Robert Williams

NEW YORK – Buyers and sellers of media are pushing for a “common currency” that unifies audience measurement for traditional channels like linear television with newer digital video platforms. They also want a broader variety of metrics other than reach and frequency, which have been a staple of the media and marketing industries for decades. […]

NEW YORK – Measuring television audiences can be limited when the metrics don’t indicate whether individuals actually saw commercials and programming. TVision was started to measure audience attention among consumers in a representative sample of 5,000 U.S. homes. “We believe the future of marketing data is a fusion between the big data sets, such as […]

NEW YORK – Consumers have more ways to watch television programming among different electronic devices, challenging the media and marketing industries to measure that activity. NBCUniversal, whose media brands include NBC, MSNBC, USA, SyFy and the Peacock streaming service, has called for new ways to quantify audiences and the effect of advertising. The company in […]

Marketers and media owners are looking for ways to get the most out of consumer data amid changes to privacy laws and growing restraints on online audience tracking. They can unlock the value of their data by breaking down siloes within their organizations, making the information more interoperable. Consumer identity management company Infutor seeks to […]

Television advertising is on the cusp of becoming more targeted on national cable and broadcast networks, giving marketers more control over the reach and frequency of their biggest campaigns. This addressability will support linear TV advertisers that want to engage focused audience groups and connected TV (CTV) advertisers that are looking for greater scale across […]

Advertisers are shifting their media spending to streaming platforms not only to reach audiences, but also to steer them toward the lower parts of the purchase funnel. In that way, connected television (CTV) resembles digital media with its more immediate performance metrics. “Interestingly, we have been working with the streaming television publishers and partners to […]

Marketers can gain greater insights into television audiences as more households connect their TVs to the internet. They can harness the smart TV data from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to support their efforts to ensure that their campaigns are reaching target consumers. “A lot of people use the data that the OEMs have in their […]

Brands that run campaigns on fast-growing connected TV (CTV) platforms can lower their overall media spending by retargeting viewers through other media types including digital display, video or mobile. Ad-tech company Simpli.fi recently introduced an audience retargeting tool to help lead consumers to the lower part of the purchase funnel. “The goal of the product […]

Marketers face greater challenges in measuring the effectiveness of their marketing campaigns amid a combination of stricter privacy laws in many regions and changes to audience tracking technologies. Google plans to end support for tracking cookies in its popular Chrome browser, while Apple has given its customers more ways to hide their device identifiers (IDFA), […]

Technology companies including Apple and Google are giving people more ways to protect their online privacy, limiting the availability of consumer data that help advertisers reach target audiences. Contextual ad placements within quality content are making a comeback. “Contextual advertising feels a lot like ‘back to the future’ in the sense that we have been […]

The cord-cutting trend has led television programmers to seek new ways to reach consumers as they spend more time on streaming platforms. For John Malone’s Qurate Retail Group, which owns shopping networks QVC and HSN, connected devices are another extension for its video commerce capabilities. “Our secret sauce is our authenticity in storytelling. We really […]

The growing number of households with a smart TV gives advertisers a way to customize their campaigns for different consumers during the same programming. LG Ads offers more personalized ad placements among 120 million households worldwide, including 20 million in the United States. “I can say with confidence that we finally have this at scale,” […]

TORONTO – More Canadian households are signing up for streaming video services as they cancel cable and satellite TV subscriptions, giving marketers a way to reach elusive consumers. Ad-supported video on demand (AVOD) is growing in popularity as a free alternative with a broader variety of programming and a lighter ad load. “Canadians are looking […]

Contextual targeting of advertising is regaining some of its past glory as marketers seek to reach target audiences while also respecting consumer privacy and weighing brand safety. Technology companies are giving people more ways to be more anonymous online, challenging advertisers to find data signals that are meaningful to driving business outcomes. Tracking cookies have […]

Marketers are looking for ways to reach target audiences while not bombarding them with repetitive commercials on connected TV (CTV) and traditional linear channels. Original equipment makers (OEMs) can provide unduplicated reach because most households only have one brand of smart TV in their living rooms. “Our research shows that there’s very little duplication across […]

Millions of people worldwide are hooking up their televisions to the internet, pushing marketers to allocate more of their media budgets connected TV (CTV) platforms. Those include consumer electronics companies, or original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), that have developed technologies for better ad targeting. “Three or four years ago, who would have thought that the OEMs […]

The increased fragmentation of the media marketplace gives advertisers more ways to reach target audiences, though it also brings more complexity. Advertising technology is evolving to help marketers navigate the landscape amid significant shifts in media consumption habits. “Media has become more complicated as we’ve seen more fragmentation, the shift to digital and the shift […]

Audience-based ad targeting has become more challenging as privacy laws give consumers greater control over their personal data, and tech companies give them more ways to avoid online tracking. As advertisers emphasize measurable business outcomes from their campaigns, they’re putting more weight into contextual targeting and integrating their brands with content. That’s especially true with […]

The growing audience for connected TV (CTV) programming is creating more opportunities for advertisers to reach consumers, especially younger people who have been early adopters of the latest video technologies. However, advertisers also face challenges in viewing activity. CTV Has Room For Improvement in Ad Pods Mike Baker, investor and strategic advisor Differences in the […]

Marketers, media agencies and ad-tech companies have been working to develop methods to measure the effectiveness of digital advertising as tracking cookies gradually disappear. Chief marketing officers at many companies are mindful of business outcomes. “Even before the pandemic, there’s been more attention on understanding the impact of media, and there’s more pressure on the […]