Posts Tagged ‘Media buying’
Budweiser’s Social Affinity is Driven by Traditional Advertising
Increased TV ad spend moves the needle For Budweiser on ESPN One of the biggest misconceptions about using social affinity targeting is that it’s only effective on social. There is indeed value in having tools that provide efficiency and insight in the social sphere, but mutual social affinities are so much more. Social affinities represent…
Read MoreAffinity Answers Talks Measurement and SXSW with MediaMath
Check out what our CEO Sree Nagarajan had to say about the “tipping point” that is coming for measurement in the ad industry and what he thinks about the evolution of SXSW in the latest MediaMath blog post: http://blog.mediamath.com/blog/events/5-questions-at-sxsw-2016/
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 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 MoreAffinity Answers Featured in Bill Harvey’s Series on the Future of Across-Screen Advertising
Media research pioneer Bill Harvey discusses “The Future of Across-Screen Advertising” in a new four-part series. In the recently published conclusion, Bill provides more detail on a presentation he delivered alongside CBS Corp.’s David Poltrack at this year’s ARF Audience Measurement conference. Bill cites Affinity Answers and its methodology of calculating mutual affinity between brands…
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
Read MoreHow Coca-Cola Won the World Cup
The World Cup festivities have ended, and Team Germany has taken its victory lap. But the war between soft drink titans Coke and Pepsi is never over. Which was the off-field victor in the 2014 World Cup? There are many different metrics that can define success for marketers. I’ll review some of them in a moment, but let’s first take a look at which soft drink brand won the title of greatest growth among fans of the tournament, according to Affinity Answers data… Coca-Cola’s reach among tournament fans grew at twice the rate of its chief rival Pepsi. Affinity Answers data also shows that Coca-Cola was and is the #1 soft drink among tournament fans
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