Cannes Lions

LONDON — High quality and plenty of integrity are important for brands and publishers working together on commercial editorial, says the executive who launched The Guardian’s branded content division this spring. “The most critical thing is to ensure that the caliber of the content, if it is branded, is of such a high standard that […]

LONDON — A number of factors have given rise to the position of France as a leader in programmatic ad buying across digital video and linear television, explains Anne de Kerckhove, managing director for EMEA for Videology, in this interview with Beet.TV She says that many big publishers and broadcasters in France have embraced programmatic […]

LONDON — Programmatic online advertising control techniques have become popular in web channels; now broadcasters and video operators are ready to shed scepticism toward the technology, says an exec with a bird’s-eye view of the market. “Increasingly, the community is appreciating that programmatic is premium,” says video ad tech firm Videology‘s Head of Global TV Strategies, […]

LONDON — When programmatic online ad trading techniques hit the big time, headlines focused on their use in auction environments. But conventional-style display advertising can be upgraded by programmatic, too, says one ad agency exec. “One of the really interesting spaces is the evolution of private marketplaces and this concept of ‘programmatic guaranteed’ … now […]

LONDON — Programmatic buying widens the playing field in online video because it lowers the cost, says Nigel Waring, Director of Performance Marketing and Biddable Media at SMG during an interview with Beet.TV. “Traditionally it has been difficult to make video work because of the cost barrier. But when it’s allied to real-time buying you can optimize […]

LONDON — If “data is the new oil“, The Guardian is sitting on a well. The news publisher has built its own in-house analytics platform, dubbed “Ophan”, to measure dozens of metrics for thousands of stories, chief digital officer Tanya Cordrey tells Beet.TV. “It shows the performance of our content at any moment of any […]

LONDON – Cannes Lions has evolved from a creative-centric festival to a far more integrated event, recognizing a range of media, says Nigel Conway, Global Head of Media Communications at Nestle, in an interview with Beet. TV. “We are seeing media fully represented. We want to make sure we are producing integrated communications plans that leverage the […]

Now that TV viewers are using mobile devices to distract themselves from TV ads, GroupM’s data-driven Xaxis unit is trying to bring those ads to the palms of their hands. The unit recently launched Xaxis Sync, its technology for buying ads on social networks at the same time they run on TV, in further global markets, following inception […]

LONDON — UK consumers are spending insane amounts of time on their phones. So why aren’t advertisers putting proportionate amounts of money in to the devices? “Because the mobile marketplace has been relatively fragmented, it has made it feel a little bit difficult and risky for people to get executing on phones in the way […]

LONDON — It’s only natural that native advertising articles exist only on the websites of the individual publishers who sell and create them – after all, they depend on the tone and content production skillset boasted by that publisher. But Danny Hopwood wants native’s small reach to break out of their creators’ own confines, with […]

LONDON –  With some 35% of all advertising going to digital media, or about $10 billion last year, the U.K. may have the  greatest percentage of digital ad spend in the world, says Guy Phillipson, CEO of the IAB UK, in this interview with Beet.TV In the interview, he shares the state of digital in […]

LONDON — The Guardian will reboot its mobile app with a new design in the next few weeks after spending the last year re-thinking its mobile web and mobile app strategy, says chief digital officer Tanya Cordrey. “Probably within the next month or two, the new Guardian app will be hitting your local app store […]

LONDON – Those ads that follow users around the web with a banner for a vacation after they browsed for a vacation may soon be more than just banners. “The ability to retarget someone with a video as as opposed to just a display ad adds an interesting new dimension,” the EMEA president of Publicis-owned […]

LONDON – Mirroring the rapid growth of content created for and by brands, there has been a  surge in award submissions in the category of  “branded entertainment.” It is “exploding out of all proportion,” says Philip Thomas, CEO of Cannes Lions in this interview with Beet.TV Another fast growing sector  among the Festival’s seventeen categories is […]

The scope of Cannes Lions will grow this year with a wave of new participants from  Silicon Valley, Hollywood  and other sectors, says Philip Thomas, CEO of the Festival in this video interview with Beet.TV taped earlier this year in Las Vegas. Beyond its origins as a celebration of advertising creativity, it is now a […]

CANNES — Tremor Video has seen a big jump in digital video buying based on cost per engagement or brand lift says, Melinda McLaughlin, Chief Marketing Officer for Tremor Video, during an interview with Beet.TV. In fact, Tremor’s cost-per-engagement business is growing at a rapid clip with big brands, she says. “We see performance pricing as […]

CANNES — Immersive and interactive storytelling are becoming more vital for brands, commercials and branded content, says Ari Kuschnir, CEO, co-founder and Executive Producer at m ss ng p eces, during an interview with Beet.TV. Kuschnir heads up a creative production company that has developed a range of interactive digital content for brands including Google, American Express, Red […]

CANNES — Ideally, in-stream video advertising will give viewers control and let them impact the narrative in the future, says Jonathan Hoffman, President of Experience Design at Starcom MediaVest Group, during an interview with Beet.TV. With targeting techniques available, viewers now expect they’ll be shown or served something that is relevant emotionally and contextually. “It […]

CANNES — Repurposing TV spots for online video doesn’t give brands the best creative canvas for the digital medium, says David Sanderson, Senior Creative Director at Tremor Video, during an interview with Beet.TV. For instance, if engagement is an important metric for the media team, the creative team should build formats with that in mind […]

CANNES — Video publishers are increasing the frequency and length of pre-roll ads that have become the medium’s de facto monetisation method. But some in advertising believe brands are better off by ditching interruptive methods and instead making highly engaging ads. During this nine-minute-long TechTalk session at Cannes Lions presented by Tremor Video, four execs talked […]