CONSUMERS DON’T GET TIRED OF ADS, ONLY MARKETERS DO

8. 12. 2023 | 14 min read Data shows there’s no such thing as advertising ‘wear-out’, so save your new campaign budget and spend it on making your current ads effective for longer.

DON’T SHELVE THAT CHRISTMAS IDEA TOO SOON, STUDIES SUGGEST

6. 12. 2023 | 4 min read A growing body of evidence indicates that ideas and advertisements enjoy a much longer shelf life than many have assumed, with vintage favourites like Coca-Cola’s Holidays Are Coming and Aldi’s Kevin the Carrot outperforming the market – so it may be time to rethink how to approach Christmas. Why wear-out matters There is no evidence to suggest that ads become less effective as they age, but it may feel like they do, especially when as a brand or an agency professional you are watching the same piece of creative for the millionth time by mid-October.

RMB’S SLICE: WHERE INNOVATION AND EXPLORATION FUEL THE NEXT-LEVEL BRANDED CONTENT

20. 11. 2023 RMB, the Belgian media sales house, is dedicated to transforming its business to make it more resilient with a focus on innovation, exploration, and sustainability. Nevertheless, they feel under pressure from the new players in the market. As a result, in 2022, as an addition to the creative solutions unit launched in 2018 known as Flash, RMB decided to develop a new brand named Slice. This new department serves as a nexus, bringing together brands and content creators such as streamers streamers, YouTubers, gamers, etc. Jointly, they develop next-level branded content for clients. About Slice Officially inaugurated in March 2023, Slice represents an ecosystem that brings together brands and young Belgian content creators. Equipped studios, strategically placed within RMB’s offices, include a lounge room, an audio room, a beauty room, a green room, and a gaming room, expediting the production process. RMB contributes its client relationships and expertise as a sales house. The objective is to facilitate connections between advertisers and innovative Belgian content creators, fostering exceptional long-term collaborations based on shared values and authenticity.

HOW CAN TV ADVERTISING DRIVE GROWTH BEYOND ‘PERFORMANCE’ B2B MARKETING?

13. 11. 2023 | 5 min read We spoke to Matt Hill, Director of Research & Planning at Thinkbox, the marketing body for TV in the UK who help advertisers get the best out of today’s TV. We explore exciting opportunities for companies to reach targetted, localised businesses through low-cost TV ads.

TV SLIPS OUT OF MARKETERS’ TOP-RANKED MEDIA CHANNELS

22. 9. 2023 | 5 min read TV, a traditional lynchpin of ad campaigns, has slipped out of marketers top-ranked media channels this year, falling from third place in 2022 to 12th place in 2023.

HOW FRANCETV PUBLICITÉ CULTIVATES ATTENTION

14. 9. 2023 Attention, the precious commodity In an age marked by constant information overload and digital distractions, attention has emerged as a valuable currency in the media industry. While attention is a prominent metric for measuring the success of advertising campaigns, pursuing developments and patterns of how audiences allocate attention is crucial.

NEUROSCIENCE CONFIRMS THE POWER OF ADDRESSABLE TV FOR BRANDS

24. 8. 2023 | 6 min read Addressable ads produce greater brain activation in networks related to attention, emotion, reward and memory.

NEW STUDY SHOWS A CLEAR LINK BETWEEN ATTENTION AND BRAND EFFECTS

18. 8. 2023 | 3 min read Attention and brand effects have a direct correlation, according to new analysis by Lumen, Teads, and Dynata – but, crucially, relying on viewability data is not enough.

THE “MAPPING THE IMPACT” STUDY REVEALED A SIGNIFICANT LINK BETWEEN CONTEXT, CREATIVE ELEMENTS AND THE EFFECT OF TV ADVERTISING

14. 7. 2023 | 8 min read German company Screenforce has recently revealed the results of its new study “Mapping the Impact”. The research looked at whether the situation the viewer is currently in and the elements used in an ad spot can have an impact on the effect of a TV ad. The study came to a clear conclusion: there are large differences in the perception of advertising during different phases of the day, which offers advertisers and media agencies the chance to optimally design and plan ads using appropriate creative elements and thus achieve a higher impact and memorability with tv viewers.

HOW ATTENTION AND EMOTION COMBINE TO DRIVE EFFECTIVENESS

24. 6. 2023 | 3 min read Without attention, ads cannot have an emotional impact, and without emotion, marketers are unlikely to build brands for the long term, new research from the Ad Council Australia, Amplified Intelligence and System1 has found.

TV OR YOUTUBE: WHICH PLATFORM IS BEST FOR SHORT- AND LONG-TERM BUSINESS RESULTS?

13. 6. 2023 | 5 min read Watching YouTube’s ‘The Long and The Short of It’ leaves the viewer with the impression the only way for brands to achieve short- and long-term business results is on one video platform.

IN GRAPHIC DETAIL: GAMERS ARE WARMING UP TO IN-GAME ADS

29. 3. 2023 | 5 min read The in-game advertising industry has grown in fits and starts, with some advertisers balking at the current lack of premium inventory available in the space. But new data from Comscore shows that more gamers than ever are ready and willing to consume ads alongside their games.

TV DRIVES THE MOST ATTENTION

5. 3. 2023 | 2 min read What is attention these days and why is it important for TV advertisers? These questions are answered by a compilation of facts gathered from research conducted globally by The Global TV Group.

SHOCK THERAPY ADVERTISING. WHEN DID IT WORK AND WHEN DID THE CREATIVES GO TOO FAR?

2. 3. 2023 | 14 min read Capturing the attention of the TV viewer is still one of the goals of marketers around the world. This field is becoming more and more complex as the market is filling up with all kinds of campaigns, so the consumer will appreciate those that are original, innovative and imaginative. But there is an old recipe that is still guaranteed to work - shock therapy. However, ad writers who manage to shock might still not pat themselves on the back after all. Marketing history is full of examples where not only did the desired effect not occur, but the response was strictly negative. Shock marketing is a category that, by its very nature, teeters on the edge. But we know of a number of campaigns that are universally considered good practice.

CREATIVITY ABSOLUTELY AFFECTS THE SUCCESS OF ADVERTISING.

1. 3. 2023 | 2 min read Reviewing nearly 500 TV campaigns, Nielsen found 47% of ad-driven sales were dependent on the creative. But creativity without a strategy is a recipe for disaster.

CHANGING CHANNELS ON TV ADVERTISING

26. 2. 2023 | 5 min read Storytelling on television has been a key aspect of entertaining and engaging audiences for decades.

RESEARCH FINDINGS: WHY A MOBILE-FIRST APPROACH TO VIDEO CAN SLOW YOUR GROWTH

3. 1. 2023 | 6 min read Audiences under 40 are more attentive on BVOD than YouTube and Facebook. And the best screen is the biggest one.

FROM ADVERTISEMENTS TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. HOW HAS ADVERTISING IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC CHANGED IN 30 YEARS?

27. 12. 2022 | 8 min read The creation of advertisements has changed fundamentally over the past decades, as has consumer perception of them. So what are consumers receptive to most now? And how are marketers making their jobs easier with AI?