Thinking the Unthinkable about Video Ads
Posted on September 18, 2009
Phil Leigh
What if sponsors paid for video ads only when they are actually watched?
As John Wanamaker put it long ago, “I know that half of my advertising is wasted, I just don’t know which half.”
For over half-a-Century Nielsen audience rating have supposedly addressed Wanamaker’s question for television ads. It’s the foundation supporting a $70 billion annual business. It’s supposed to tell advertisers which programs viewers are watching and for how long. Given present computer technology it’s downright stunning when one learns Nielsen’s techniques for collecting its data.
With so much money on the table there’s a lot at stake. Some industry constituents want to update the measurement technology while others want no changes at all. Any changes are likely to upset somebody’s apple cart. That’s probably why progress in measurement methodology has moved at the pace of continental drift. Nonetheless, sponsors pay the bills and ultimately they’re going to demand more for their money. Read more…
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How My Video Consumption Changed
Posted on August 17, 2009
Phil Leigh
If you would like to learn how my media usage changed during a recent period of enforced idleness, this audio program is for you.
Owing to medical leave during the past two-weeks I have been relatively inactive at the office. This led to an increase, as well as a change in the pattern of, media consumption. Today’s podcast explains how. Read more…
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Behavioral Ad Targeting: Newspapers
Posted on July 30, 2009
Phil Leigh
If you would like to learn how newspapers and TV affiliates can generate incremental ad revenue by selling behaviorally-targeted Internet ads to local businesses, this audio is for you.
Behavioral-targeting is one of the keys to success in online advertising. For example, consider how online merchants such as iTunes and Amazon.com are among the most successful websites in terms of translating visits into sales. There are two reasons why their conversion performance is exceptionally good. Read more…
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Best Internet Video Ad Format
Posted on July 19, 2009
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If you would like to watch an example of a successful Internet video ad format, this video is for you.
MTV conducted a research study to discover the kind of video ad format that works best for their streamed music videos. The results are important because we infer that they’ll apply to Interactive television as well. Read more…
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How Video Advertising Will Change
Posted on July 16, 2009
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If you would like to learn why product promotion campaigns will replace advertising campaigns, this video is for you.
Traditionally advertising campaigns are executed by media buyers. Ad preparation, termed creative work, is done by the advertising agency. The sponsoring company determines the campaign budget and contracts with a media buyer to place the ads on the appropriate media. The media buyer determines the optimal allocation among television, newspaper, radio, Internet, and other formats. The buying organization also determines how the ads will run in each media. For example, they will decide which TV shows will get the ads. They seek to optimize the demographic match between the show audience and the profile of customers for the advertised product. Read more…
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Future Video Ads Will Be Shorter
Posted on July 13, 2009
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If you would like to learn why future video commercials will be shorter, this video is for you.
In our new research report, Future Developments in Video Advertising, we predict that video programming will migrate away from Cable TV and onto the Internet. Furthermore, we conclude that the great majority of consumers will expect to watch videos for free in ad-supported formats as opposed to paying a fee for rental or purchase of copyrighted content. Thus, it is crucial that future video ads be more effective than previously. Read more…
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Generating Sales & Leads from Websites and eMails
Posted on July 5, 2009
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If you would like to learn how to generate more leads and sales transactions from your website and email campaigns, this video interview is for you.
Our guest today is John Babb who is the founder and CEO of iDimension. His company specializes in helping corporations generate revenues and sales leads from their websites and email campaigns. It is also an expert in the deployment of Google Analytics. Read more…
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What Makes our Market Research Different?
Posted on June 29, 2009
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If you would like to know how our market research is different, this video is for you.
One key difference is that our reports are multimedia documents providing numerous embedded links to demonstrate new technologies. Thus, you can print-them-out and read them as conventional paper documents, but you can also use them in a television-like experience to actually watch what video ads will be like in the future. Read more…
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