KIM PORTRATE: DOES INVESTING IN OOH AT THE EXPENSE OF TV MAKE CAMPAIGNS LESS EFFECTIVE?

29. 7. 2024 | 4 min read Before you start switching up channel investment in your media mix, make sure you have all the facts. If not, you could be jeopardising the effectiveness of your campaigns, explains Kim Portrate, CEO, ThinkTV.

PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS: SPORTS MEDIA IN THE ERA OF FRAGMENTATION

26. 7. 2024 | 7 min read The International Olympic Committee’s Jérôme Parmentier on Olympic viewing habits in the era of TikTok and Netflix, and what this means for media rights.

LESS THAN A MONTH LEFT FOR GOLDEN DRUM ENTRIES

25. 7. 2024 | 2 min read The 30th annual creative competition is now open for entries. The winners will be presented on 10 October in Portorož.

A GOLD MEDAL FOR ADVERTISING DOESN’T HAVE TO BE UTOPIA! SYSTEM1 GIVES ADVICE AND A HELPING HAND

24. 7. 2024 | 6 min read Not only athletes deserve to stand on the winners’ podium. Making an Olympic ad that catches the eye, is memorable, and generates amazing sales results is also worth a medal, at least an imaginary one.

OLYMPICS COMING UP, PARTNERS LAUNCH THEIR ACTIVATIONS

23. 7. 2024 | 6 min read On Friday 26 July, the Summer Olympics will kick off in Paris. The Czech Olympic Team partners have prepared thematic campaigns and other activities.

OLYMPICS ADVERTISING: HOW TO STRIKE GOLD WITHOUT JUMPING THROUGH HOOPS

22. 7. 2024 | 4 min read The Olympics is a global phenomenon that captures the attention of audiences, brands and advertisers worldwide. With over three billion viewers tuning in for the 2020 Tokyo Games and similar numbers expected for the upcoming 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, brands have an exceptional opportunity to connect with a vast, diverse audience.

49% OF CONSUMERS BELIEVE THEY CAN DISTINGUISH BETWEEN TRADITIONAL AND AI ADS ON CTV

22. 7. 2024 | 3 min read 49% of consumers are confident they can distinguish ads generated by AI versus traditional methods, with nearly half (49%) stating they do not care whether an ad was made using AI or traditional methods as long as it looks authentic.

TOP ADS HAVE DISTINCT EMOTIONAL TRAITS

19. 7. 2024 | 2 min read Ads from top-performing campaigns typically have a distinct emotional profile, according to new research by DAIVID, the creative effectiveness measurement platform, and WARC.

STUDY USA: 6% OF HOUSEHOLDS WATCH TV SOLELY ON MOBILE DEVICES, SURVEY FINDS

19. 7. 2024 | 4 min read Between 2022-’23, U.S. households without a TV set grew from 7% to 8%, according to the Advertising Research Foundation.

HOW CAN BRANDS EFFECTIVELY REACH THE OLYMPIC AUDIENCE WITH CONNECTED TV ADVERTISING?

17. 7. 2024 | 6 min read With Paris 2024 just around the corner, Martin Wexler, (SVP channel partnerships at Acxiom), outlines why brands are putting connected TV (CTV) at the center of their Olympic marketing strategies. He also explains what you can do to achieve medal-worthy performance from your CTV campaigns.

REPORT: 49% SHOPPERS LIKELY TO SEARCH FOR ITEM AFTER SEEING ON TV

17. 7. 2024 | 3 min read Innovid, a software platform for the creation, delivery, measurement and optimisation of advertising across connected TV (CTV), linear TV, and digital, released CTV x Commerce 2024: Data-Driven Insights to Reach Shoppers with CTV Advertising.

HOW MARKETERS CAN UNLOCK THE POWER OF RITUALS

16. 7. 2024 | 3 min read New research from MSQ, the global creative, media & technology group, and WARC explores the role of rituals, how they uncover truths behind human behaviour, and why brands need to understand the powerful opportunity behind becoming a more fixed part of a person’s life.

PWC: ADS WILL MAKE UP OF A QUARTER OF STREAMERS’ REVENUES BY 2028

16. 7. 2024 | 2 min read In its Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2024-2028, PWC analysts suggest that by 2028, advertising will contribute almost 28 per cent of all the money that streaming services make.

AI MAKES INDIVIDUALS MORE CREATIVE BUT DIMINISHES CREATIVITY OF GROUP, STUDY FINDS

16. 7. 2024 | 3 min read Simultaneously offering great potential alongside a grave threat to creative work, AI is touted to change the creative industries profoundly – a new study from researchers at University College London and the University of Exeter based on LLMs to help short story writers finds that less naturally creative people within the group studied were able to write more original stories but, across the overall group, the output was less original. Why AI and creativity matters Creative work and the creative industries stand in the immediate firing line of generative AI’s text and image creation. Many creative workers, therefore, see their professions likely to be eroded in the name of savings. This new study, which suggests that collective originality is diminished by the use of generative AI, foreshadows a world of samey creative in the name of savings.

KIM PORTRATE: TV OFFERS A BEACON OF STABILITY IN A TIME OF TECHNOLOGICAL TURBULENCE

15. 7. 2024 | 3 min read Between impending privacy changes, the deprecation of cookies and the impact of AI, digital advertising is heading into a future more unpredictable than ever before. Amid all the turbulence, TV offers stability, brand safety and a reliable return on investment, despite market-wide disruption, says Kim Portrate, CEO at ThinkTV.

THE GREENPRINT USA WEBINAR: SUSTAINABLE ADVERTISING ALONE WILL NOT CONVINCE CONSUMERS. ADVERTISERS NEED TO FOCUS ON SIX KEY POINTS.

14. 7. 2024 | 9 min read Sustainability is a topic that resonates around the world. The media industry is no exception. Modern consumers are increasingly aware of environmental issues and tend to prefer brands that commit to sustainable practices. Advertisements that emphasise sustainability can engage these consumers and increase their brand loyalty. On the other hand, ads can also serve as a tool to educate consumers about the importance of sustainability and how they can contribute. This can have a wider positive impact on society as a whole.

US PLAYERS DOMINATE IN EUROPEAN TV AND VOD SECTORS

11. 7. 2024 | 2 min read US broadcasting groups have a substantial influence on the European audiovisual sector, with a significant market presence compared to their European counterparts, according to a new study by the European Audio Visual Observatory.

NEW STUDY FINDS REPRESENTATION OF THE DISABLED IN MOVIES AND TV ARE LEAVING AUDIENCES VERY ‘UNSATISFIED’

11. 7. 2024 | 3 min read So far this year, we’ve seen some notable representation for the disabled and those with mental health conditions. Marvel’s Echo put deaf star Alaqua Cox front and center and has her go full force in action scenes as an amputee with a prosthetic leg. Max’s Turtles All The Way Down authentically portrays a mental illness (OCD). But per a recent study, a majority of people are unhappy with how Hollywood handles these topics (or how it doesn’t all together). What A New Study Found Out About DisabilityAnd Mental Health Representation July is Disability Pride Month, and the Inevitable Foundation, which is a non-profit that gives to disabled writers and filmmakers in an effort to destigmatize disability and mental health, decided to poll 1,000 people (half of them are disabled, half of them are not) about their thoughts on these topics being represented in movies and television. Inevitable Foundation’s Study found that 66 percent of those who participated are “unsatisfied” with how disability and mental health are currently represented on big screens and small screens alike.