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.

CTV SECURES ITS LEADING SHARE OF VIDEO AD IMPRESSIONS

5. 11. 2021 Connected TV continued to hold a comfortable lead in video ad impressions in Q3 2021, with a 35% share, according to the latest quarterly “State of Streaming” report from Extreme Reach.  CTV’s share has been 35% or higher in each of the past five quarters, and hit 41% in this year’s first quarter. Since the pandemic broke… Continue reading CTV SECURES ITS LEADING SHARE OF VIDEO AD IMPRESSIONS

SMART TV OWNERS HAVE MONEY, STILL WATCH AVOD, STUDY FINDS

5. 11. 2021 Vizio and Magid said 55% of smart TV owners watch AVOD. Smart TV owners have higher-than-average incomes and spend more on subscription VOD, but also watch ad-supported streaming programming. A study conducted by Vizio and Magid found that 55% of U.S. smart TV owners — age 18-64 — watch ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) programming weekly. Only 39% of… Continue reading SMART TV OWNERS HAVE MONEY, STILL WATCH AVOD, STUDY FINDS

CONSUMERS WANT MORE STREAMING IN MORE PLACES

4. 11. 2021 Advent of 5G, self-driving vehicles increases availability of CTV outside the home, Vericast says. SAN ANTONIO—Although streaming Connected TV (CTV) has become a reality for more consumers than ever before, viewers are optimistic about the increasing availability of streaming outside the home environment, according to a new survey. CTV is defined as a TV that… Continue reading CONSUMERS WANT MORE STREAMING IN MORE PLACES

LOOK OUT!

4. 11. 2021 How do you create effective and memorable advertising in a world that seems to be turning inwards? That’s the question at the heart of my new book Look out, an advertising guide for today’s world. The book is a study of attention – of what I describe as ‘narrow-’ and ‘broad-beam’ attention. Drawing further on the… Continue reading LOOK OUT!

SUCCESSFUL ADVERTISERS ACHIEVE AN AVERAGE PROFIT ROI OF 2.26:1

3. 11. 2021 An overview of the profit ROI that successful advertisers can expect, based on an analysis of WARC’s database of 1,169 case studies of successful advertising campaigns. Successful advertisers achieve an average profit return on investment (ROI) of 2.26:1. As most case studies on WARC list short-term results, the long-term return will often be higher. Successful… Continue reading SUCCESSFUL ADVERTISERS ACHIEVE AN AVERAGE PROFIT ROI OF 2.26:1

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

CZECH TV COMPANIES WANT TO COMPETE WITH NETFLIX, THEY ARE INVESTING IN VIDEO LIBRARIES

2. 11. 2021 Number one and number two of the Czech commercial TV market invest in paid streaming services. Nova’s strategic priority is its video library Voyo. Prima will come with a competitive project within several months. In the upcoming months, the Czech Republic will witness the launch of paid on-line video libraries inspired by the success of… Continue reading CZECH TV COMPANIES WANT TO COMPETE WITH NETFLIX, THEY ARE INVESTING IN VIDEO LIBRARIES

CTV IS THE NEW COOKIE

1. 11. 2021 Google’s decision to delay cookie deprecation until 2022 is intended, at least in part, to provide the industry with more time with which to develop alternatives. But that alternative is already here. It is CTV. CTV is the new cookie. Consider that cookies are valuable because they are semi-permanent digital identifiers that tell advertisers when consumers… Continue reading CTV IS THE NEW COOKIE

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

MEDIA CHOICES HAVE STARTED TO CHANGE AS A RESULT OF COVID-19

29. 10. 2021 Changes in where people go for content is likely to outlast the pandemic The pandemic has accelerated major changes in media consumption and revealed sharp differences among the various generations when it comes to the type of content they like — and where they find it. But while traditional media vehicles such as broadcast TV… Continue reading MEDIA CHOICES HAVE STARTED TO CHANGE AS A RESULT OF COVID-19

DON’T FORGET THE GOLDEN RULES OF TRUST AND EFFECTIVENESS

28. 10. 2021 The role of ‘distinctive assets’ or ‘fluent devices’ is a critical foundation stone in improving the effectiveness of advertising, writes Ebiquity’s UK MD. There has been significant debate this month regarding trust in advertising, with the majority view being that there is a significant level of distrust in advertisers and advertising. It is true that… Continue reading DON’T FORGET THE GOLDEN RULES OF TRUST AND EFFECTIVENESS

WHY FMCG BRANDS NEED TO LOOK BEYOND LINEAR TV FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS

26. 10. 2021 For the fast-moving consumer goods industry, or FMCGs as it is known, the goal has long been to achieve widespread brand awareness and, perhaps most importantly, brand loyalty. Take brand-name pain relievers. Many consumers buy some sort of over-the-counter painkiller, and there’s a reason why they are willing to pay more for a brand name… Continue reading WHY FMCG BRANDS NEED TO LOOK BEYOND LINEAR TV FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS

MEDIA AD INVESTMENTS FOR THREE QUARTERS ARE HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR

25. 10. 2021 According to the monitoring, the gross amount of ad investments in the media was higher in the first nine months of this year than in the same period last year. According to Nielsen Atmosphere’s monitoring, ad investments in media space purchases for the first three quarters of this year remain above the level of the… Continue reading MEDIA AD INVESTMENTS FOR THREE QUARTERS ARE HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR

UK STUDY: HYBRID VIEWING IS THE EUROPEAN NORM

25. 10. 2021 CTV adoption among European households has increased by 30% from 2020, meaning four in five households can now be reached by CTV, a new study reveals. Why it matters With more than three quarters of European audiences watching CTV, this channel is now an essential element of TV planning for advertisers, the more so since CTV… Continue reading UK STUDY: HYBRID VIEWING IS THE EUROPEAN NORM

ACTIONS, NOT WORDS: BRAND PURPOSE IN A SCHIZOPHRENIC CONSUMER WORLD

22. 10. 2021 Many consumers say they do not want to support sweatshops, but they still often buy the cheapest clothing and running shoes made in such places anyway. Companies today want to do better, but they are getting such mixed signals from customers. In this inspiring keynote, Samuel Scott will show how companies can navigate this complex… Continue reading ACTIONS, NOT WORDS: BRAND PURPOSE IN A SCHIZOPHRENIC CONSUMER WORLD

MEDIA CLUB WILL INCREASE AD PRICES FOR 2022 BY 11-16%

21. 10. 2021 Media Club will increase the prices of TV advertising in the range from 11% to 16% next year. It presented its business policy for the next year on Thursday afternoon. The Media Club agency, which is one of the leading TV ad market players together with TV Nova, will increase the basic ad CPP by… Continue reading MEDIA CLUB WILL INCREASE AD PRICES FOR 2022 BY 11-16%

TV GRPS ARE FOR THREE QUARTERS HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR

19. 10. 2021 The delivered volume of TV ad GRPs for the first three quarters of this year remains above the level of last year’s comparable period. The delivered volume of TV ad GRPs for the first three quarters of this year is 4.5 percent higher than in the same period last year. This is the outcome of… Continue reading TV GRPS ARE FOR THREE QUARTERS HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR