4 TRENDS THAT WILL SHAPE VIDEO ADVERTISING IN 2019

3. 1. 2019 For brand marketers, video continues to be the most important story in media. Audience behavior is evolving rapidly across generations, and consumers now watch more than eight hours of online content every week, according toThe State of Online Video 2018 report by Limelight Networks. Faced with a fragmented device landscape, advertisers are seeking greater simplicity and… Continue reading 4 TRENDS THAT WILL SHAPE VIDEO ADVERTISING IN 2019



WHERE DOES ADVANCED TV ADVERTISING FIT IN 2019?

27. 12. 2018 Seems like addressable/advanced TV advertising has existed in a whirlpool of doubt, alongside the promise of better business opportunities. Now, however, the latter is getting a bigger profile. The upside: addressable TV advertising has now achieved decent scale — around 65 million homes out of a total of 120 U.S TV households. The downside: cost, accessibility, and some… Continue reading WHERE DOES ADVANCED TV ADVERTISING FIT IN 2019?



WHAT DIDN’T CHANGE THE WORLD OF ADVERTISING IN 2018 – AND PROBABLY WON’T IN 2019

20. 12. 2018 It seems like a good time to relive some of the most-hyped technologies and trends predicted to change the world of advertising in 2018. Here are some of my personal favorites: Blockchain. There’s no question that blockchain technology will find many applications for the advertising industry at some point — some with real market impact. However, blockchain… Continue reading WHAT DIDN’T CHANGE THE WORLD OF ADVERTISING IN 2018 – AND PROBABLY WON’T IN 2019



EXPERTS PREDICT HOW TV WILL EVOLVE FOR ADVERTISERS IN 2019

11. 12. 2018 The year 2019 is almost upon us. ExchangeWire have invited hundreds of thought leaders to share their thoughts on what next year will hold, across a range of topics. Following what could be termed as one of the most interesting years in the connected TV space since its inception, thought leaders from across the industry share how they… Continue reading EXPERTS PREDICT HOW TV WILL EVOLVE FOR ADVERTISERS IN 2019



WHY TV AND DIGITAL ARE THE PERFECT COUPLE

10. 12. 2018 What plays together, stays together. As advertisers and media buyers have flocked to digital advertising, something unfortunate happened: Television advertising, the medium that has always delivered a loyal, attentive audience—and has always been a master brand storyteller—began to get pushed aside for younger, “hipper” alternatives. But now, marketers are realizing what researchers have known all along: Digital… Continue reading WHY TV AND DIGITAL ARE THE PERFECT COUPLE



TV CAN NOW COMPLETE THE ATTRIBUTION PUZZLE

5. 12. 2018 Once confined to brand and awareness metrics, the world of TV attribution has evolved to measure responses and effectiveness in the same way digital media has for years. Critically, the concept of quantifying offline media’s contribution to a business outcome, no matter where the consumer is in their purchase journey, has realigned the industry’s approach to… Continue reading TV CAN NOW COMPLETE THE ATTRIBUTION PUZZLE



TV AUDIENCE SEGMENTS, AND WHY ONE SIZE DOESN’T FIT ALL

4. 12. 2018 Networks want to build audience segments to optimize tune-in campaigns, to reach the audience of a specific show or genre online, or to aid scheduling and show planning. These all lend themselves to different segment creation methodologies, as do the size and make-up of a network’s audience, and the number and types of shows they are segmenting.… Continue reading TV AUDIENCE SEGMENTS, AND WHY ONE SIZE DOESN’T FIT ALL



WHAT THE GROWN-UPS THINK ABOUT TV

3. 12. 2018 Ahead of this week’s Future TV Advertising Forum, and with a hefty new GroupM report by his side, Dominic Mills outlines the most important issues now facing the television industry I’ve been prepping for various sessions at this week’s Future TV Advertising Forum. There’s no shortage of stats and viewpoints, much of it useless concoctions of… Continue reading WHAT THE GROWN-UPS THINK ABOUT TV



THIS IS WHAT ADVERTISING TRANSFORMATION LOOKS LIKE, SAYS NBCU AS IT OUTLINES ITS 2019 ROADMAP

27. 11. 2018 Linda Yaccarino, Chairman, Advertising and Client Partnerships at NBC Universal, has been outlining the company’s change vision for the year ahead, and re-iterating her determination that one of the world’s most important media companies will not settle for the status-quo and intends to ‘set the new standard’ for what ad-supported TV means for both consumers… Continue reading THIS IS WHAT ADVERTISING TRANSFORMATION LOOKS LIKE, SAYS NBCU AS IT OUTLINES ITS 2019 ROADMAP



STUDY THE AGE OF TELEVISION: THE NEEDS THAT DRIVE US

21. 11. 2018 Video is firmly entrenched in our lives.  Whether we’re snuggling on the sofa for an evening of telly or killing time on our mobiles before the bus arrives, the opportunities to watch have never been greater. Back in 2013, we investigated what viewer motivations underpinned the TV we chose to watch.  What drove someone to… Continue reading STUDY THE AGE OF TELEVISION: THE NEEDS THAT DRIVE US



The World TV Day

WORLD TELEVISION DAY CELEBRATES THE QUALITY OF TV AROUND THE GLOBE

21. 11. 2018 Investments in TV programmes approaches 140 billion dollars. TV professionals around the world are celebrating World Television Day on 21 November to remind us that TV – as in Total Video – is so much more than linear viewing. As part of the annual United Nations initiative, a 30 second-spot  will be shown by broadcasters… Continue reading WORLD TELEVISION DAY CELEBRATES THE QUALITY OF TV AROUND THE GLOBE



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MARK RITSON: THE MEDIA BATTLE OF THE DECADE WILL BE FOUGHT FOR THE TV SCREEN

3. 10. 2018 Mark Ritson, the Australian university professor and marketing expert, started his European tour in Prague on Monday. He delivered a presentation to the representatives of clients, media agencies and the TV market. His speech ranks among the most interesting presentations on the local marketing scene in the last few years. Ritson came to Prague at the… Continue reading MARK RITSON: THE MEDIA BATTLE OF THE DECADE WILL BE FOUGHT FOR THE TV SCREEN



AUDIENCES ARE LEADING THE LEAN-BACK MEDIA REVOLUTION. WHERE ARE THE ADVERTISERS?

3. 10. 2018 Let’s set the scene. The 1950s. A boom in affordable TV sets causes an increase in the number of small screens in homes across the United States. Families flock to their living rooms to watch new programming. With this boom comes the dawn of new advertising, as marketers can now directly reach consumers through TV program… Continue reading AUDIENCES ARE LEADING THE LEAN-BACK MEDIA REVOLUTION. WHERE ARE THE ADVERTISERS?



THE NEW LIVING ROOM: TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE BIG SCREEN

3. 10. 2018 Headlines would suggest that TV is dead, or at least is enduring a slow death. The reality is that TV viewing is very different than what it was three years ago, let alone 10. How we define “TV” is still being debated. Is it the content, device or pipe that presents it to the viewer? But… Continue reading THE NEW LIVING ROOM: TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE BIG SCREEN



TV ADVERTISING ISN’T DEAD, IT’S EVOLVING

26. 9. 2018 The back-to-school season this year was also the back-to-TV season for department stores. The top brands in the category spent $247.8 million from July 1 to Aug. 31, according to iSpot. That’s a 9.3% jump over the same period last year. Indeed, a new study from Adobe, CMO.com’s parent company, which surveyed 1,000 U.S. TV buyers, found… Continue reading TV ADVERTISING ISN’T DEAD, IT’S EVOLVING



A GOLDEN AGE FOR TELEVISION ADVERTISING

25. 9. 2018 Ignore the doom-mongers, writes Ebiquity’s Dr Nick Pugh – here are five reasons why TV is in rude health. Throughout the infancy, childhood, and teenage years of the digital revolution, the obituary of TV has been written time and again. “It’s too slow”, “It’s not interactive enough”, “it’s a medium of monologue not dialogue, so digital… Continue reading A GOLDEN AGE FOR TELEVISION ADVERTISING



WHAT WE LEARNT AT FUTURE TV ADVERTISING FORUM CANADA – CONFIDENCE IN TV IS RETURNING

25. 9. 2018 The ad-supported TV industry in Canada is moving fast to provide the data-driven environment that advertisers want, including more defined audience planning and better attribution to prove the value of television buying. The stand-out message from Future TV Advertising Forum 2018 was that Canadian TV has its self-confidence back, with a better product to ‘sell’ to… Continue reading WHAT WE LEARNT AT FUTURE TV ADVERTISING FORUM CANADA – CONFIDENCE IN TV IS RETURNING



THE FUTURE OF TV IS NOW (OR NEVER)

5. 9. 2018 From cord cutting, shaving and cord nevers to addressability, dynamic ad insertion and increasingly ad free experiences, the ad environment is more dynamic and complex than ever before. And now—right now—we are at a critical inflection point. This can either signal an industry renaissance marked by more relevant ads (fueled by rich data) or it could… Continue reading THE FUTURE OF TV IS NOW (OR NEVER)