STUDY USA. POSITIVE AD ENVIRONMENTS BOOST PERFORMANCE AND CONSUMER INTENTION

29. 3. 2025 | 3 min read Ads on a positively viewed platform are more effective regarding purchase intent, brand favorability and preference, according to the latest research from MAGNA and Pinterest.



HOW WOMEN’S VIEWING HABITS FACTOR INTO STREAMING WARS

28. 3. 2025 | 2 min read The viewing habits of women are an often overlooked but crucial piece of the streaming wars. According to a new survey from MX8 Labs, 67% of women watch movies and TV shows daily, making female-focused content essential for streaming services and FASTs. With the war for viewer attention showing no signs of slowing down, let’s break down which platforms are successfully winning women over:



BUILDING BRANDS THAT MATTER: LESSONS FROM A DECADE OF THE WORLD’S MOST EFFECTIVE CAMPAIGNS

27. 3. 2025 | 3 min read As WARC’s Rankings season comes to an end we’ve taken a deep dive into the state of sustainability campaigns over the last decade. A new report, Sustainability in the WARC Effective 100, in partnership with sustainability marketing expert Thomas Kolster, explores how sustainability work – whether defined as social or environmental – shows up in ten years of the Effective 100 Rankings (2014-24).



BRAND BATTLES: FAST-FOOD OUTLETS MCDONALD’S, BURGER KING AND KFC USE PROVOCATION, TECHNOLOGY AND EMPHASIS ON TRADITION

27. 3. 2025 | 10 min read Competition is fierce in the fast-food sector. Each brand has completely different weapons in its arsenal. What advertising strategies are the global giants using to keep the competition at bay?



E-POJISTENI.CZ COMPARISON ENGINE HAD A TV CAMPAIGN CREATED BY AI

27. 3. 2025 | 2 min read Artificial Intelligence tools have created the individual images of the new TV ad for the comparator ePojisteni.cz.



STUDY AMPERE: STREAMING ALGORITHMS POWER TV, MOVIE CONTENT SELECTION

26. 3. 2025 | 3 min read More viewers are opting for content selections personalized through user algorithms offered by streaming platforms rather than recommendations from friends and family, according to new data from Ampere Analysis.



SURVEY USA: CONSUMERS EXPRESS GROWING DISSATISFACTION WITH STREAMING SERVICES

25. 3. 2025 | 6 min read M&E companies are at a tipping point. where they risk losing the next generation of viewers, a new study from Deloitte concludes.



ADC AWARDS REPORTS 270 ENTRIES, PUBLISHES GALLERY

24. 3. 2025 | 2 min read The ADC Czech Creative Awards has received a total of 270 entries this year. The entries can now be viewed in the gallery.



THE BIG BRAND BATTLES: NOSTALGIA, COMPARISON, AND PROVOCATION WORK WELL IN ADVERTISING WARS

24. 3. 2025 | 5 min read At first glance, it might seem that the global market is vast, with enough room for everyone. In a utopian world, each brand would peacefully claim its share of the market and leave the rest for others. Sounds funny, right? In reality, when two or three strong brands meet in a certain market segment, they go head-to-head. There is only one spot in the sun, and while there doesn’t have to be just one winner, anyone who hesitates may find with dread that they are not among the top players but at the bottom.



FIVE CHARTS TO END THE TV DEBATE

23. 3. 2025 | 10 min read To drive growth, we must strengthen the brand, says Peter Field.



TELETEST 2.0: AUSTRIA’S NEXT-GEN TV MEASUREMENT

21. 3. 2025 Teletest 2.0 is Austria’s new TV measurement system, developed by AGTT, which significantly enhances the way TV viewership and ad reach are measured. It introduces a new audience panel with 100,000 synthetic people meter participants, significantly increasing accuracy and depth of audience measurement, enabling real-time data collection and improving data quality across the Austrian television landscape.



THE STREAMCASTING CHALLENGE AND THE BATTLE FOR AD-TENTION

21. 3. 2025 The Italian media Sales Houses Association (FCP), in collaboration with Politecnico Milano and Nielsen, has conducted an in-depth industry study titled ‘’The Streamcasting Challenge and the Battle for Ad-Tension’’. This research explores the evolving dynamics of total audience measurement across broadcasting and streaming platforms, with a particular focus on ad-tention, the quality and quantity of attention given to advertisements in different media contexts. The study aims to provide broadcasters and advertisers with strategic insights to maximize audience engagement and advertising effectiveness. Industry Context & Challenges In an era dominated by digital transformation and shifting media consumption habits, broadcasters and advertisers face increasing competition from streaming services and social media platforms. Measuring total audience engagement across linear TV, on-demand platforms, and social media has become increasingly complex, requiring new methodologies to accurately assess how audiences interact with content. Understanding the factors influencing audience attention and advertising recall is critical to developing effective marketing strategies, especially given the varying degrees of active and passive attention across different media formats.



WARC RANKINGS 2025: CREATIVE 100 REVEALED

21. 3. 2025 | 6 min read Orange, the French multinational telco, and Marcel Paris’ WoMen’s Football was the most creatively celebrated campaign of 2024, while Publicis Conseil Paris and Rethink Toronto led the agency rankings; Ogilvy once again led the networks and WPP topped the holding groups; among brands, Apple and Anheuser-Busch InBev topped the WARC Creative 100 – here’s what you need to know. Get the full results



STUDY UK: TV ADVERTISING BOOSTS PERFORMANCE MEDIA OUTCOMES

20. 3. 2025 | 2 min read Investment in TV advertising makes performance media spend go further, according to a new study by GroupM.



IS A BRIGHTER FUTURE COMING? WITH A TOUCH OF EXAGGERATION, MIND POSITIVITY IN TV ADVERTISING AIMS TO OFFER A MANUAL TO HAPPINESS

20. 3. 2025 | 11 min read Every year, the International Day of Happiness is a reminder of the important role positivity plays in everyday life – and the advertising world is no exception. For some time now, mind positivity has become a key strategy for brands willing to reach customers not only effectively but also with emotions that leave a lasting impression. How can joy, hope, and authenticity turn advertising into inspiration and build loyalty?



DESPITE A LARGER LOGO, PEOPLE DON’T ASSOCIATE AN AD WITH A BRAND

19. 3. 2025 | 7 min read For many brands, branding is all about a bigger logo and name, but that’s not enough, says Arnad Debia, Global Creative Development Director at Ipsos.



LAST YEAR, THE ADS FOR DOVE AND THE CZECH PHILHARMONIC RESONATED THE MOST AMONG CZECHS

18. 3. 2025 | 3 min read The Dove and Czech Philharmonic advertisements scored the highest among Czech consumers last year, but Fio banka, Benu and ČAP also scored, according to an Ipsos analysis.



THE 25 BEST SUPER BOWL ADS OF THE PAST 25 YEARS

15. 3. 2025 | 17 min read From Pepsi's collab with Britney Spears to Bud's 'Wassup?' ADWEEK selects 25 of the best Big Game commercials since 2000.