TYPICALLY CZECH CHRISTMAS. IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC, HOLIDAY ADVERTISING IS HANDLED DIFFERENTLY, THE CREATORS ARE NOT AFRAID OF CONTROVERSIAL HUMOUR OR SERIOUS MESSAGES

8. 12. 2022 Czech Christmas ads are a category in themselves. Emotions, traditions, family comfort, but also humour are inherent to them. Despite the appearance that Czech Christmas commercials mostly want to entertain, it would be shortsighted not to give them a more important message in many cases.



CZECHS MOST OFTEN REMEMBER ADS ON TV, FOLLOWED BY YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK

22. 11. 2022 Television campaigns are the most memorable for Czech viewers and internet users. Compared to the same spots played in TV archives, on YouTube and Facebook, Czechs remember them best, according to the Track the Success study conducted by the AKTV in cooperation with Eye Square.



CHALLENGE EVEN FOR THE BEST MARKETERS. WHY DOES A GOOD TV AD NEED TO GRAB THE VIEWER’S ATTENTION?

14. 11. 2022 Grabbing the viewer's attention is a challenge even for big brands nowadays and the road to the goal is lined with many pitfalls. What is the recipe for attention-worthy advertising? And which specific brands can inspire in creatively grabbing attention?



THE MYTH OF “UNNECESSARY” MARKETING. WHY DOES IT PAY FOR COMPANIES TO INVEST IN PROMOTION IN TIMES OF ECONOMIC RECESSION?

27. 10. 2022 Experts agree that you absolutely must advertise during a recession. What are the values that should not be missing in advertising in a difficult period? And what are some specific examples of TV ads that can be expected to be successful with viewers?



HOW TO DO ‘GREEN’ ADVERTISING? AUTHENTICITY AND A PROACTIVE APPROACH WIN WITH CONSUMERS, HYPOCRITES ARE PUNISHED

3. 10. 2022 We are living in a time of climate crisis and brands are therefore giving more and more space to ecology and sustainability in their advertising campaigns. But keep one thing in mind - the "preach the water and drink the wine" approach is becoming fatal in this discipline. Examples of good practice from abroad will show you how to master this difficult task.



HBBTV SYMPOSIUM 2022 TO FOCUS ON TARGETED ADVERTISING, DVB-I AND NEW HBBTV SERVICES

29. 9. 2022 Tickets are ready to buy. Symposium will focus on Targeted Advertising, DVB-I and new HbbTV services. More about conference programm on the web pages.



WHY ADVERTISING ON TV IS STILL THE BEST WAY TO BUILD A BRAND

7. 9. 2022 TV advertising has been around since the late 1940s and it's still one of the most effective ways to build a brand. Despite the growth of digital advertising, TV spending is estimated to reach $77.5 billion by 2024. Why is TV advertising so successful?



WHEN MUSIC IS THE LAST STEP TO PERFECTION: THE WORLD’S TOP 10 ADS THAT BET ON THE POWER MUSIC

6. 9. 2022 Although it may seem at first glance that visual play the primary role in TV advertising, this is not so true. Music is one of the essential ingredients for success. The following ten examples show the creative possibilities of working with music in advertising. All of them are united by the fact that they have an unquestionable place in the golden fund of television advertising.



SERIOUSLY FUNNY: CAN HUMOUR HELP BRANDS THROUGH AN ECONOMIC CRISIS?

9. 8. 2022 Why should brands look on the bright side of life even in the darkest of times? According to research, people remember information better if they perceive it as humorous. Let's take a look at five brands that use humour to present their brands and summarise why it works.



BACK 2 SCHOOL! HOW DOES THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR START IN THE WORLD OF (NOT ONLY) TV ADVERTISING?

1. 8. 2022 For some brands, the Back 2 school season is one of the most exposed times of the year. What do the successful television commercials that have helped shape the phenomenon tell us about Back 2 school marketing?



THE NEW LIFE OF THE LIVING ROOM AKA ALL EYES ON THE BIG SCREEN

1. 8. 2022 Recent years have accelerated the growth of media consumption on a global scale - especially when it comes to home use, as our living rooms have become the epicenter of a whole new lifestyle. What does this mean for advertisers and broadcasters themselves, and how can they use it to their advantage? This was the aim of the current research “New Life of the Living Room”, which was jointly carried out by smartclip a RTL AdConnect.



THE “MAPPING THE MOODS” STUDY REVEALS THE RELEVANCE OF CONTEXT IN MEDIA VIEWING

25. 7. 2022 Technological developments in the world of media affect viewing. A new study commissioned by Screenforce provides evidence of new patterns of video consumption among the expanded population.



PEOPLE METERS CELEBRATE A QUARTER OF A CENTURY IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC. THEY ARE STILL AN INDISPENSABLE TOOL FOR BROADCASTERS AND MARKETERS.

13. 7. 2022 This year marks 25 years since the launch of the first project of electronic tv audience measurement in the Czech republic. How has the practice in this area changed over more than two decades? And how could the near future look like considering it will undoutedly be affected primarily by the phenomenon of cross-platform measurement?



WHY DO CZECHS WATCH MORE TV? LAST YEAR IT WAS FOUR HOURS A DAY

15. 6. 2022 Even the massive rise of social media and streaming services has not deterred Czech viewers from watching classic linear TV channels. What's more, their viewership is continuously growing to last year's record of four hours a day.



THE WORLD BEHIND THE RED BUTTON: WE CAN HARDLY IMAGINE TELEVISION WITHOUT HBBTV TODAY

1. 6. 2022 HbbTV has come a long way since its launch in 2011 and has rightfully become one of the most dynamically evolving global TV technologies of today.



HBBTV SYMPOSIUM AND AWARDS 2022: CALL FOR SPEAKERS

1. 6. 2022 The HbbTV Association, which co-hosts the in-person event Symposium HbbTV with the Czech Association of Commercial Television (AKTV), is inviting industry executives and experts to address the top-level audience as speakers in the conference programme.



WHY ADVERTISING WILL NEVER DIE

23. 5. 2022 The ‘advertising is dead’ myth is especially bizarre because advertising has never been more alive. We have never had a wider, more varied array of options and opportunities available in advertising.



CREATIVITY IN ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS: AN INDISPENSABLE INGREDIENT IN THE RECIPE FOR SUCCESS AND IMMORTALITY

8. 5. 2022 Creative advertising campaigns are simply the most reliable tool available to marketers, which is why it’s a shame that today’s examples are outnumbered by those that don’t have much originality. Does this mean that creativity is dead? Not in the slightest - in fact, it’s quite the opposite.