MYTHS VERSUS REALITY: THE TRUTH ABOUT TELEVISION AND TELEVISION ADVERTISING

18. 4. 2024 There have been more than enough myths about television in recent years. But none of them hold up under the weight of the facts. Television is still one of the most important media channels, still reaches a large number of viewers and is still the medium that stirs emotions, offers the highest efficiency and return on investment, maximum attention and trust. And it is far from being consumed just by the older generation. In any case, television has the potential to be effective and attractive in the long term - for marketers and media planners as well as for audiences.

SURVEY: CTV IS MOST EFFECTIVE DIGITAL AD CHANNEL

31. 3. 2024 A new survey of marketers has found that advertisers view CTV advertising is the most effective digital channel in their media mix and that 23.6% plan to increase their spending on connected TV (CTV) campaigns in 2024, according to a new study from tvScientific.

TV ADVERTISING IS NOT EXPENSIVE. IT OFFERS A HIGH RETURN ON INVESTMENT AND CAN BE AFFORDED BY SMALLER COMPANIES

21. 3. 2024 Quite often we encounter the myth that television as an advertising medium is expensive. But the reality is quite different. The magic term in TV advertising is “return on investment”. Television as a medium has an incredibly high return on investment because it has the greatest potential to reach and engage mass audiences, create brand awareness, have an emotional impact and generate sales. Even though competition from other platforms such as social media is continuously increasing, TV still generates better results than advertising done through other media channels.

TELEVISION HAS A FUTURE AS A MEDIUM. NEW DATA DEBUNKS MYTHS ABOUT TV AND TV ADVERTISING

22. 2. 2024 Television is still one of the most popular leisure activities in Czech households. This is the conclusion reached by the association of television organizations in its new report, stating that viewers over the age of 15 spend three hours and forty-four minutes a day watching television. TV’s effectiveness, huge reach to a wide audience and other benefits make it clear that advertising on tv makes much sense for brands even in the digital age. And it is time to deal vigorously with the myths about TV and TV advertising. Long History and Strong Position of Television Advertising Television advertising has been around for decades and has survived the digital age. Despite all the new developments, TV remains one of the most powerful advertising platforms and still holds its position as the most compelling and trusted media channel. According to Peter Field, television has never been a more effective advertising channel than it is today.

HOW TO MAP MEDIA QUALITY FOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL MEASURES

2. 2. 2024 EssenceMediacom’s strategy chief reveals new research into media channel signalling strength.

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

20. 12. 2023 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.

BVOD SHOULD BE FIRST ON THE PLAN

3. 12. 2023 Thinkbox’s Matt Hill questions ViewersLogic’s interpretation of BVOD’s impact – pointing out that basing planning decisions on viewing time alone is a flawed approach. Quality is crucial.

THE IMPORTANCE OF INTEGRATING DIGITAL AND TRADITIONAL MARKETING

8. 11. 2023 Denis Sinelnikov is the CEO of Media Components and Curis Digital, an award-winning, full-service digital marketing agency.

IMS’S UNILEVER CAMPAIGN BRINGS TV AND RADIO TOGETHER

26. 10. 2023 Background information In this business case study, we discuss IMS’s TV and radio campaign for Unilever that tapped into the complementarity of these two mass media. Following the launch of a radio audience measurement by Kantar Media in Uzbekistan, the interest in radio increased among clients that finally could have reliable radio figures alongside the TV ones. Thanks to this new measurement radio can now be used as an effective tool to help TV campaigns reach the audience that does not watch TV on a regular basis.

MARKETERS FEEL CONFIDENT ON AI

10. 10. 2023 Three-quarters (73%) of marketers globally feel confident about using AI tools, according to new research* from LinkedIn, and a similar proportion (74%) anticipate that the tech will significantly change the way they work in the next year. Key findings

TV SLIPS OUT OF MARKETERS’ TOP-RANKED MEDIA CHANNELS

22. 9. 2023 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 TO IMPROVE ADVERTISING PAYBACK

21. 9. 2023 Advertisers need to understand the different levers they can pull to improve ROI and to identify where resources should be put to maximise returns, reveals new research on the drivers of advertising profitability.

MARKETERS ARE ‘HOPEFUL YET REASONABLE’ AHEAD OF Q4 AND HOLIDAY SEASON

14. 9. 2023 Ad spend may be heading back to the mid-single digit levels seen in the 2010s, but that hasn’t stopped clients from approaching Q4 ad spend with a general sense of uncertainty, agency executives say.

CREATIVE IS BIGGEST PROFITABILITY LEVER, BRAND SIZE TOP FACTOR

21. 6. 2023 Updated research into the factors affecting advertising profitability finds that brand size and creative quality have grown in importance as online life has matured. Why it matters Paul Dyson, founder of Accelero consulting, emphasised that creativity is still "by some way" the main lever at a marketers' disposal, during a recent talk at Thinkbox, the marketing body for commercial TV in the UK.

MARKETERS EMBRACE STREAMING BUT STRUGGLE WITH CROSS-MEDIA MEASUREMENT

27. 4. 2023 The great majority of marketers around the world are now including streaming platforms in their media planning, but far fewer view these as effective advertising channels.

HOW ADVERTISERS CAN EFFECTIVELY COMBINE LINEAR AND STREAMING TV CAMPAIGNS

18. 4. 2023 Today’s marketers are evolving their media plans to keep pace with major changes in consumer video viewing habits. But planning their video investments can be especially confusing, with negative and misleading newsfeed headlines of dwindling TV audiences and the sentiment that streaming is the only way to reach young audience segments.

NEED TO TRIM AD SPEND? KANTAR RESEARCH SUGGESTS WHAT YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO CUT

14. 4. 2023 Television is great on its own, but even more valuable in the mix making other mediums more effective’

REDUCED MARKETING SPENDING LEADS TO A DROP IN SALES

23. 3. 2023 According to AKA research, reduced communication budgets lead to a long-term decline in sales.