NOW IS A KEY MOMENT FOR AGREEMENT ON CROSS-MEDIA MEASUREMENT

20. 3. 2023 | 5 min read The pressure for better cross-media measurement has been building and now is a key moment to agree on five common principles to meet marketers’ needs and improve the consumer ad experience.

DON’T WRITE TRUST IN MEDIA OFF AS ‘WOKERY’, WARNS PETER FIELD

16. 3. 2023 | 5 min read Trust shouldn’t be written off as some kind of ‘wokery.'” Effectiveness expert Peter Field delivered that warning within a strong business case for brands to invest in consumer trust at a conference held by newsbrands marketing body Newsworks today.

WOMEN’S ROLE IN ADVERTISING IS MORE OFTEN LIMITED TO THE HOME OR FAMILY

15. 3. 2023 | 2 min read The portrayal of women in advertising is more often than ever associated with their role in the home or family, research shows.

ACCENTURE STUDY: VIEWERS OF STREAMING SERVICES ARE FRUSTRATED, THEIR DEMANDS ARE GROWING

14. 3. 2023 | 5 min read Do you find it frustrating to sift through content on streaming platforms? You're not alone. According to an Accenture study, 72 percent of respondents experience this feeling. What are the other findings of the "Reinvent for Growth" report?

STUDY USA: WHICH BEER BRANDS WON WITH MUSIC IN 2022?

12. 3. 2023 | 2 min read Songtradr’s new Music of Beer report pours out plenty of insights around the most effective music choices for beer ads, Super Bowl success and which brands picked right in 2022. The data shows Heineken was the most strategic in its sonic decision-making, while Guinness… may be unfit to drive (at least when it comes to picking tunes for its TV ads).

SURVEY USA: VIEWERS CONFUSED ABOUT STREAMING BRANDS

9. 3. 2023 | 4 min read Despite massive marketing campaigns viewers don’t know what makes one streaming brand different from another, the Hub reports.

TV DRIVES THE MOST ATTENTION

5. 3. 2023 | 2 min read What is attention these days and why is it important for TV advertisers? These questions are answered by a compilation of facts gathered from research conducted globally by The Global TV Group.

BRANDS CAN BE A FORCE FOR GOOD

2. 3. 2023 | 2 min read Most consumers believe business can be a force for good, with 80% agreeing that brands can make money and support good causes at the same time, according to research from Ipsos.

CREATIVITY ABSOLUTELY AFFECTS THE SUCCESS OF ADVERTISING.

1. 3. 2023 | 2 min read Reviewing nearly 500 TV campaigns, Nielsen found 47% of ad-driven sales were dependent on the creative. But creativity without a strategy is a recipe for disaster.

YOUNG PEOPLE NOW PREFER TO WATCH TV WITH THE SUBTITLES ON

28. 2. 2023 | 1 min read The study by the pollsters YouGov found that most 18 to 24-year-olds (61%) will watch TV with subtitles on screen.

HOW THE POWER OF MUSIC DRIVES EMOTION, RETENTION IN AD SPOTS

27. 2. 2023 | 5 min read We all know the drill, and we’re all guilty as charged: The commercials come on and the phones come out. Now, more than ever (other than the Super Bowl), there is little to no incentive for viewers to pay attention to ads, be they on live TV, streaming or FAST channels. A 2022 study published in Marketing Science analyzed 4 million ad exposures across a year and found that although the vast majority—70% of viewers—technically were exposed to the ads, the research revealed that they’re doing everything and anything to avoid watching the commercials. While older viewers change channels, millennial and Gen Z audiences tend to check their phones, tablets or laptops during commercial breaks.

CHANGING CHANNELS ON TV ADVERTISING

26. 2. 2023 | 5 min read Storytelling on television has been a key aspect of entertaining and engaging audiences for decades.

THE BIGGEST STAR OF SUPER BOWL LVII COMMERCIALS? NOSTALGIA.

21. 2. 2023 | 4 min read Although a range of companies are advertising their wares during Super Bowl LVII, a common theme runs through many of the spots: nostalgia.

STUDY HOLDS UP A MIRROR TO VIDEO AD CREATIVE’S LACK OF DIVERSITY & BACKWARDS MOVEMENT

20. 2. 2023 | 7 min read Video advertising in North America is more ‘pale and male’ than it has been since 2019, according to new analysis of 1m ads by global media delivery platform Extreme Reach. Melinda McLaughlin, the company’s CMO, shares how the analysis was done, what it means, and what happens next.

TV ADVERTISING ISN’T DEAD – IT JUST NEEDS MORE EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES

18. 2. 2023 | 5 min read Unifying the best brand-safe linear and digital strategies is the new advertising reality, argues Ampersand’s chief technology officer Gerrit Niemeijer.

HOW TO MARKET FOR THE HOLIDAYS

17. 2. 2023 | 4 min read Whether it is Valentine's Day, Christmas, Ramadan or even Single's Day, the holidays continue to be a time of big spending, and as such, a period of ambitious advertising. But amid growing economic uncertainty and shocking shifts in consumer behavior, the advertising industry can't just return to business as usual. No, marketers, it's time to be smarter about how you approach your upcoming holiday ad blitz.

HOT TAKES: WHY IS AD-SUPPORTED TV HOT AGAIN?

15. 2. 2023 | 11 min read Remember when the conventional wisdom was that the future of television was ad-free, that subscription alone would suffice and that The People just wanted to binge. That was so 2021. The last two years have seen a rapid rise in ad-supported TV. Everything from the FASTs to ad-supported versions of all nine major SVOD services. Consumers don’t seem to mind it either, which is the real surprise. In fact, many seem to prefer it.

SUPER BOWL HAS ONCE AGAIN RULED WITH ITS ADVERTISING

12. 2. 2023 | 4 min read Once again, brands didn’t skimp on spots for the year’s advertising show. Check out a selection of the best. The Super Bowl is perhaps the one TV event to which, in the eyes of viewers, commercials simply belong. Brand have a chance to reach not only the more than 100 million viewers who watch the broadcast on TV, but also people around the world who watch the best commercials even after the NFL finals. For this reason, sponsors do not hesitate to dig deep into their pockets. The 30-second space alone was sold by Fox for around seven million dollars. But they don't skimp on the creativity with which they try to stand out either. What are they betting on? MOVIES RETURN Frito-Lay's (PepsiCo) PopCorners chips made the return of Breaking Bad in its premiere during the Super Bowl. In the spot, the original starring cast members offer "their creation" so faithfully that one feels one could develop an addiction to the snack. The directorial baton, held by Vince Gilligan, the show's creator, also plays a part.