WELCOME TO THE NEW NORMAL, IT’S THE SAME AS THE OLD ONE

21. 3. 2022 | 10 min read Despite dire predictions of Covid-driven decline for some sectors and exponential growth for others, we’re largely where we would have been if it had never happened.

IN ADVERTISING, THE PANDEMIC IS (MOSTLY) OVER

3. 3. 2022 | 5 min read After promoting masks and social distancing, advertising creative is officially moving on.

TV ADVERTISING IN THE DAYS OF LONELINESS: HOW HAS THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC CHANGED OUR VIEW OF THE PRESENTATION OF OUR FAVOURITE BRANDS IN TWO YEARS?

1. 3. 2022 | 15 min read In March, we will celebrate a rather unpleasant anniversary. It has been two years since the first case of Covid-19 was identified in the Czech Republic and the pandemic broke out in full. Since then, many aspects of our lives have changed beyond recognition, which was reflected in the form of TV advertising. Its producers started absorbing new topics and brands wished to come up with more up-to-date messages. However, many of them paid dearly for it. But let us focus on those who have coped well with the challenging reality. Even in a time of pandemic, we have found out that that there is still room for creativity.

ADVERTISING IN RECESSION — LONG, SHORT, OR DARK?

1. 1. 2021 | 17 min read Editor's Note: Enjoy this special encore post, which was one of our readers' favorites in 2020 and which was contributed by Peter Field, a B2B Institute Research Fellow. Executive Summary As I write this, it looks increasingly certain there’s going to be a recession. It will probably be different to ‘normal’ recessions, but many of the lessons about advertising from previous recessions still apply:

ADVERTISING OUT OF CV-19

25. 5. 2020 | 2 min read How will the advertising out of covid look like?

KEY MESSAGES THAT SPEAK IN FAVOUR OF TV IN THE POST-COVID-19 ERA

7. 5. 2020 | 2 min read What are the key messages that speak in favour of TV in the post-covid-19 era? Here is the short list.

AUDIENCES ARE TURNING TO TV IN THIS CRISIS. HOW ARE BROADCASTERS AND BRANDS SHOWING THEIR SUPPORT?

4. 5. 2020 | 4 min read Stéphane Coruble, CEO of RTL AdConnect, reflects on how broadcasters and advertisers are adopting a new approach to retain relevancy during the COVID-19 lockdown.

COMMERCIAL BROADCASTERS SUPPORTED INFORMATION CAMPAIGN OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, AIRING 25 HOURS OF PUBLIC AWARENESS SPOTS FOR FREE

29. 4. 2020 | 3 min read Commercial TVs Nova and Prima participated in educational activities relating to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to tens of hours of their own news and journalistic content and new public awareness programmes launched, commercial broadcasters supported the official educational campaign of the Ministry of Health focused on prevention of the coronavirus infection and provided the Ministry with ad space for free.

TV ADVERTISING: INDUSTRY BOSSES DISCUSS THE MARKET’S FUTURE

28. 4. 2020 | 14 min read Mediatel's Steven Scaffardi speaks with key figures from the broadcast media world to discuss how they have dealt with the coronavirus crisis – and what comes next for commercial TV.

WHY NOW IS A GOOD MOMENT FOR BRANDS TO ADVERTISE ON TV

24. 4. 2020 | 3 min read Television audiences have gone through the roof because of the coronavirus lockdown, but will advertisers use the spike in engagement to drive brand-building campaigns, given the economic uncertainty? That is the billion dollar question, and according to Mike Shaw, Director of Advertising Sales at Roku, the answer should be ‘yes’. He has a long list of reasons why brand activity now, rather than later, will pay handsome dividends.

PETER FIELD ON WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO KEEP ADVERTISING DURING A DOWNTURN

23. 4. 2020 | 7 min read There have been many warnings, often from anxious advertising agencies, about the danger of brands “going dark” during the COVID crisis, but British researcher Peter Field provided evidence-based analysis of why it’s imperative they heed that advice during a thinktv Canada webinar this week.

UK; US: GREATER MEDIA CONSUMPTION LIKELY TO SUSTAIN AFTER COVID-19

7. 4. 2020 | 2 min read An overview of the long-term change in consumer media habits after the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the UK and US.

IF YOU’RE IN MARKETING, NOW IS A TIME TO SPEND, NOT BEND

6. 4. 2020 | 6 min read There are very few upsides for anyone right now. A record number of companies, big and small, find themselves just weeks from insolvency. Employees are being let go in record numbers. And the media is collapsing as advertising dries up and a long, difficult and painful ­recession lumbers into view.

BRANDS IN A PANDEMIC WORLD: INSIGHTS FROM KANTAR’S COVID-19 BAROMETER

27. 3. 2020 | 4 min read New research from Kantar uncovers how people’s media habits, attitudes and expectations can guide brands’ strategy during the coronavirus pandemic in order to remain afloat now and to bounce back once the worst has passed.

5 WAYS CORONAVIRUS IS CHANGING OUR VIEWING HABITS

25. 3. 2020 | 5 min read What has changed in how people consume media, and what does it mean for advertisers?