Posts Tagged ‘entertainment marketing’
3 Things Marketers Need to Know for the Fall TV Season
It’s officially summer, and another TV season has come and gone. While viewers take a break and wait for new shows this fall, the networks (and their advertisers) will continue to weigh which platforms are most effective at promoting and gathering audiences for September’s new entries. Marketers know that one of the places fans of…
Read More3 Entertainment Marketing Rules for Smarter, More Successful Launches
Suppose you have the next Empire or Jurassic World on your hands – do you know how to market and promote it to its full potential? Entertainment is an inherently social experience; if you see a great TV show, you’ll likely be engaging with it on social media. With this thought in mind, a post…
Read MoreLate-Night Changes Represent Brand Opportunities
If you stopped paying attention to late-night television in December 2012, then you might be surprised when you turn on your TV or stream video. Nearly every face fronting late night’s institutions is new, and what’s even more surprising is how much attention the new faces are getting despite TV’s overall ratings declines. As Los…
Read More3 Audience Insights from the 2014-15 TV Season
As summer is now in full swing, the 2014-15 broadcast television season is officially history. Just before the start of the season, in September, we examined how the previous year’s renewals often times had greater success in social engagement. For example, The Blacklist was not only last year’s breakout hit, but also had the most…
Read MoreIntroducing TV Ad Exposure Segments
Not having enough targeted reach for advertising with consumers is a growing problem for marketers, one that is not confined to online or broadcast media. This begs the question: how do marketers effectively reach receptive audiences at sufficient scale and frequency? Brand interactions on social media are the link between what a consumer sees on-air…
Read More3 Insights from the Classic Hip-Hop Radio Format Flip
At Affinity Answers, we are in the business of extending reach based on brands’ social engagement with other brands. The brand, while always evolving, shows evidence of this change slowly on social media; for example, engagers migrate from Facebook to Instagram over a period of twelve months. These changes are generally initiated by the users…
Read More3 Brands That Achieved Massive Engagement in 2014
As another year draws to a close, so come many “best of” lists that attempt to provide perspective on what has happened over the past 12 months. Since we at Affinity Answers have shown that engagement on social media is parallel to everything from TV success or failure to stock prices, we’d like to highlight…
Read MoreTaking Stock in Affinities and Market Performance
If you haven’t checked your 401(k) or IRA in the last month, you are probably going to discover some dramatic ups and downs, as the markets first reacted to the weight of world events, and then rebounded on the strength of the economic recovery. Of course, the market is no stranger to volatility. Take a…
Read MoreFall TV Success Hinges on Audiences as Much as Viewers
Just as we did in our last blog post, we take a look at another sign that fall is here: the start of the new television season. Although we are in a time when cable networks’ year-round schedules and shortened seasons have prompted broadcast networks to follow suit, this event still holds particular significance because of its tradition, and more importantly, the financial health of the “Big Five.” In a marketplace with heightened competition for eyeballs, it has become increasingly necessary for a program to establish itself as its own brand, reaching the consumer wherever she is.
Read MoreSuper Bowl Halftime Show: Is It Worth the Pay to Play?
The NFL season kicked off last Thursday, so in the eyes of many, fall has officially arrived. Football is arguably bigger than it has ever been – last season, the most watched program in the United States was NBC’s
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