STUDY: SPORT IS THE BIGGEST DRAW TO VOD SERVICES
19. 11. 2024 Streaming services are growing mainly due to sporting event offerings, a Kantar study shows. This summer, full of global sporting events such as Euro football, the Conmebol Copa America and the Summer Olympics in Paris, attracted many new users to streaming services. For example, the Olympics were the reason for one in four new Discovery+… Continue reading STUDY: SPORT IS THE BIGGEST DRAW TO VOD SERVICES
TRENDS FOR 2025 BY KANTAR: FROM “WOKE” BRANDS TO “TOTAL” VIDEO
6. 11. 2024 The top 10 trends that will influence marketing in the next year and beyond have been presented by Kantar. It addresses the limits of innovation, generative AI and the demands of retail media. Kantar’s Marketing Trends 2025 report, which is based on both attitudinal research and behavioural data, is designed to help marketers navigate an… Continue reading TRENDS FOR 2025 BY KANTAR: FROM “WOKE” BRANDS TO “TOTAL” VIDEO
APPLE IS THE FIRST BRAND WORTH OVER A TRILLION DOLLARS
12. 6. 2024 The Kantar BrandZ ranking of the world’s most valuable brands has been dominated for the third time by Apple, which has reached a historic milestone with a value of over a trillion dollars. It is followed by technology brands Google, Microsoft and Amazon. The importance of technology was shown in the newly released Kantar BrandZ… Continue reading APPLE IS THE FIRST BRAND WORTH OVER A TRILLION DOLLARS
STREAMING WARS ARE MOVING TOWARDS BUNDLING
21. 5. 2024 Streaming services are increasingly taking a bundling approach across different operators. In the United States, the streaming market is approaching saturation, notes Erika Luzsicza. Streaming giants have once again taken a step closer to traditional cable TV. How is this possible? Has competition or the hunt for new paying customers forced them to do so?… Continue reading STREAMING WARS ARE MOVING TOWARDS BUNDLING
KANTAR: U.S. STREAMING MARKET NEARS SATURATION
17. 2. 2024 95% of U.S. homes had at least one VOD service in Dec. 2023, according to Kantar. The U.S. streaming industry has reached the point of near saturation, with 123 million U.S. homes (95% of all homes) having at least one streaming VOD service in December of 2023, according to Kantar. Kantar’s latest Entertainment on Demand… Continue reading KANTAR: U.S. STREAMING MARKET NEARS SATURATION
CONSUMERS DON’T GET TIRED OF ADS, ONLY MARKETERS DO
8. 12. 2023 Data shows there’s no such thing as advertising ‘wear-out’, so save your new campaign budget and spend it on making your current ads effective for longer. We live in a fantastic marketing era where the rubrics of advertising effectiveness are known by more marketers, with more data and more certainty than ever before. We’ve never… Continue reading CONSUMERS DON’T GET TIRED OF ADS, ONLY MARKETERS DO
IMS’S UNILEVER CAMPAIGN BRINGS TV AND RADIO TOGETHER
26. 10. 2023 Background information In this business case study, we discuss IMS’s TV and radio campaign for Unilever that tapped into the complementarity of these two mass media. Following the launch of a radio audience measurement by Kantar Media in Uzbekistan, the interest in radio increased among clients that finally could have reliable radio figures alongside the… Continue reading IMS’S UNILEVER CAMPAIGN BRINGS TV AND RADIO TOGETHER
INTENSIVE USERS OF SOCIAL NETWORKS ARE MUCH LESS BOTHERED BY ADVERTISING, THEY EVEN FIND IT ENTERTAINING
23. 10. 2023 Kantar has found that frequent social media users are much more positive about online advertising than the general population. The general views of social media users on advertising mirror those of the majority population in the UK, according to Kantar’s findings, with almost two-thirds of Facebook users (65%) finding online advertising “increasingly intrusive”. This proportion… Continue reading INTENSIVE USERS OF SOCIAL NETWORKS ARE MUCH LESS BOTHERED BY ADVERTISING, THEY EVEN FIND IT ENTERTAINING
STARTING TO LAUGH AGAIN. THE SLOW RETURN OF HUMOUR IN ADVERTISING
26. 9. 2023 New Kantar LINK+ data shows the power of humour in advertising across media channels for brands and highlights the importance of making consumers laugh out loud. Just over a year ago, we talked about the steady overall decline of humour in advertising over the last two decades. The good news is that Kantar data from… Continue reading STARTING TO LAUGH AGAIN. THE SLOW RETURN OF HUMOUR IN ADVERTISING
TV SLIPS OUT OF MARKETERS’ TOP-RANKED MEDIA CHANNELS
22. 9. 2023 TV, a traditional lynchpin of ad campaigns, has slipped out of marketers top-ranked media channels this year, falling from third place in 2022 to 12th place in 2023. That is according to Kantar’s fourth annual global Media Reactions report, which also found preference for TV sponsorship fell from 12th place to 20th among marketers, and… Continue reading TV SLIPS OUT OF MARKETERS’ TOP-RANKED MEDIA CHANNELS
EMOTION IN ADVERTISING AND THE ROLE OF MUSIC
30. 6. 2023 Emotion is at the heart of effective advertising and music is critical to emotional delivery. So, how can you ensure music conveys the right emotions in your advertising? Kantar’s Creative Effective Awards give us the opportunity to put the spotlight on the role of emotion in effective advertising. One of the five themes amongst our… Continue reading EMOTION IN ADVERTISING AND THE ROLE OF MUSIC
ADVERTISING TRENDS: HOW TO WIN IN A DIGITAL WORLD
29. 6. 2023 Kantar’s Creative Effectiveness Awards celebrate the world’s most creative and effective ads, and we reveal what makes them so great. Today’s fast-moving digital world presents challenges for marketers and their agencies. So, what makes an ad creative and effective in an ever-evolving digital landscape? Getting your creative right in a multichannel environment is challenging, and… Continue reading ADVERTISING TRENDS: HOW TO WIN IN A DIGITAL WORLD
LGBTQ+ REPRESENTATION IN ADS IS SEVERELY LACKING, GLAAD AND KANTAR REPORT FINDS
26. 6. 2023 Just 3% of more than 400 ads from 2022 had LGBTQ+ representation. Advertisers are failing to properly represent LGBTQ+ people in ads, according to a new report, which comes as inclusivity within marketing is facing increased scrutiny amid heightened political tension. The study—the first of its kind from a partnership between GLAAD and Kantar—includes an… Continue reading LGBTQ+ REPRESENTATION IN ADS IS SEVERELY LACKING, GLAAD AND KANTAR REPORT FINDS
TAKE ME BACK: THE POWER OF NOSTALGIA IN ADVERTISING
22. 6. 2023 Ads that use nostalgia are powerful and more likely to go viral, so why is it rarely used? Find out how nostalgia in advertising can help connect with people on a deeper, more emotional level. Agile Market ResearchAdvertising Media & CommunicationBrandMedia The emotions that come with nostalgia can be as extreme as they are diverse.… Continue reading TAKE ME BACK: THE POWER OF NOSTALGIA IN ADVERTISING
BRANDZ: APPLE REMAINS THE MOST VALUABLE BRAND AHEAD OF GOOGLE
14. 6. 2023 Apple is the world’s most valuable brand, according to the BrandZ 100 Most Valuable Brands in the World ranking compiled by research company Kantar. Top 10 brands in the BrandZ 100 Most Valuable Brands in the World, source. Apple is the world’s most valuable brand, followed by Google and Microsoft, which overtook Amazon for third… Continue reading BRANDZ: APPLE REMAINS THE MOST VALUABLE BRAND AHEAD OF GOOGLE
NEED TO TRIM AD SPEND? KANTAR RESEARCH SUGGESTS WHAT YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO CUT
14. 4. 2023 Television is great on its own, but even more valuable in the mix making other mediums more effective’ Television industry marketing body ThinkTV has commissioned research from Kantar to help explain the options open to marketers if they need to trim budgets during 2023. “If consumer spending contracts and inflation increases then marketers budgets can… Continue reading NEED TO TRIM AD SPEND? KANTAR RESEARCH SUGGESTS WHAT YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO CUT
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
‘DON’T BE AFRAID OF CONSISTENCY’: MARKETERS ON THE DRIVING FACTORS BEHIND EFFECTIVE ADVERTISING
24. 6. 2022 The marketers behind two highly effective Marmite and Aldi ads explain what it takes to build a creatively effective campaign. Consistency, relevance and strong branding are all essential to build creatively effective advertising campaigns, the marketers behind Aldi’s ‘A Christmas Carrot’ and Marmite’s ‘Flippin Tasty’ ads have revealed. Both ads have been deemed highly effective from… Continue reading ‘DON’T BE AFRAID OF CONSISTENCY’: MARKETERS ON THE DRIVING FACTORS BEHIND EFFECTIVE ADVERTISING
