FLE MEDIA AWARDS: WAVEMAKER SK HAS THE MOST NOMINATIONS ON THE SHORTLIST

13. 9. 2024 | 2 min read The competition, which recognises innovative use of media and creative approaches to media investment planning, has announced the shortlist for its 19th edition.



PRIMA APPLIES FOR LICENSE FOR ANOTHER TV CHANNEL, IT IS ALSO ACTIVE IN SLOVAKIA

9. 9. 2024 | 1 min read The Prima Group plans to expand its portfolio of stations in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.



TIPS FOR SMALL ADVERTISERS FOR AN EFFECTIVE TV CAMPAIGN

29. 8. 2024 | 4 min read The answer to how small advertisers can run an effective TV campaign lies in data-driven customer targeting, such as the Audience-Based TV Buying strategy.



INVISIBLE BRANDS DON’T SELL — WHY BUILDING REACH IS FUNDAMENTAL TO BRAND GROWTH

29. 8. 2024 | 4 min read In an increasingly fragmented media landscape, reach and frequency is the foundation that helps navigate this complexity and ensures brand growth. We all know how complex the media landscape is. When commercial TV was a one- or two-channel affair, with no competition from the internet, there was a highly bankable relationship between ad investment, audiences, and the likely ROI for running ads on TV. Now, everyone is a TV channel (more or less). There is a clash between internet users and TV audiences that is in no way helpful to marketing investment planning. Luckily, there are armies of measurement vendors on hand to help marketers better navigate these waters.



GLOBAL ADVERTISING TO CROSS THE TRILLION DOLLAR MARK THIS YEAR

28. 8. 2024 | 3 min read Advertising spending is expected to grow by 10.5% year-on-year this year, with the total value set to exceed $1 trillion.



TV CAMPAIGNS MUST BE INNOVATIVE. HOW TO DO IT?

27. 8. 2024 | 5 min read The innovativeness of TV campaigns can be increased by using advanced advertising solutions on multiple TV platforms. By taking a proactive approach, marketers can keep up with the market and anticipate future changes, which is essential to maintain their position as an industry leader.



THE WORLD OF EFFECTIVE CHRISTMAS ADS BY JON EVANS

26. 8. 2024 | 8 min read While it may be too early to start putting up the Christmas tree, decorating, and shopping for Christmas presents, the ideal time to think about Christmas campaigns is the earlier the better, according to Jon Evans, Chief Customer Officer at System1. In his seminar, The Gift of Great Christmas Creative, he looked at the principles of effective creative and campaigns that resonated with the British public in 2023.



GOLDEN DRUM EXTENDS DEADLINE TO 4 SEPTEMBER

24. 8. 2024 | 3 min read The Golden Drum Festival is extending the deadline for applications for this year's festival to September 4. The Young Drummers competition is open until 9 September.



2024 MOVING IMAGE STUDY: STABLE HIGH LEVEL OF BROADCASTER CONTENT USAGE

23. 8. 2024 | 5 min read According to a recent study conducted by RTR Medien in cooperation with the TELETEST working group, broadcasters account for 77 per cent of the use of moving images. Companies offering streaming services and video services are not increasing their reach. The trend highlighted in the previous year’s study continues.



CONTEXTUALLY RELEVANT ADS ARE MORE EFFECTIVE

22. 8. 2024 | 2 min read Contextual advertising can significantly impact campaign metrics across the purchase funnel. This is the finding of research conducted by VAB.



TOP-PERFORMING TV ADS OFFER BRIGHT COLORS, CREATIVITY, COMEDY, ACCORDING TO EDO REPORT

15. 8. 2024 | 2 min read TV advertising analytics and measurement firm EDO has released its rankings of the most effective TV ads across 15 industries for the first half of 2024, offering valuable insights into what drives consumer engagement.



STUDY USA: NEARLY 60M U.S. HOMES WATCHED THE OLYMPICS

12. 8. 2024 | 3 min read Household viewing of the Paris games was up 11% compared to the Tokyo games, Samba TV reported.



STUDY USA: CTV COMMERCIALS DELIVER MORE ATTENTION THAN OTHER DIGITAL VIDEO FORMATS

10. 8. 2024 | 3 min read Yahoo, Omnicom, Amplified Intelligence team up for study. Commercials on connected TV deliver more attention and better business outcomes than other forms of digital video advertising, according to new research.



THE 2024 OLYMPICS IS A REMINDER THAT APPOINTMENT TV IS ALIVE AND WELL

9. 8. 2024 | 4 min read This summer, the world has been glued to their screens for the Olympics. Traditionally, these events have been synonymous with appointment TV, where viewers gather around the television to tune in at specific times.



TELEVISION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CHANNEL IN THE VIDEO UNIVERSE

9. 8. 2024 | 5 min read At the Screenforce Day conference in Zurich earlier this summer, Screenforce Switzerland presented a new study Die Welt der Screens, which focused on the analysis of the devices and channels that viewers in Switzerland use to consume video content. The conclusions of the study are clear. The most used device for watching all TV content is the big screen, with the mobile phone catching up in the news segment.



30TH ANNIVERSARY GOLDEN DRUM HAS PUBLISHED ITS PROGRAMME, ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT FOR APPLICATIONS

9. 8. 2024 | 3 min read Marketing & Media will be in Portorož, Slovenia, again this year from 9-10 October as a media partner of the festival and will bring you the highlights of the event in a special edition. What can you look forward to in the programme?



INSIGHTS FROM THE 2024 CANNES CREATIVE EFFECTIVENESS LIONS WINNERS

7. 8. 2024 | 2 min read Consistency, simplicity and tapping into fandoms at scale are the keys to creative effectiveness success, according to a new WARC report, Creative Effectiveness Lions – Insights from the 2024 winners. What it’s about The report, which is available exclusively to WARC subscribers, analyses the entries and has insights into the jury’s deliberations to provide a commentary on the themes from the work, unearth what makes a campaign both creative and effective, and offer a behind-the-scenes view of the strategies that lead to winning in this category. Why the 2024 winners matter John Bizzell, WARC’s awards lead, explains that the 2024 Creative Effectiveness Lions jury set themselves a mission to “seek causality in every case” – with clear evidence that the campaign had directly caused business impact.



WITH TV EVOLVING, WHAT GOES INTO A REMARKABLE AD TODAY?

7. 8. 2024 | 5 min read TV can offer attention, trust and emotional clout. Coincidentally, these are also the foundations of a good story — just make sure that story is a short one.