MEDIA PLANNERS ‘MUST PLAN FOR BOTH ACTIVE AND PASSIVE ATTENTION’
21. 9. 2022 Media planners need to balance planning for both active and passive attention or risk limiting scale and incurring incremental costs, Radiocentre’s Tuning In conference heard. Katy Harkness, MediaCom’s UK strategy director (pictured, main image), argued attention had become “this decade’s hot new topic” and outlined how and why agencies should have a balanced approach when… Continue reading MEDIA PLANNERS ‘MUST PLAN FOR BOTH ACTIVE AND PASSIVE ATTENTION’
ADVERTISING INVESTMENT IN MEDIA HOLDS DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH FOR EIGHT MONTHS
20. 9. 2022 All monitored media types showed year-on-year growth in monitored media investment in this year’s eighth month. To date, advertising investment in media is up 12 per cent on last year. In the first eight months of this year, monitored advertising investment in media has increased by 12 per cent year-on-year. Television is the strongest by… Continue reading ADVERTISING INVESTMENT IN MEDIA HOLDS DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH FOR EIGHT MONTHS
UNDERSTANDING THE CREATIVITY OF CANNES WINNERS
16. 9. 2022 Most of the Cannes Lions award-winning campaigns share a similar anatomy, says Neuro-Insight’s Peter Pynta: they lean on the art of storytelling and build creative tension to light up the brain’s emotional centres and drive memorability. Congratulations to the winners at the Cannes Lions awards last week, especially to brands like Michelob Ultra, Dove and… Continue reading UNDERSTANDING THE CREATIVITY OF CANNES WINNERS
BRANDS SHOULD FOCUS THEIR COMMUNICATION EVEN ON LESS LOYAL CUSTOMERS
15. 9. 2022 Marketing is like driving a car backwards, it is out of touch with reality. How can we fix it? Marketer Wiemer Snijders points out that the customer base of brands is largely made up of those who rarely buy, and these are the ones we need to focus on in our communications. And that’s what… Continue reading BRANDS SHOULD FOCUS THEIR COMMUNICATION EVEN ON LESS LOYAL CUSTOMERS
STREAMING AUDIENCES DON’T SEE A NEED FOR LOYALTY
15. 9. 2022 The Future. The film and TV streaming market is only getting tougher as audiences get in the habit of signing up, watching a show, and then canceling once they’re done. Platforms may need to use every tool in their arsenal to keep people hooked for another month, including dropping the binge model, offering titles from a… Continue reading STREAMING AUDIENCES DON’T SEE A NEED FOR LOYALTY
STUDY USA: INTERACTIVE CTV VIDEO ADS OUTPERFORM MOBILE AND PC
15. 9. 2022 Advanced video ad creative in connected TVs delivers higher performance than interactive video on mobile and PC according to Innovid. A new study from Innovid has found that interactive connected TV (CTV) campaigns deliver stronger results across key performance and attention metrics than interactive campaigns on mobile and PC, though those two mediums also saw… Continue reading STUDY USA: INTERACTIVE CTV VIDEO ADS OUTPERFORM MOBILE AND PC
KANTAR STUDY: FUTURE BRAND GROWTH WILL COME FROM BEING SUSTAINABLE AND AFFORDABLE
14. 9. 2022 Most people around the world want to live in a more environmentally conscious way, but a cost of living crisis and the perception that sustainable products are more expensive means that it is only the wealthy who are able to do so – it’s a missed opportunity for brands. The latest Sustainability Sector Index from market researcher… Continue reading KANTAR STUDY: FUTURE BRAND GROWTH WILL COME FROM BEING SUSTAINABLE AND AFFORDABLE
AD SKIPPING RESTRICTIONS RETURNED TWO THIRDS OF GRPS
13. 9. 2022 Media Club is satisfied with the introduction of ad skipping restrictions in the return view of IPTV operators, according to the first month results. According to Prima Group commercial director Vladimír Pořízek, about two first of GRPS ad returns have been made. Since June, the Prima TV group has restricted the possibilities for skipping ads… Continue reading AD SKIPPING RESTRICTIONS RETURNED TWO THIRDS OF GRPS
IS TRADITIONAL ADVERTISING ON THE CUSP OF A COMEBACK?
13. 9. 2022 The 28th Edition of The CMO Survey found marketing budgets for traditional advertising increasing for the first time in a decade, although well below the expected growth rates for digital marketing in the coming year. In a recent Harvard Business Review article, researchers led by Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business said traditional advertising’s newfound appeal is partly due… Continue reading IS TRADITIONAL ADVERTISING ON THE CUSP OF A COMEBACK?
WHAT’S THE SECRET TO MAKING MODERN TV ADVERTISING LESS CRYPTIC? HINT: THE ANSWER’S IN THE ENGINE ROOM
12. 9. 2022 Why the solutions to many of our advertising challenges are found under the hood? Fifteen or 20 years ago, a TV advertising sale was simply that: the sale of advertising units from a seller to an agency or advertiser. The deal was done, handshakes were made, spreadsheets were completed, and invoices were sent. If it… Continue reading WHAT’S THE SECRET TO MAKING MODERN TV ADVERTISING LESS CRYPTIC? HINT: THE ANSWER’S IN THE ENGINE ROOM
IS PROGRAMMATIC MAKING LINEAR TV COOL AGAIN?
11. 9. 2022 Live television is back in style. That’s a seemingly unlikely perspective for a programmatic SSP, but according to Magnite, there is a surge of advertisers that tried CTV during the past couple of years and now want linear inventory, too. Or, at least, they want to buy ads for the big screen on the wall… Continue reading IS PROGRAMMATIC MAKING LINEAR TV COOL AGAIN?
EFFECTIVENESS COMES WITH THE CONFIDENCE TO INVEST
8. 9. 2022 Marketing effectiveness is driven by courage, focus and tenacity, rather than a quest for efficiency. Often when marketers talk about effectiveness they talk about brand perception, leads, outcomes, conversions, pipelines, or other commercial KPIs. Maybe campaign goals, business outcomes, even return on investment; although ROI is really a measure of efficiency not effectiveness. My start… Continue reading EFFECTIVENESS COMES WITH THE CONFIDENCE TO INVEST
ESTIMATE: CONSUMPTION IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC WILL GROW TO ALMOST 4 BILLION BY 2027 CZK 4 BILLION BY 2020
8. 9. 2022 The Czech pay video-on-demand market is forecast to more than double by 2027, reaching just under CZK 3.8 billion. The volume of the Czech pay video-on-demand (SVOD) market could grow to CZK 152 million by 2027. The market for SVOD will reach USD 2.5 billion by 2020, i.e. approximately CZK 3.8 billion. This is according… Continue reading ESTIMATE: CONSUMPTION IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC WILL GROW TO ALMOST 4 BILLION BY 2027 CZK 4 BILLION BY 2020
WHY ADVERTISING ON TV IS STILL THE BEST WAY TO BUILD A BRAND
7. 9. 2022 TV advertising has been around since the late 1940s and it's still one of the most effective ways to build a brand. Despite the growth of digital advertising, TV spending is estimated to reach $77.5 billion by 2024. Why is TV advertising so successful?
WHEN MUSIC IS THE LAST STEP TO PERFECTION: THE WORLD’S TOP 10 ADS THAT BET ON THE POWER MUSIC
6. 9. 2022 Although it may seem at first glance that visual play the primary role in TV advertising, this is not so true. Music is one of the essential ingredients for success. The following ten examples show the creative possibilities of working with music in advertising. All of them are united by the fact that they have an unquestionable place in the golden fund of television advertising.
MARKETERS SHOULD PAY MORE ATTENTION TO ATTENTION
6. 9. 2022 There’s ample evidence that longer dwell time on ads raises brand recall and choice, so ignore Byron Sharp’s claims that you shouldn’t pay for more attention. An interesting debate is springing up around attention, thanks to Professor Byron Sharp. A couple of weeks ago Sharp was coaxed from the towers of the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute to… Continue reading MARKETERS SHOULD PAY MORE ATTENTION TO ATTENTION
WHAT DOES THE RISE IN ENERGY PRICES MEAN FOR THE BROADCAST INDUSTRY?
5. 9. 2022 TVBEurope speaks to a number of vendors to find out how they are preparing for the price rises, and what impact they think it will have on the broadcast industry as a whole. Amid reports the new UK prime minister is planning to freeze the energy price cap for domestic customers, there is no news… Continue reading WHAT DOES THE RISE IN ENERGY PRICES MEAN FOR THE BROADCAST INDUSTRY?
THREE ERRORS OF EFFICIENCY
5. 9. 2022 Critics of traditional media channels argue that they are wasteful and expensive. But these critiques are fundamentally flawed – rather than points of weakness they are, in fact, points of strength, argues Alex Murrell, Strategy Director at Epoch. We live in the era of efficiency. Instead of focussing on making our work bigger, we focus… Continue reading THREE ERRORS OF EFFICIENCY
