million among gen Z and… Continue reading HOW CONNECTED TV IS CHANGING THE GAME FOR ADVERTISING

BRAND CHARACTERS BEAT CELEBRITIES IN SUPER BOWL ADS

30. 1. 2024 A new study shows that brand characters out-perform celebrities in Super Bowl ads, though few brands use that approach. Super Bowl advertisers are shortchanging their brands by relying so heavily on celebrities, according to new research from System1 Group. System1 tested consumers’ emotional reactions to Super Bowl ads of the past four years (2020-2023) and… Continue reading BRAND CHARACTERS BEAT CELEBRITIES IN SUPER BOWL ADS

STUDY USA: BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON GEN Z TV VIEWING DECISIONS IS SOCIAL MEDIA

30. 1. 2024 95% of Gen Z viewers aged 18 to 24 decided to watch a TV show or movie because it was trending on social media New research indicates that social media is the biggest influence on TV viewing decisions among younger viewers, with 95% of those aged 18 to 24 and 82% of those aged 25-34… Continue reading STUDY USA: BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON GEN Z TV VIEWING DECISIONS IS SOCIAL MEDIA

EXPLORING GEN Z AND MILLENNIAL TRAVEL HABITS – NEW SKIFT RESEARCH

30. 1. 2024 Millennials and Gen Z are steering travel trends with a focus on technology, sustainability, and a quest for distinctive and meaningful experiences. What are the preferences and behaviors of Millennials and Gen Z travelers across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany? Skift Research’s latest report, “Exploring Gen Z and Millennial Travel,” offers analysis of… Continue reading EXPLORING GEN Z AND MILLENNIAL TRAVEL HABITS – NEW SKIFT RESEARCH

TV JUST ISN’T ‘TELLY’ ANY MORE… SO WHAT DO WE CALL IT NOW?

29. 1. 2024 Whatever we call it, TV can still bring people together and build brands in the long term, but it must shout about it more loudly. Amid all the positivity around marketing “confidence” appearing to improve heading into this year, TV is set to have another very tough year. Media-buying agency bosses I’ve spoken to in… Continue reading TV JUST ISN’T ‘TELLY’ ANY MORE… SO WHAT DO WE CALL IT NOW?

POHLREICH RETURNS – NEW GRILL SHOW LAUNCHED IN SPRING ON TV PRIMA

29. 1. 2024 Prima Television will launch a new gastronomic reality show “Czech Republic on the Grill” during the spring season. Zdeněk Pohlreich and Martin Svatek will act as judges. Prima Television will launch a new gastronomic reality show, Česko na grillu, during the spring season. The show will pit couples against each other to determine the winner… Continue reading POHLREICH RETURNS – NEW GRILL SHOW LAUNCHED IN SPRING ON TV PRIMA

ALEX RUZEK: PRIMA WILL NOT GIVE UP ON LONG-RUNNING SERIES

29. 1. 2024 The programme pillars of the Prima group’s TV channels are well set, and we are not going to change them, says new Programming Director, Alex Ruzek, about the direction of Prima’s programme. Since last September, Alex Ruzek has taken over the management of the Prima TV group’s programming. She was in charge of the programming… Continue reading ALEX RUZEK: PRIMA WILL NOT GIVE UP ON LONG-RUNNING SERIES

NOVA GETS NEW LOGO AND VISUAL IDENTITY, SAYS DANIEL GRUNT

29. 1. 2024 In an interview for the Kuba s Novou podcast, Daniel Grunt, CEO of the Nova Group, talks about his experience, challenges as CEO and visions for the future. He also gave an overview of what news viewers can expect for the 30th anniversary of Nova TV. The most notable change will be the new logos… Continue reading NOVA GETS NEW LOGO AND VISUAL IDENTITY, SAYS DANIEL GRUNT

PRIMA LAUNCHES NEW PRIMA LIFESTYLE HBBTV APPLICATION

25. 1. 2024 Czech broadcaster Prima has expanded its HbbTV offer with a new Prima Lifestyle application. Under the red button, viewers can now watch a selection of videos from Prima’s lifestyle websites. “We’re expanding the portfolio of services that we have been providing viewers through HbbTV,” says Katerina Srbová, HbbTV manager, Prima group. The app uses the… Continue reading PRIMA LAUNCHES NEW PRIMA LIFESTYLE HBBTV APPLICATION

WARC: AI BRINGS EFFICIENCY BUT ALSO FEAR TO MEDIA PLANNING

22. 1. 2024 What trends can we expect to see in media planning, advertising investment and the entire media ecosystem this year? WARC mentions four key areas in its fresh report The Future of Media 2024. Predictions for this year are optimistic. Global ad spend is expected to grow at double the rate of last year and exceed… Continue reading WARC: AI BRINGS EFFICIENCY BUT ALSO FEAR TO MEDIA PLANNING

WILL SELF-SERVE GET SMALL ADVERTISERS TO EMBRACE TV? (WOLK)

21. 1. 2024 The television industry has come to realize that there are millions of small companies that could be running television commercials but are not. You may remember the days of Cambridge Analytica, when many of the world’s largest companies were pressured to withhold their advertising dollars from Meta (which was still called Facebook at the time).… Continue reading WILL SELF-SERVE GET SMALL ADVERTISERS TO EMBRACE TV? (WOLK)