Robert Williams

SANTA MONICA, CA – The American Cancer Society has data indicating that the death rates from breast cancer fell 40% between 1989 and 2016, a decline that’s partly attributed to early detection. While the trend is encouraging, it’s not necessarily comforting for anyone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. For media professionals Denise Colella […]

SANTA MONICA, CA – Television viewers divide their attention among multiple media channels and connected devices, challenging advertisers to form a lasting impression of their brands. Optimizing campaigns to send the right message to the right audience is becoming a bigger priority. “We’ve set ourselves a very, very lofty target that by 2026, every impression […]

SANTA MONICA, CA – Regular viewers of connected television are familiar with the phenomenon of seeing the same commercial too many times during the same program. They may also see ads that are in the wrong language or seem geared toward a different demographic group. These incidents underscore the need for greater transparency in the […]

SANTA MONICA, CA – The explosive popularity of ChatGPT, a chatbot powered by generative artificial intelligence, has ignited interest in what the technology can do. For media buyers, a different form of AI known as machine learning is helping to pull audience insights from ever-growing troves of data. Computer programs that get smarter helps “to […]

SANTA MONICA, CA – Advertisers are seeking to reach viewers who have shifted their time spent with media away from live linear television to streaming video on connected devices such as smart TVs. They face hurdles in using the same media-buying tools for television that they use for digital advertising. “As media markets — particularly […]

SANTA MONICA, CA – Programmatic advertising has been criticized for not giving marketers enough information about where their advertisements appear. Some of those concerns have been carried over into connected television, where the profusion of CTV apps is reminiscent of the early days of mobile app stores. But there are reasons for optimism about CTV […]

The growth in viewership on connected devices such as mobile phones and smart TVs has spurred demand for audience measurement among a bigger variety of media channels, including digital platforms that generate signals of how they’re used. The shift in consumer behavior is occurring as people seek more control over how their personally identifiable information […]

SANTA MONICA, CA – Retailers that sell advertising offer brands another way to reach consumers as they shop online and in stores. These retail media networks not only can help to drive sales, but also to raise awareness for a broader range of products and services. “You’ve also got some of the media networks that […]

Disney next month for the first time will host its yearly Global Tech & Data Showcase as a live event at CES, the hugely attended consumer electronics exhibition in Las Vegas. The entertainment giant will highlight its abilities to help advertisers of all sizes to automate their media buying and to reach audience across multiple […]

Brands increasingly need reliable information about how they reach target audiences, especially as privacy laws give consumers more control over how their personally identifiable information is collected and shared. “If you think about the very fragmented world that we live in, consumers have endless options in terms of where they consume content and therefore where […]

SANTA MONICA, CA – The U.S. advertising market is showing signs of recovering from a pullback in media spending, but the marketplace is undergoing a secular shift as marketers shift television budgets into streaming. “It’s a very soft marketplace, and there is an influx of inventory in streaming,” Kelly Metz, chief investment officer at Omnicom […]

SANTA MONICA, CA – Privacy laws throughout the world have given consumers more control over how businesses collect and share people’s personally identifiable information. These restrictions have pushed marketers to find other ways to gain insights into people’s media usage, including more information about the content that provides the context for their advertising. “Contextual advertising […]

SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumers divide their time among multiple media channels and electronic devices, and marketers want to ensure as much as possible that their advertising is being seen alongside brand-safe content. Food and beverage giant PepsiCo recently issued a global request for proposal to gather more information about the shifting media landscape. “Our […]

NEW YORK – Amid growing concerns about data privacy, marketers have worked the past few years to wean themselves from tracking cookies that help to target online audiences with advertising. This process not only has made first-party data collected directly from consumers more important, but also the technologies such as artificial intelligence to help extract […]

The Beet Retreat Santa Monica this month will bring together leaders from a variety of media, marketing, measurement, data and ad-tech businesses. Geoff Wolinetz, senior vice president of publisher and demand platforms at ad-tech company OpenX, said he’s looking forward to the chance to discuss some key issues such as the need for greater transparency […]

NEW YORK – Connected television is becoming the most important video platform for advertisers with the adoption of programmatic media buying. These automated transactions will depend on a variety of supporting technologies to help brands identify the households they want to reach while also respecting consumer privacy. “CTV remains a super exciting area for us,” […]

NEW YORK – Retailers that sell advertising offer marketers another way to reach consumers as they shop online, not only helping to drive direct sales, but also to raise awareness for a wide variety of brands. Kroger Precision Marketing, the advertising sales unit of the grocery chain, is among the retail media networks that tout […]

NEW YORK – The popularity of internet-connected devices has given marketers more pathways to consumers, but the precious attention of those audiences is equally divided. This splintering of the media landscape has pushed advertisers to develop cross-platform strategies. “The advanced video ecosystem is highly fragmented, confusing for a lot of clients,” Jay Askinasi, chief executive […]

NEW YORK – Each upfront sales season for television advertising in the past few years has brought more ways to set the value of media transactions, or what are known as currencies. These developments are changing the way that marketers and media agencies are spending billions of dollars. “There is momentum towards the alternate currencies,” […]

NEW YORK – The popularity of smart TVs and other connected devices has given consumers multiple ways to access their favorite programming, whether it’s live sports and news or scripted series. For broadcasters such as CBS, the fragmentation of the marketplace has led them to adopt their methods of distribution. “We’re about making the biggest, […]