SANTA MONICA, Calif. — As advertisers seek to drive results across various platforms, connected TV is emerging as a key opportunity for performance media. While traditional TV advertising has focused on reach and frequency metrics, Matt McDonald, Global Head of Connected TV & Streaming at Google said advertisers are increasingly looking for ways to understand how their campaigns drive awareness, consideration [...]

Advances in artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI, are enabling marketers to deliver personalized omnichannel experiences to consumers in near real-time, across every stage of the purchase journey. But, in leveraging AI to boost conversions and customer satisfaction through techniques like targeting, personalization, data analysis and content generation, advertisers must focus on increasing quality and effectiveness. "AI has become a great tool for [...]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – TikTok is investing heavily in creative solutions to help brands create effective content on the platform. With creativity being the key to breaking through and driving campaign success, TikTok offers a suite of tools to connect brands with creators and generate content quickly using generative AI. The TikTok Symphony Creative Studio, now available to all advertisers globally, combines [...]

ORLANDO – The rapid shift in people’s television viewing habits during the pandemic, when many people were stuck at home and signed up for streaming services, pushed audience measurement companies to adapt their tabulations. Nielsen, whose television ratings have helped to determine how massive sums of advertiser money is spent, developed its Nielsen One platform to help measure cross-media audiences. “We [...]

Advertising software and services company Mediaocean this month announced a plan to buy advertising tech company Innovid for $500 million. The deal, which is expected to close early next year, expands Mediaocean’s ability to offer brands control over their data and where their ad spending goes. For Zvika Netter, co-founder and chief executive of Innovid, the acquisition marks the culmination of [...]

When you’re a company that owns customers’ means of accessing communications and content services, first-party data comes by default. By aggregating data based on app ownership, frequency of use, and time spent, T-Mobile Advertising Solutions gains valuable insights into consumer behaviors and interests. "Having first party data makes it easier to understand your customer and being able to deliver experiences that are [...]

Ad serving is the essential"railroad track" that connects the digital ecosystem, explains Bill Wise, CEO and C0-Founder of Mediaocean in this Beet.TV video interview on reasons behind the acquisition of Innovid. The new company will combine Mediaocean's Flashtalking and Innovid's ad servers. They will become an independent ad-tech company at scale, that is "not conflicted." The merger, which is expected to close [...]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – This year’s Olympic Games in Paris underscored the power of live sports to deliver meaningful cultural moments to a broad audience, and to provide opportunities for participating sponsors to achieve their branding goals. “You get tremendous brand lift, recognition, awareness and the appropriate adjacency that really can drive all key indicators for your business,” Kelly Metz, chief [...]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Streaming advertising is growing, but advertisers face challenges in consistently reaching the right audiences across different media partners and platforms. This is due to discrepancies in how various "householding" solutions match consumer identifiers to target households, according to David Levy, CEO of advanced advertising company OpenAP, in this video interview with Beet.TV. "Ultimately that just creates a lot [...]

The Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM) is bringing its collaborative approach to advancing TV and video measurement to Europe with its first major event in the UK market. CIMM London on December 9 will gather around 200 executives from across the U.S., UK, and European buy-side and sell-side ecosystems to discuss key issues facing the industry. While CIMM has historically focused [...]

SANTA MONICA, CA – The advertising industry is abuzz with talk of using artificial intelligence and mountains of consumer data to power a new wave of personalized marketing. But industry executives must proceed wisely to avoid pitfalls. That is the view of Carl Fremont, CEO of ad agency Quigley-Simpson, who is excited about the potential for AI and data-driven personalization - but [...]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – The digital advertising industry is poised for a strong 2025 as multiple economic indicators point toward growth, said Terry Kawaja, founder and chief executive of investment bank LUMA Partners. “2025 is going to be an excellent year for digital advertising,” he said in this interview with Beet.TV contributor Rob Williams at the Beet Retreat Santa Monica. “And [...]

Generative AI may be the talk of the tech world, but consumer adoption is still in its early stages. According to a new study from Publicis Media and Microsoft Advertising, just 13% of consumers who have used generative AI are using it extensively. "But that other 87% was split pretty evenly between people who've just used it once or twice and [...]

ORLANDO, Fl – The availability of NFL games on streaming platforms has surged by 50% annually for the past three years - and this coming season, over half of all NFL games will be available to stream. But while this brings together the best of TV and digital, it also presents a new challenge for marketers. "How do they take what [...]

ORLANDO, Fl – Auto makers have long used TV as a key advertising channel. So, in the new era of internet-connected TV changing, are car manufacturers changing gear? In this video interview with Beet.TV at the ANA's Masters of Marketing conference, Shenan Reed, Global Chief Media Officer of automotive brand General Motors, explained the benefits of connected TV (CTV). "The beauty of [...]

Consumers say they like seeing ads that are tailored to their needs, but they also don’t like the idea that they’re being spied upon as they spend time with media. Technology giants have worked to solve this issue, including Microsoft Advertising with its Ad Selection API that seeks to help advertising work better both for consumers and brands. API stands for [...]

Connected television has exploded in popularity in the past decade as consumers seek greater flexibility in their viewing choices. Advertisers are following these audiences, but additional investment is needed for CTV to fulfill its potential as an interactive marketing channel, as attendees of the upcoming Beet Retreat Santa Monica will examine in greater detail. “We're going to need to see an [...]

ORLANDO – A variety of studies have shown that consumers tend to feel more favorable about brands whose advertising shows accurate depictions of people irrespective of identity group. New technology can help brands to determine whether their ads are aligned with their diversity and inclusion principles. “The representations of people that we see in the media that we consume every day [...]

Retailers that sell advertising make up a booming area of the global media market as brands seek to reach consumers as they shop or to target them based on their purchase behaviors. While retailers are relative newcomers to ad sales, they are becoming more sophisticated in meeting the demands of brand marketers. “Media sellers have started to catch up to what [...]

ORLANDO – Automotive brands for decades have been mainstay advertisers on traditional linear television, including over-the-air broadcasts and cable channels. As many cord-cutters and cord-never consumers reach the prime car-buying age, carmakers are embracing newer media channels such as connected television to improve their reach. “We want to be wherever consumers are spending time. As the rise of streaming grew, so [...]