RESEARCH REVEALS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE ROI

1. 10. 2021 | 2 min read The latest edition of The Payback Series examines the ability of media to optimise campaign return on investment (ROI).

INTEREST IN TV ADVERTISING EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS

23. 9. 2021 | 6 min read Strong demand is coming from advertisers in the e-commerce, retail and food and beverage segments. There is a high demand for TV advertising, confirms the CEO of the Nova TV Group Jan Vlček.

HOW DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER BRANDS ARE SHAPING TV’S FUTURE

23. 9. 2021 | 4 min read Today’s television ad industry owes a lot to digital natives, particularly direct-to-consumer (D-to-C) brands. This growing group of upstarts and disruptors has not only changed the way we as consumers buy everything, but it has also revolutionized the use of converged TV (linear, CTV/OTT, and addressable) for both data-driven performance and strategic reach.

NINE STRATEGIC WAYS ADVERTISERS CAN LEVERAGE OTT AND CTV IN 2021

26. 7. 2021 | 5 min read Over-the-top and connected TV advertising heated up in 2020 as restrictions were imposed to address the Covid-19 pandemic, leading people to stay home and binge on streaming content or their favorite cable television programs. Thanks to the measurable reach they offer, OTT and CTV became incredibly popular marketing and advertising channels over the past year.

UNLOCKING THE DIVERSITY DIVIDEND IN TV ADVERTISING

13. 7. 2021 | 4 min read Diversity and Inclusion are major themes for advertisers right now, as the last few years have made it plain how poorly marginalised communities feel they have been represented in traditional advertising. Across every channel and sector there’s an interest in representing diversity better, more authentically, but also more effectively. We’ve all seen ads which feel tokenistic, stereotyped or embarrassing, and there can be a fear of getting it wrong.

SORIN PATILINET AT COMMUNICATION SUMMIT 2021: UNRAVEL CUSTOMER EMOTIONS. IT’S THE PATH TO CREATIVE AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

26. 5. 2021 | 7 min read What are the lessons from the thousands of ads Sorin Patilinet has researched for brands like Whiskas, Orbit, Snickers and M&M'S? Take a look at the neuroscience findings that suggest what to look out for when creating ads and how to make them effective.

TV DRIVES BUSINESS OUTCOMES

30. 4. 2021 | 3 min read Global TV Group arms advertisers with latest TV effectiveness evidence from around the world. Research collection demonstrates how TV works in every market, for all customer objectives.

TV IS AT THE HEART OF CREATIVE EFFECTIVENESS

10. 3. 2021 | 2 min read In advertising, we have always known anecdotally that strong creativity leads to success, but there was little proof of the relationship until 2010, when the IPA, in association with Thinkbox, published 'The link between creativity & effectiveness' (updated in 2011).

EGTABITE 316: DPG MEDIA’S VTM GO OR YOUTUBE: WHO WINS THE ONLINE VIDEO BATTLE?

20. 10. 2020 In this week’s egtabite we take a look at Belgium DPG Media’s online video platform, VTM GO. By employing eye-tracking, physiological measures, and qualitative inputs, DPG put its platform to the test against YouTube by assessing viewers’ attention and ad acceptance. In summary, the research study revealed that VTM GO obtains a higher level of attention to content than YouTube, and ads receive much higher attention and are better accepted.

WHAT THE AD WORLD NEEDS NOW, EFFECTV SAYS, IS COMBINED DIGITAL/TV LOVE

23. 9. 2020 | 4 min read Comcast's ad sales division, Effectv, introduces a new appeal to the advertising community this week. If any of your campaigns solely use commercials on YouTube, Facebook or other social media, they'll be more impactful when you distribute them on television services, as well.

ADVERTISERS TAKE MAJOR STEP TOWARDS ‘HOLY GRAIL’ OF CROSS-MEDIA MEASUREMENT

17. 9. 2020 | 2 min read A new framework aimed at giving advertisers a far greater understanding of their ads’ reach and frequency across all media is to be road-tested in the US and UK, the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) has said.

EGTABITE 310: SCREENFORCE DACH AND AMPLIFIED INTELLIGENCE ON THE ENDURING POWER OF TV

11. 9. 2020 In this first TV egtabite after the summer break, we take a look at Professor Karen Nelson-Field’s recent study conducted for Screenforce DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). Nelson-Field and her team at Amplified Intelligence found that across multiple platforms, TV delivers the greatest number of attentive seconds and offers the greatest sales impact.

‘FOOLS ERRAND’ AND THE BILLION DOLLAR QUESTION: IS 1.7 SECONDS ENOUGH EXPOSURE FOR ADS TO WORK? NO, BUT IT’S BEYOND FACEBOOK

12. 8. 2020 | 6 min read In numerous "advertising attention" studies now done across Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TV in Australia and international markets, Professor Karen Nelson-Field has data which answers the critical question many marketers and media specialists are either still not asking or care for: How much time does an ad need in front of a user or viewer to be effective? On average around 50% of "time-on-screen" has no viewer attention paid at all. And no platform is immune. Here's everything you need to know - fast.

THE GLOBAL PROOF OF TV’S POWER AND POPULARITY

5. 8. 2020 | 4 min read While our way of life in the UK seems miles away from the sunny shores of Spain, the vibrancy of Colombia or Santa’s Northern Lights in Finland, how the world watches its TV is remarkably similar. Despite local difference in video offerings and tech capabilities, the bottom line is that the world loves TV.

REPORT: TV ADVERTISING STILL REIGNS SUPREME WHEN IT COMES TO INFLUENCING BUYERS

22. 7. 2020 | 4 min read It’s the industry debate that simply won’t go away – the effectiveness of TV advertising. The digital camp protests that telly’s best days are behind it, while others (arguably headed by Professor Mark Ritson) argue there’s plenty of life in the old dog yet.

IN UNCERTAIN TIMES BE TV CERTAIN

21. 7. 2020 | 2 min read So far 2020 (not only in Australia) has brought uncertainty upon us. Bushfires, a pandemic, and then a recession. As marketers we do the best we can with the information we have available, making choices to deliver growth for our brands.

VIDEO ADVERTISING IMPACT STUDY – KEY FINDINGS

1. 7. 2020 | 3 min read What are the fundamental mechanics of TV and video advertising? How they works? Lets summarize it: How video works The Media Equivalence Study provides evidence of the power of video across all channels – especially when it comes to advertising recall indicators. Video advertising has a stronger impact on television than on YouTube and Facebook. Two consecutive contacts within a short time period double unaided advertising recall. This applies to TV, YouTube and Facebook. Moreover, online video platforms benefit from the combination with TV. Two TV contacts have the highest impact across all indicators. Mixed contacts with TV have stronger impacts than two contacts on YouTube or Facebook. How video is perceived Advertising achieves the highest visual attention in lean-back mode. In lean-forward mode, users are less likely to pay attention to it and more frequently click or scroll away. TV watching takes place in a relaxed atmosphere. Advertising is part of the TV experience. Content and advertising achieve similar levels of activation and emotion. This facilitates advertising effectiveness. While using editorial content in leanforward mode, high levels of activation and emotionality are attained. With advertising, however, both these qualities fall off abruptly, which has an adverse effect on its processing. The level of activation also fluctuates strongly during content use. How video is seen The Deep Insights Study confirms the stable activation of viewers during TV usage. Many people use TV as a motivator when dealing with tiresome obligations, to watch big TV events with excitement, and as a reward and a way to relax in lean-back mode after their work is done. In these moods, those surveyed accepted TV advertising to a great extent. Advertising flows along with the program and is a learned and integral part of the TV experience. YouTube users are looking for everyday help or emotional relief. They want to find a quick explanation of how something works (tutorials) or they want to briefly escape their current situation, for instance by watching a funny video. They are looking for a cognitive or emotional shortcut. When viewers are taking a shortcut, advertising forces them to take a detour. In these usage states, YouTube users consider advertising to be disruptive. This reinforces the findings of the InHome Video Study, which showed an abrupt loss of activation as soon as advertising started. How video sells The experiment confirms the strong impact of video advertising. Both online video and TV have a considerable influence on recall. However, television has stronger branding effects. Both media increase the sales of the advertised products. Yet, the impact of television advertising is many times higher. This particularly applies to the launch product which was seeking large and diverse audiences.

FOUR COVID-19 MARKETING TRENDS: NAVIGATING WHAT’S NEXT

1. 6. 2020 | 6 min read As countries around the world emerge from lockdown, businesses are having to adjust to a future rather different from the one they’d planned for in January. WARC’s Anna Hamill highlights some key trends.