HOW DO TV NETWORKS CAPITALISE ON THE DIGITAL STUMBLE?

21. 10. 2022 The Attention Council CEO Andy Brown and media analyst Ian Whittaker have joined forces to launch a White Paper arguing for three key requirements for advertisers to evaluate TV alongside digital video.

WHAT’S THE SECRET TO MAKING MODERN TV ADVERTISING LESS CRYPTIC? HINT: THE ANSWER’S IN THE ENGINE ROOM

12. 9. 2022 Why the solutions to many of our advertising challenges are found under the hood?

EFFECTIVENESS COMES WITH THE CONFIDENCE TO INVEST

8. 9. 2022 Marketing effectiveness is driven by courage, focus and tenacity, rather than a quest for efficiency.

MARKETERS SHOULD PAY MORE ATTENTION TO ATTENTION

6. 9. 2022 There’s ample evidence that longer dwell time on ads raises brand recall and choice, so ignore Byron Sharp’s claims that you shouldn’t pay for more attention.

THREE ERRORS OF EFFICIENCY

5. 9. 2022 Critics of traditional media channels argue that they are wasteful and expensive. But these critiques are fundamentally flawed – rather than points of weakness they are, in fact, points of strength, argues Alex Murrell, Strategy Director at Epoch.

BRAND PURPOSE DURING A RECESSION—4 REASONS TO PROTECT IT

22. 8. 2022 Marketers shouldn’t risk long-term investments in customer affinity or inadvertently blunt short-term growth

SHOULD YOUR STARTUP CONSIDER ADVERTISING ON TV?

18. 8. 2022 TV advertising may not carry the same weight it did years ago, but does that mean we should give it up altogether? Not really — and here's why.

IS THERE A CRISIS COMING? LET THE COMMERCIALS RUN!

21. 7. 2022 Want more market share? Arm yourself with patience and do nothing at all with your marketing budget. Because during a recession, all you have to do is just hang in there and your brand will grow. Why is that?

IT MAY BE TAINTED, BUT DON’T UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF BRAND LOVE

6. 7. 2022 Although the concept of ‘brand love’ was overused and went out of fashion, it remains an insightful way to consider consumers’ attitudes towards brands.

IN A WORLD OF INSTANT GRATIFICATION, DON’T FORGET THE POWER OF ANTICIPATION

17. 6. 2022 As humans, we have a natural urge for instant gratification – the temptation to forego a long-term, future benefit, to obtain an immediate and often less rewarding one. It’s a concept that brands have leveraged with aplomb using technological and product innovation, coupled with bold marketing activity. As such, we find ourselves living in the epitome of a ‘Need it Now, Have it Now’ world. From Getir delivering groceries in just minutes, to on-demand manicures in the home with a click, the list is endless. And broadcasters also understand that we struggle to wait or limit our exposure - which is why between them, Channel 4, ITV, Sky, and the BBC now host hundreds upon hundreds of box sets ready to stream. But instant novelty doesn’t always work for everyone Indeed, inspired by TV and cinema, an increasing number of brands find themselves commissioning film-quality episodic branded content as part of their marketing activity. This mode of content has now become the norm, particularly when you look at the alcohol category, such as Stella, Fosters and Estrella.

TV 360: WHY MARKETERS SHOULD COMBINE LINEAR TV AND CTV

16. 6. 2022 The number of cord-cutters has never been higher, and ad spend dedicated to connected TV (CTV) is rising steadily every year. But advertisers shouldn’t discount linear TV just yet. The US counts close to 50 million households with traditional TV services, and in 2021, 61% of US consumers watched linear TV on a weekly basis.

BYRON SHARP: MARKETERS STILL DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW ADVERTISING WORKS

9. 6. 2022 According to the head of the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute, brands complicate their situation when they can't draw on their own data and base marketing on impressions.

CAN YOU ACHIEVE LONG AND SHORT AT THE SAME TIME? USUALLY, NO

26. 5. 2022 It’s appealing to fulfil brand and sales objectives in one execution, but they’re so different that you’ll probably fail at both.

CREATIVITY IN ADS MATTERS MORE THAN EVER

24. 5. 2022 Every marketer and brand these days has a little black box of tricks that they can use in advertising technology: animated ads, ad trackers, rich media with video and audio, high-impact playable ads. The list goes on. But while the technology gets more sophisticated, the experience for consumers has arguably gotten much worse.

WHY SERIOUS TIMES CALL FOR FUNNY ADVERTISING

24. 5. 2022 The world is a serious place right now, says Lucky Generals’ head of special ops, Paul Mallon, but that’s no reason why brands should be afraid to be funny

WHY ADVERTISING WILL NEVER DIE

23. 5. 2022 Advertising’s not dead, it’s not dying and no one’s going to kill it any time soon. It’s never been more alive, so instead of taking aim, let’s be dead proud of it.

HOW STRATEGISTS SHOULD DEPLOY EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

21. 4. 2022 Stategists may be known for their intellectual chops but the very best use empathy in several different ways in order to build deeper, better communications, writes We Are Social CSO Harvey Cossell.

A BRIGHT FUTURE AWAITS TV ADVERTISERS THAT PUT CONSUMERS FIRST

18. 4. 2022 Those who listen and reframe challenges as opportunities will come out on top The television industry has entered the golden age of everything. Audiences, advertisers and storytellers alike have ample reason to be optimistic. Yet, as an industry, there’s often bickering about the hurdles of what’s holding us back rather than what lies ahead.