HOW CONNECTED TV IS CHANGING THE GAME FOR ADVERTISING

31. 1. 2024 | 6 min read An increasing number of consumers are ditching their cable subscriptions in favor of more flexible and personalized viewing experiences. As of the most recent statistics, an incredible 88 percent of U.S. households own at least one internet-connected TV device, while the number of CTV users amounted to more than 110 million among gen Z and millennials. The Evolution of Television Television has come a long way since its inception. From bulky TVs to sleek, high-definition flat screens, the hardware has transformed significantly.

BRAND CHARACTERS BEAT CELEBRITIES IN SUPER BOWL ADS

30. 1. 2024 | 3 min read A new study shows that brand characters out-perform celebrities in Super Bowl ads, though few brands use that approach.

EXPLORING GEN Z AND MILLENNIAL TRAVEL HABITS – NEW SKIFT RESEARCH

30. 1. 2024 | 3 min read Millennials and Gen Z are steering travel trends with a focus on technology, sustainability, and a quest for distinctive and meaningful experiences.

TV JUST ISN’T ‘TELLY’ ANY MORE… SO WHAT DO WE CALL IT NOW?

29. 1. 2024 | 5 min read Whatever we call it, TV can still bring people together and build brands in the long term, but it must shout about it more loudly.

WHY TV IS STILL AT THE HEART OF EFFECTIVENESS

22. 1. 2024 | 4 min read Peter Field: why tv is still at the heart of effectiveness

WARC: AI BRINGS EFFICIENCY BUT ALSO FEAR TO MEDIA PLANNING

22. 1. 2024 | 4 min read What trends can we expect to see in media planning, advertising investment and the entire media ecosystem this year? WARC mentions four key areas in its fresh report The Future of Media 2024.

WILL SELF-SERVE GET SMALL ADVERTISERS TO EMBRACE TV? (WOLK)

21. 1. 2024 | 5 min read The television industry has come to realize that there are millions of small companies that could be running television commercials but are not.

SURVEY: HALF OF CTV USERS WANT TO SHOP DIRECTLY FROM TV ADS

20. 1. 2024 | 3 min read Three in five also wish they could see store/brand inventory on their TV, according to LG Ad solutions.

SECOND-SCREENING BOOSTS TV AD RESPONSE RATES

17. 1. 2024 | 4 min read Second-screening is “consistently beneficial” to TV ad response rates, new research has found.

PETER FIELD: MARKETERS ARE TOO DISINVESTED IN TV ADVERTISING

16. 1. 2024 | 5 min read TV is among the strongest media for landing effective advertising messages, argues analyst Peter Field – but “the god damn effective” channel remains undervalued compared to its nearest digital rivals considering the business outcomes it offers.

THINKBOX JANUARY’S CHART OF THE MONTH: TV IS A TRUSTED MEDIUM

15. 1. 2024 | 1 min read Recent years have seen a strengthening relationship between advertising trust and advertising driven profit. Comparing IPA survey data from 2014-2022 with data from 2000-2012, trust jumped from the seventh-highest brand metric linked to profit to the second-highest, just below quality.

ATTENTION METRICS: MEDIA & SPORTS, HEALTH & PHARMA, EDUCATION SCORE HIGHEST, STUDY FINDS

15. 1. 2024 | 3 min read DoubleVerify, which sees more than 65 billion impressions weekly, on Tuesday released its first global report on attention metrics from the DV Attention Lab.

AI AS A STRATEGIC WEAPON IN MARKETING AND ADVERTISING

9. 1. 2024 | 11 min read In the last year, we have seen a boom in AI capabilities and its widespread integration into practice. This opens up new perspectives for marketers, and those who jump on the AI train early will get a significant head start. This is because AI not only enables better targeting, content optimisation, more efficient processes and the analysis of huge volumes of data to identify trends and customer behaviour, but it can also enrich the actual creative process and inspire creatives. This is evidenced by the fact that many brands are already using AI to create their TV ads.

THE FIRST YEAR OF THE MAM SPOT DUEL HAS A WINNER. WHO LIFTED THE TROPHY?

8. 1. 2024 | 1 min read From the 16 commercials, MAM readers and viewers chose the best one for the past year 2023. The campaign that collected a large number of votes from the eighth final to the decisive final duel was the one to take the title, and you definitely couldn't miss it on TV.

STUDY: RECORD SPEND EXPECTED FROM US POLITICAL ADVERTISERS

7. 1. 2024 | 6 min read Samba TV, a provider of TV technology for audience data and omniscreen measurement, has released its Guide to Political Advertising: 2024 Report, detailing proprietary Samba TV data and study results as part of a survey conducted with global research firm HarrisX.

SURVEY USA: MAJORITY OF VIEWERS WOULD SWITCH TO AD-SUPPORTED STREAMING TO SAVE $5 A MONTH

5. 1. 2024 | 3 min read More consumers who were previously intolerant toward ads are coming around to ad-supported services to save money.

WILL 2024 BE A REVOLUTIONARY YEAR FOR MEDIA: THE DOMINANCE OF CTV, AN EARTHQUAKE IN THE MIX OF ADVERTISERS, THE THREAT OF STREAMING SERVICES AND THE DAWN OF AI’S ADVERTISING POTENTIAL

5. 1. 2024 | 12 min read The world has welcomed the year 2024 with great expectations. Without exaggeration, this year seems to have potential to be truly revolutionary in the TV broadcasting environment. At the outset, some may wonder what role artificial intelligence will play in this as it is one of the trends, although seemingly not the most important one yet. CTV is what is expected to bring the real surprise for TV marketing in 2024. What global media trends might surprise us next year? CTV becomes the centre of the marketing revolution Clearly, 2024 will be another big year for connected TV (CTV), a term that usually refers to a wide range of internet-connected smart TVs. The popularity of this phenomenon is growing massively – in the US, the number of households with CTV surpassed the number of households with conventional terrestrial TV for the first time in history last year. Data from eMarketer shows that 87% of US households use CTV, with streaming platform Netflix leading the way with more than 65 million subscribers in the US alone. Obviously, other devices such as game consoles (PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and others) and Blu-ray players also play a role.

MEDIAR CHOICE: TOP 10 CZECH ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS OF 2023

1. 1. 2024 | 1 min read Server Mediar.cz presents an annual selection of the best ads from the Czech environment. For the ninth year in a row, experienced Czech creatives evaluated domestic campaigns week after week in the Advertising Cathedral. Here are the top ten ads they liked the most in the past year.