CAMPAIGNS SEE BETTER BUSINESS EFFECTS WHEN THEY INCREASE BRAND TRUST

3. 2. 2026 | 2 min read Advertising that amplifies brand trust can have an outsized impact on traditional markers of commercial success, including growth in sales, market share or profit, according to new analysis from the IPA.

THINKBOX: TV WORKS LIKE A BATTERY, POWERING OTHER MEDIA

2. 2. 2026 | 8 min read Do brands still matter? How should media mixes be planned in an environment of limited budgets? How long does advertising work, and why is trust becoming one of the most valuable currencies in communication? These are the questions addressed by the British marketing organisation Thinkbox in its Nickable Studies 2025 report. The new study summarises key research responding to the major dilemmas of modern marketing. Results across the studies show that long-term media, particularly television, play an irreplaceable role in building brand value and sustaining business growth.

ADVERTISING DELIVERS NEARLY 3X RETURN ON INVESTMENT

12. 6. 2025 | 2 min read Companies that invest 3% of their revenue in advertising see an 8.7% contribution to total sales – a near 3x ROI, according to Gain Theory.

NIELSEN: MEDIA MIX’S DIGITAL VS. TRADITIONAL ALLOCATION A MATTER OF BUDGET SIZE.

31. 3. 2025 | 2 min read Nielsen Insights says that while there’s general agreement that the right media mix ultimately embraces solutions from the worlds of both digital and traditional media, the question remains one of balance.

WHY TV ADVERTISING STILL RULES BRAND-BUILDING

24. 10. 2024 | 7 min read Quick—name the biggest brands you know. Coca-Cola. Apple. Amazon. Besides being massively famous, what else do these brands have in common?

HOW TV’S HALO EFFECT BOOSTS PERFORMANCE ACROSS YOUR MARKETING MIX

23. 10. 2024 | 5 min read Your apparel company just launched its first TV campaign, and new customers driven by TV surge. That’s to be expected. TV’s a powerful response channel. But something far less expected also happens. Paid search campaigns grow more effective. Social media engagement rises. Even in-store visits increase.

THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION ESTABLISHED COOPERATION WITH GROUPM AND ITS RESEARCH PROJECT MPANEL

18. 9. 2024 | 5 min read Since this August, the Association of Commercial Television (AKTV) has partnered with GroupM Czech Republic from the WPP group. Thanks to the exclusive cooperation with the mPanel data source, AKTV’s website ScreenVoice.cz will publish monthly interesting articles exploring television as an advertising medium and the viewing behaviour of Czech audiences.

INVISIBLE BRANDS DON’T SELL — WHY BUILDING REACH IS FUNDAMENTAL TO BRAND GROWTH

29. 8. 2024 | 4 min read In an increasingly fragmented media landscape, reach and frequency is the foundation that helps navigate this complexity and ensures brand growth. We all know how complex the media landscape is. When commercial TV was a one- or two-channel affair, with no competition from the internet, there was a highly bankable relationship between ad investment, audiences, and the likely ROI for running ads on TV. Now, everyone is a TV channel (more or less). There is a clash between internet users and TV audiences that is in no way helpful to marketing investment planning. Luckily, there are armies of measurement vendors on hand to help marketers better navigate these waters.

DPG MEDIA AND GAIA’S UNITED EFFORT TO FIGHT PUPPY MILLS

20. 6. 2024 Puppy mills, where dogs are bred for profit with little regard for their welfare, remain a troubling issue. To combat this, GAIA, a Belgian non-profit organisation dedicated to animal rights, partnered with Integreate by DPG Media to launch an impactful media campaign. This campaign not only raised significant awareness but also earned prestigious awards, including two golden Native Advertising Awards for Best Integrated Program and Best Use of AFP Broadcast, the Grand Prix Content Marketing Award for Best Content Strategy (Distribution) and the BOCA Award for Best Content Strategy (non-profit).

HOW TO BOOST ENGAGEMENT AND DEEPEN CONSUMER RELATIONSHIPS

7. 5. 2024 | 11 min read Good marketing is all about the consumer. If it isn't geared toward real people, then, honestly, who is it for? Of course, while being consumer-obsessed may seem like common sense, truly understanding your consumer base — and how this audience(s) will change and evolve, is no easy feat. It requires dedication, constant research, and social listening, as well as an openness to learning about different demographics. It isn't a "one and done" approach.

STUDY UK: WHAT BRITS WANT FROM BRANDS: GOOD DEALS AND REWARDS

9. 4. 2024 | 2 min read There has been a sharp rise in the proportion of consumers who feel that being rewarded for loyalty is an important way for brands to help support society during difficult economic times.

STUDY USA: BY THE NUMBERS: MOST AMERICANS WANT BRANDS TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY. BUT THERE’S A BIG CAVEAT

15. 3. 2024 | 3 min read A new survey from Morning Consult found that American adults in every age demographic believe that corporations have at least some responsibility to display diverse, inclusive marketing. This data comes even as DE&I efforts at companies, universities and elsewhere are being criticized or even penalized by conservative legislators.

TV ADVERTISING AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTION ARE TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS THAT CAN BE EASILY CONNECTED

7. 3. 2024 | 8 min read The former myth that advertisers can get by with social networks has long been debunked. Television advertising has undeniable advantages that no other medium offers. And that is why it is crystal clear that the ideal way to get the most out of advertising is to include both channels in your advertising plan.

WRONG ADS SERVE TO THE WRONG CONSUMER 1 IN 3 TIMES

22. 12. 2023 | 4 min read Agencies report that the wrong ad creative is served to the wrong consumer nearly one in every three times, according to new research.

OUT-OF-HOME ADS CONSISTENT WITH TV ASSETS ACHIEVE 2X MORE BRAND RECALL

20. 12. 2023 | 3 min read System1, the Creative Effectiveness Platform, and JCDecaux UK, the UK leader in Out-of-Home advertising, today revealed its latest research based on viewers’ emotional response data captured via the new OOH in situ Test Your Ad platform created in partnership with JCDecaux. Festive OOH ads matching TV campaigns are twice as effective at branding, scoring 62% on two-second brand recognition (Fluency), which measures the strength and speed of brand recognition, compared to 30% for OOH ads that didn’t align with TV creative. This is significant given the average attention time for OOH is two seconds.

TOOLKIT: MARKETERS GEAR UP FOR A BRIGHTER 2024

7. 12. 2023 | 3 min read Despite very real concerns about the economy, the majority of marketers around the world are optimistic and expect business to be better next year than this, according to a new WARC report. The Voice of the Marketer 2024 is a deep dive into The Marketer’s Toolkit survey data of 1,400+ marketers worldwide. Key findings Marketers are optimistic despite economic worries Two-thirds (64%) of marketers indicated that economic recession will have the biggest impact on marketing strategies in 2024, while 41% highlighted inflation and the cost-of-living crisis.

UPPER FUNNEL ACTIVITY TAKES TEN MONTHS TO PAY OFF

2. 11. 2023 | 2 min read Brands that are still spending in upper funnel after ten months experience greater efficiencies versus those who ceased the activity after three, new research shows.

MARKETERS ARE ‘ENERGISED’ BY FUTURE POSSIBILITIES

27. 9. 2023 | 2 min read After a few years when marketers were understandably focused on the present – addressing the multiple issues thrown up by the pandemic and its aftermath – new research indicates that they are now looking to the future and are “energised by its possibilities”.