FORT LAUDERDALE — There are now all manner of ways advertisers and editors can try making from video assets. But, with so many options and devices available in the palette, what are the core considerations? Ad tech platform Videology’s north America MD Tim Castree boiled it down during a panel interview with Beet.TV, saying return on […]
Beet.TV has begun production of a 50-part series of personal interviews with noted advertising and media luminaries. These will be short videos of individuals who have impacted the course of the industry. Titled the “Media Revolutionaries,” the series is being co-produced with WPP’s Xaxis unit. David J. Moore, President of WPP Digital and Chairman of […]
presented by & Program of Events Thursday, January 22 Friday, January 23 Saturday, January 24 Special Participants Important Information Thursday, January 22 12 noon – 6:00 p.m. Video interviews will be conducted with early arriving participants in Studio 7 (on the conference floor level). All participants should book a 10-minute block with katy@beet.tv These individual […]
Brands that previously let their ad agencies get on with the business of advertising are increasingly using available new technology platforms do do some of the work themselves. So is the very existence of the media agency under threat? Not according to one agency exec who has just crossed to the other side. “More clients […]
In 2015, WPP’s large portfolio of digital agencies, tech providers and content companies, which are fully or partly owned by WPP, will be organized into a “complete” offering that can “compete with any company in the world,” says David J. Moore, President of WPP Digital and Chairman of Xaxis, in this interview with Beet.TV Moore […]
CHICAGO — From clients who will take on the role of their own agencies to the need to reach out to YouTube stars – media agencies know they need to adapt, but how? In a panel convened by Beet.TV, several agency reps chewed over their tactics and visions. Havas Media Worldwide social marketing director Len […]
CHICAGO — In the age of viewer impatience, creative agencies may no longer have the luxury of stringing marketing messages out over even something as short as 30 seconds, says a chief from IPG’s media planning and buying agency BPN. “You have to think about the first few seconds. We have to think about modularity of […]
CHICAGO — Weather often affects consumers’ moods, and that means it can impact purchase behavior, says DJ Reali, SVP MultiPlatform Sales at the Weather Company, in an interview with Beet.TV. As such, the Weather Company often looks to pair consumer data with weather conditions to deliver targeted ads. For instance, Weather Company has worked with Pantene to […]
We are pleased to announce plans for the next Beet Retreat, our fourth annual meeting of senior industry leaders for three days of workshops, networking, and taped sessions. The event will take place at the W Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The presenting sponsors are AOL and Videology. Participants Will Include: Dan Ackerman, SVP, […]
CHICAGO — Facebook is a marketer’s dream for video, but brands need to be smart about how to use the targeting, fan base, and types of video on the social network, says Len Kendall, Director of Social Marketing at Havas Worldwide, in an interview with Beet.TV. “Because of segmentation and targeting, it is a great ad […]
CHICAGO — What are the key ingredients to a making a video that works both as editorial and marketing? One big barbecue food maker mixed entertainment, education and a healthy dose of passion. IPG’s BPN chief strategy officer Chris Hiland tells Beet.TV in this recorded panel interview how his agency helped food client Hilshire appeal […]
CHICAGO – Ad network Jun Group’s CEO Mitchell Reichgut “recoils” when he hears about auto-playing ads, the new format being picked by Facebook and others to deliver video messages. But that doesn’t mean he won’t try introducing interruptive ads of his own. “(Auto-play) smacks of things that less than ingenuous,” Reichgut tells Beet.TV in this […]
CHICAGO – Put your money where your mouth is. That’s the new mantra of digital ad execs who believe gaining free audiences by building viral social audiences is over. “There is an urban myth of organic reach, of something going viral,” Mindshare digital innovation and strategy MD Jim Cridlin says in this interview with Beet.TV. “If you’re […]
CHICAGO — Working with a publisher partner can be a smart strategy for branded content, especially to drive awareness and visibility, says Spencer Bahler, Managing Director-Chicago at Maxus in an interview with Beet.TV. “We have some challenger brands we represent and we look to partnerships to help elevate what we can do,” he says. That includes […]
CHICAGO — Branded content is slated to replace the traditional 30-second spot, says Len Kendall, Director of Social Marketing at Havas Worldwide, in an interview with Beet.TV. “Think about the millenial sitting on the couch watching TV, when the ad pops up they are on their phone, and during the commercial there is no reason for […]
CHICAGO — Video ads are three times more effective than display ads in delivering brand goals, says Gian Fulgoni, co-counder and executive chairman emeritus of comScore, in an interview with Beet.TV “Video-delivered campaigns are much more effective than display in terms of a causing a lift in some action metrics as well as attitudinal branding […]
Branded video has emerged as the hottest marketing approach for advertisers. At the Cannes Festival, the “branded entertainment” track was the fastest growing with submissions. Media agencies, creative shops and new boutiques are lining up to produce digital-specific video content. But in the midst of this expansion, there are questions and challenges: how and where […]
Branded video has emerged as the hottest marketing approach for advertisers. At the recent Cannes Festival, the “branded entertainment” track was the fastest growing with submissions. Media agencies, creative shops and new boutiques are lining up to produce digital-specific video content. But in the midst of this expansion, there are questions and challenges: how and […]
Project Blueprint, a comprehensive cross-platform device to measure the impact of advertising across different media platforms, has been introduced to the industry, comScore recently announced. The new platform was developed in conjunction with ESPN. At the Beet.TV executive retreat, comScore executive chairman Gian Fulgoni gives the back-story of the collaboration with ESPN, findings from […]
Ad campaign creativity has been lost in the multi-platform digital age as advertisers have rushed to cram their broadcast ads in to a range of very different screens, according to a panel of frustrated ad and measurement executives. “Creative, that’s our biggest hole,” Xaxis’ north America MD Brian Gleeson tells Beet.TV. “We’ve spent so much money […]