TV’S EFFECTIVENESS IS DRIVEN BY MORE THAN JUST PRICE

21. 12. 2023 Thinkbox highlights data that shows linear TV advertising has increased in price by 20% – not 50% – since 2019, and suggests that while price is an important factor in TV’s effectiveness there are other things to consider.

BVOD SHOULD BE FIRST ON THE PLAN

3. 12. 2023 Thinkbox’s Matt Hill questions ViewersLogic’s interpretation of BVOD’s impact – pointing out that basing planning decisions on viewing time alone is a flawed approach. Quality is crucial.

THE IMPORTANCE OF INTEGRATING DIGITAL AND TRADITIONAL MARKETING

8. 11. 2023 Denis Sinelnikov is the CEO of Media Components and Curis Digital, an award-winning, full-service digital marketing agency.

“WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE BANNER AD?” SAID NO ONE EVER: WHY CREATIVES STILL LOVE TV

9. 10. 2023 Marketers are reportedly falling out of love with TV - but what do creatives think about the future of the medium?

WHY TV’S NOT JUST A BRAND CHANNEL

6. 9. 2023 There are many marketing debates: Agency vs. in-house. Brand vs. Product. Creative intuition vs. data-driven design. And, of course, sales activation vs. brand-building. Marketing Architects have a look how to drive sales and brand, together, on TV in this article.

LESS CHOICE AND MORE ADS: WHY TRADITIONAL TV IS MAKING A COMEBACK

1. 8. 2023 When streaming landed on our screens, it was hailed as television’s promised land. It offered content at our beck and call, drawn from libraries as deep as the internet itself. But as balance sheet economics has caught up to the multi-billion dollar spending sprees, content is vanishing and streaming itself is evolving.

WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU HAVE NO BUDGET

22. 6. 2023 Achieving big things on a small budget is possible. Here are four things to consider.

HOT TAKES: HOW WILL AI AFFECT THE TELEVISION INDUSTRY?

20. 6. 2023 ChatGPT and its cousins took the world by storm this year, introducing the world to the wonders of generative AI and large language models.

DAVID BAUCKMANN: WHEN WILL TV PLANNERS HAVE A FREER HAND FOR ONLINE?

19. 5. 2023 TV planners are crying foul over the lack of TV ad impressions. Yet there are clouds of video ads on the Internet, and they are far from sold out. So what's the problem? There are certainly multiple reasons, but I'll just address the quality perspective here, writes David Bauckmann, CTO of Impression Media, in a commentary.

THE NEW ERA OF SUPERIOR TV

2. 5. 2023 The world of television is certainly a dynamic place these days. Streamed viewing of shows, movies, sports and video games over the internet is exploding. Television devices themselves continue to get better and better, with bigger screens and higher definition. The best part: They are also cheaper and cheaper.

THE DEMISE OF LINEAR TV IS GREATLY EXAGGERATED

15. 4. 2023 Are we really looking at the end of linear TV? Certainly, the signs don’t seem good if you read headlines about cord-cutting and network and cable ratings declines.

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

20. 3. 2023 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.

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

27. 2. 2023 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.

BRAND-BUILDING ADS BOOST SHORT-TERM SALES, AND NOW YOU CAN PROVE IT

1. 2. 2023 Ten years since The Long and the Short of It was published, new evidence shows that while sales-driven ads deliver few long-term effects, brand advertising achieves both.

4 FACTS THAT WILL SHAPE TV ADVERTISING THROUGHOUT 2023

25. 1. 2023 Each year brings the opportunity to set a new direction and 2023 is no different. Appropriately, CES is a place each January where the future of media comes to life, acting as a guide to help buyers and sellers sink or swim as they navigate a new year.

YES, TV IS AN ATTENTION BARGAIN – BUT EVEN MORE SO THAN LUMEN THINK

21. 12. 2022 It’s hard to read incredibly positive things about TV advertising and yet be compelled to argue with them, but sometimes you have to, says Thinkbox’s Matt Hill.

WHY MARKETERS NEED TO OPTIMISE MEDIA INVESTMENT IN THE COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS

26. 11. 2022 The cost-of-living crisis presents marketers with perhaps an even bigger challenge than the pandemic. They will need to optimise media investment, writes Azerion’s Paul Lowrey.

NOVEMBER’S CHART OF THE MONTH: DURING TIMES OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF COST-EFFECTIVE MEDIA

16. 11. 2022 Given the current economic climate, marketing budgets are increasingly under pressure with every investment needing to be justified.