HOW ABSOLUT VODKA IS REDEFINING WHAT CHATGPT SAYS ABOUT THE BRAND

7. 10. 2025 | 3 min read When Absolut Vodka wanted to understand how consumers were using ChatGPT to search for mixology recommendations, it found that nearly 70% of the answers it gave never mentioned a brand at all – a huge opportunity to own this space, craft brand narratives, and leverage sources like Reddit.

STUDY: ADDRESSABLE TV UNLOCKS GROWTH IN A FRAGMENTED MARKET

7. 10. 2025 | 4 min read Research from Dish Media argues that advertisers are missing millions of consumers by underutilizing addressable TV in their media strategies.

THE UNLIKELY RETAILERS WINNING HALLOWEEN

7. 10. 2025 | 7 min read Consumers are expecting higher prices this year, but that’s not deterring them from spending on the holiday.

HBBTV UNVEILS JURY FOR HBBTV AWARDS 2025

6. 10. 2025 | 3 min read The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing open standards for the delivery of advanced interactive TV services through broadcast and broadband networks for connected TV sets and set-top boxes, is pleased to announce that the jury has been appointed for the HbbTV Awards 2025.

FEWER ONLINE ADS ARE GOOD FOR EVERYONE, SAYS THE GUARDIAN

6. 10. 2025 | 3 min read Publishers can build reader trust and satisfaction for themselves and favourability for brands if they show fewer online ads, according to the Guardian.

TIVO VIDEO TRENDS REPORT: VIEWERS WATCHING MORE LOCAL CONTENT

2. 10. 2025 | 3 min read Consumer spending on video content grew year-over-year in the second quarter according to report.

GEN AI CREATIVE FINDS GROWING ACCEPTANCE

1. 10. 2025 | 3 min read The use of Gen AI in advertising is growing as attitudes shift across clients, creatives and consumers, but greater openness to the tech doesn’t mean there won’t be strings attached. What’s happening

CONTENT-BASED ‘CONTEXTUAL’ ADS SCORE LOW VS. AUDIENCE TARGETING: SURVEY

1. 10. 2025 | 2 min read Content-based "contextual" advertising continues to essentially get a thumbs down from brands -- especially when it comes to media buys on connected TV (CTV) platforms, according to a recent Gracenote survey.

A GREAT BRAND CAN BE BUILT FROM LOTS OF LITTLES, SAYS GRACE KITE

29. 9. 2025 | 8 min read The media landscape is more fragmented than ever. Consumers spend time across dozens of platforms, and their attention is divided into brief, sometimes fleeting moments. At the Cannes creativity festival, Grace Kite—an economist, founder of Magic Numbers and Vice-President at Analytic Partners—showed that there was no need for pessimism and that this development did not necessarily pose a threat to brands. Quite the opposite: fragmentation can become an opportunity and a route to growth. Her presentation, How Can You Build a Big Brand from Lots of Littles?, demonstrated that a brand can be built through brief, seemingly minor interactions—provided that they are considered in aggregate.

EFFECTIVENESS IS BUILT ON CONSISTENCY AND CREATIVITY, EMERGED FROM THE CREATIVE IMPACT DISCUSSION FORUM AT THE CANNES LIONS FESTIVAL

26. 9. 2025 | 11 min read At the Cannes Lions Festival, leading marketers, prominent creatives, and representatives from research agencies come together each year to explore the relationships between creativity, consistency, and effectiveness. This year, as part of the Creative Impact discussion forum, they focused on finding ways to maintain brand consistency in an uncertain and ever-changing environment, leverage creators and new technologies, and improve customer experience. The takeaway? Consistency is a creative superpower that can protect brand value and increase brand strength over the long term.

STUDY USA: SHOPPERS TURN TO AI FIRST FOR RESEARCH

26. 9. 2025 | 1 min read More than half (53%) of US consumers turn to AI for conducting shopping research, per an August Adobe survey.

LANTERN SHEDS FIRST LIGHT ON TV’S ABILITY TO DRIVE OUTCOMES

25. 9. 2025 | 2 min read Initial findings from Project Lantern – a project launched a year ago by Channel 4, ITV, and Sky – suggest that TV drives tangible outcomes across multiple media environments.

CONSUMERS PREFER TO WATCH ADS ON AMAZON, FINDS KANTAR STUDY

23. 9. 2025 | 3 min read Consumers are more receptive to ads on Amazon than those on other global media platforms, while X is the least trusted platform among marketers, according to a Kantar global study of the media landscape.

GEN Z HOLIDAY SPENDING TANKS IN 2025

22. 9. 2025 | 1 min read Gen Z’s expected holiday spend in 2025 is $1,357, down 22.5% from 2024, according to July data from PwC.

WHY THE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY CAN’T WAIT FOR RESPONSIBLE AI GUIDELINES

22. 9. 2025 | 5 min read If companies wait for regulation, they will always be behind, says Integral Ad Science Chief Compliance Officer Kevin Alvero.

YOUNGER MARKETERS OPEN TO INCREASING RADIO, TV AD BUDGETS

21. 9. 2025 | 1 min read “Younger marketing people may be more inclined to favor nothing but social media,” notes Matt Sunshine, CEO at The Center for Sales Strategy. Yet, while they do favor social media, Sunshine finds they may be interested in their older counterparts in good ol’ traditional, linear media channels.

CONSUMERS ARE HUNGRY FOR HALLOWEEN

18. 9. 2025 | 2 min read While retailers’ usual Halloween tricks are right on schedule, this year’s real treat may be a record $13.1 billion in spending, according to the National Retail Federation — topping last year’s $11.6 billion and the prior record of $12.2 billion. Per-person spending has climbed to a record $114, nearly $11 more than last year.

FOOTBALL HELPS CABLE, BROADCAST RECLAIM SOME VIEWERS IN AUGUST

16. 9. 2025 | 2 min read Streaming still outpaces traditional TV, but Nielsen’s monthly figures show the first gains for linear outlets in four months.