ADS & DATA: LEVERAGING BEHAVIOURAL AND CONTEXTUAL INSIGHTS FOR SMARTER ADVERTISING

14. 2. 2025 In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, Interest Targeting has been pioneered by Ads & Data. This involves leveraging behavioural and contextual data to serve the most relevant ads. This business case looks at how Ads & Data use this to advertise thereby enhancing campaign performance on their display and shortform platform. With the prospect of developing… Continue reading ADS & DATA: LEVERAGING BEHAVIOURAL AND CONTEXTUAL INSIGHTS FOR SMARTER ADVERTISING



5 WAYS BRANDS CAN TAP INTO SUPER BOWL HYPE WITHOUT BUYING A TV SPOT

6. 2. 2025 The Super Bowl remains the most expensive and high-profile advertising event of the year, with national TV spots commanding upwards of $8 million—before production costs. But in an era of fragmented attention spans and evolving viewing habits, brands don’t need a seven-figure ad buy to capitalize on Super Bowl buzz. Below, five industry experts shared their… Continue reading 5 WAYS BRANDS CAN TAP INTO SUPER BOWL HYPE WITHOUT BUYING A TV SPOT



LEGO TO BRING TOYS TO EASTER

3. 2. 2025 LEGO, the Danish toy group, is planning to introduce a range of products for Easter next year, but its marketing activity will be nuanced to allow for consumers’ different approaches to the occasion in different markets. Easter is associated with chocolate and rabbits in many markets, but LEGO’s research found distinct attitudinal differences in Germany… Continue reading LEGO TO BRING TOYS TO EASTER



TV IS ENTERING A NEW ERA OF INTERACTIVITY

30. 1. 2025 With the help of AI, people will be able to interact with a wider range of content with their remote, voice, motion gestures, game controllers or phones, and get the big-screen experience. The most unsung device in the home is the humble Wi-Fi router. It’s the least talked about piece of tech in the industry,… Continue reading TV IS ENTERING A NEW ERA OF INTERACTIVITY



WHAT’S NEXT FOR CTV ADVERTISING: COMSCORE’S STATE OF PROGRAMMING 2025 SURVEY

3. 1. 2025 Comscore’s State of Programmatic 2025 report offers survey-based data that reveals where ad budgets will be going in 2025 (think CTV), how quickly marketers will move to cookie-free advertising (48% of ads will be cookie-free by the end of 2025), and what CTV ads do well (branding) and not so well (performance). It’s free to… Continue reading WHAT’S NEXT FOR CTV ADVERTISING: COMSCORE’S STATE OF PROGRAMMING 2025 SURVEY



CZECHS AGED 45-64 – THE RICHEST TARGET GROUP YOU MIGHT BE OVERLOOKING

4. 11. 2024 Middle age (and retirement) still seems to be mainly associated in marketers’ minds with outdated notions of a “walking-stick-and-scarf” lifestyle. But people in 45-64 age group also have aspirations and dreams, and truth be told, they finally have the financial means to pursue them.



PETER FIELD ON HOW TV CAN OUTPERFORM DIGITAL

30. 10. 2024 TV generates 13.8 seconds of attention for a 30-second ad. That’s compared to just 5.2 seconds for YouTube and 1.5 seconds for Facebook and Instagram ads. This finding from Lumenunderscores TV’s ability to capture and hold consumer attention. Challenge your marketing assumptions. Peter Field’s evidence-based approach, rooted in decades of case study analysis, offers a… Continue reading PETER FIELD ON HOW TV CAN OUTPERFORM DIGITAL



MARKETING ARCHITECTS: THE TRUTH ABOUT MARKETING EFFECTIVENESS WITH PETER FIELD

28. 10. 2024 Targeting only consumers who are ready to buy right now is a recipe for inefficient marketing. According to godfather of effectiveness Peter Field, this approach misses most potential customers. This week, Elena, Angela, and Rob are joined by Peter to discuss the state of marketing effectiveness. Peter shares his thoughts on targeting misconceptions, the power… Continue reading MARKETING ARCHITECTS: THE TRUTH ABOUT MARKETING EFFECTIVENESS WITH PETER FIELD



TV4 MEDIA MANAGER: A NEW ERA OF SELF-SERVICE ADVERTISING SOLUTIONS

17. 10. 2024 In June 2024, TV4 launched the TV4 Media Manager, a groundbreaking ad booking system designed to simplify the full advertising process for SMEs and small agencies. This new platform consolidates various advertising opportunities into a single, user-friendly interface, allowing advertisers to plan, book, and track their campaigns with unprecedented flexibility. By enabling targeted advertising based on… Continue reading TV4 MEDIA MANAGER: A NEW ERA OF SELF-SERVICE ADVERTISING SOLUTIONS



WHY LINEAR AND CONNECTED TV ARE BETTER TOGETHER

2. 8. 2024 Peanut butter and jelly. Movies and popcorn. Road trips with the windows down, music blasting. Some things are just better together. Including linear and Connected TV advertising. TV viewership has changed more in the past decade than in the last thirty years combined. While linear TV still boasts massive audiences, streaming platforms are rapidly gaining… Continue reading WHY LINEAR AND CONNECTED TV ARE BETTER TOGETHER



LUCKY SEVEN: THE 7 BIGGEST MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TV ADVERTISING

29. 4. 2024 Television advertising still has the highest effectiveness and the highest attention span, and during seasonal events the effect of television advertising reaches into the sky. These are the most meaningful activities as television viewing is still at its peak of popularity, as research shows.



BRIDGING BRAND, CONTENT, AND AUDIENCE VALUES – RAI PUBBLICITÀ’S INNOVATIVE VALUE PLANNING TOOL

22. 3. 2024 Rai Pubblicità’s ‘Value Planning’ initiative, showcased at egta’s MIM (Market Intelligence Meeting) in Madrid, aims to bridge the gap between the values reflected in media content and the evolving values of our society. This unique approach represents a significant step forward in understanding how audience values intersect with Rai’s editorial content. Developed in collaboration with… Continue reading BRIDGING BRAND, CONTENT, AND AUDIENCE VALUES – RAI PUBBLICITÀ’S INNOVATIVE VALUE PLANNING TOOL



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



STUDY: AI CONTEXTUAL TARGETING BOOSTS CONSUMERS AD RECALL BY 4X

4. 1. 2024 Consumers pay 4X more attention to CTV ads when they are contextually targeted with AI according to a new AVCA study. A new study by Alliance for Video-Level Contextual Advertising (AVCA), an organization dedicated to funding research into the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for contextual advertising in streaming, found that consumers pay nearly 4X… Continue reading STUDY: AI CONTEXTUAL TARGETING BOOSTS CONSUMERS AD RECALL BY 4X



SMARTER ADVERTISING CHOICES: ITV’S AUTOMATED CONTEXTUAL TARGETING TOOL

12. 12. 2023 In a captivating presentation at the Future of TV Advertising Global in London on December 5, ITV and Captify showcased their innovative approach to advertising by focusing on consumer emotions. The presentation, titled “Leveraging data and moments that shift consumer intent,” delved into the intricacies of targeting TV ads based on consumer search intent, unveiling… Continue reading SMARTER ADVERTISING CHOICES: ITV’S AUTOMATED CONTEXTUAL TARGETING TOOL



TV OR YOUTUBE: WHICH PLATFORM IS BEST FOR SHORT- AND LONG-TERM BUSINESS RESULTS?

13. 6. 2023 Watching YouTube’s ‘The Long and The Short of It’ leaves the viewer with the impression the only way for brands to achieve short- and long-term business results is on one video platform. While many of the points raised in the series – that video enables an ‘audience-first’ approach, it attracts and converts the attention of… Continue reading TV OR YOUTUBE: WHICH PLATFORM IS BEST FOR SHORT- AND LONG-TERM BUSINESS RESULTS?



HOW MANY ADS DO WE REALLY SEE IN A DAY? SPOILER: IT’S NOT 10,000

3. 5. 2023 Hundreds of articles and blogs will tell you that we see up to 10,000 ads a day. The problem? No one – from Harvard professors to Market Research Council hall-of-famers – believes it’s true. Can we bust the myth once and for all? It’s time for an experiment. If you ask Google how many ads… Continue reading HOW MANY ADS DO WE REALLY SEE IN A DAY? SPOILER: IT’S NOT 10,000



THE LIGHT TV VIEWER IS ABOUT TO TAKE UP A LOT MORE OF YOUR TIME

7. 12. 2022 TV audience reach can be maximised with a blended video mix, but the more ‘pipes’ we add, the harder frequency is to manage. TV remains the pre-eminent media channel for delivering both scale and reach. And that’s a fact. According to the Demand Generation report — a collaboration between ThinkBox, MediaCom and Wavemaker — TV… Continue reading THE LIGHT TV VIEWER IS ABOUT TO TAKE UP A LOT MORE OF YOUR TIME