“Market dislocation”–though a term most often reserved for economists and Wall Street analysts, it could aptly describe the state of online identity today. Recent reports suggest that Apple and Google are considering removing the IP address from their respective devices’ and platforms’ reporting. This move, which also nods to regulators and privacy advocates, comes on…
Paramount is looking to make measurement moves ahead of the TV upfront. Top line Today, Paramount announced it’s partnering with Mastercard and EDO for an enhanced measurement suite across all base media buys in linear and digital. Between the lines According to the company, the offerings broaden its attribution suite, delivering outcome-based metrics for advertisers…
NBCUniversal doesn’t want any surprises heading into this year’s upfront week. Last year’s NBCU upfront event from Radio City Music Hall had to overcome several unexpected hurdles. In addition to Hollywood strikes keeping entertainment talent on the sidelines, NBCU’s former ad sales chief Linda Yaccarino exited the company for Twitter/X days before its upfront presentation….
NBCUniversal wants advertisers to go for gold with its new tech offerings. Today at the One24 conference, NBCU’s latest TV upfront event, the company highlighted new tech and data capabilities, including generative AI, shoppable food delivery and, for the first time, all new programmatic offerings for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. “Television…
The Media Rating Council has granted measurement company Comscore national accreditation. Top line Ahead of the 2024 upfronts, Comscore will be able to tout accreditation for the Total Household Rating and Average Audience estimates in both its national and local TV Time-Based Grid reports. Between the lines This makes Comscore the only measurement company accredited…
Retail media is having a moment. Global spending in the category is expected to hit $140 billion in 2024, per eMarketer. That’s a 22% increase versus 2023, and it’s predicted to jump another 18% to nearly $166 billion in 2025. To give those numbers some context, retail media now makes up roughly one-fifth of global…
Retail media was one of the biggest industry conversation starters of 2023. Every retailer from Dollar General to Cars.com has launched a retail media network to capitalize on their existing first-party data. As both a new channel and data layer empowering existing channels, it has the potential to transform the advertising industry. But one question…
In-store retail media is ready for primetime. Expect 2024 to be the year that digital screens propagate across brick-and-mortar retail. Currently estimated at less than $300 million in the U.S., in-store advertising is finally ready to accelerate, with Walmart, Kroger and Tesco announcing the expansion of their in-store media networks this year. A recent Merkle…
Just a few months ago, Google’s new Search Generative Experience (SGE) experiment officially entered more than 120 new countries and, according to a new report, is set to power 84% of query results–marking yet another pivotal moment in the evolution of search. While chatbots and generative AI have been the media-facing darlings for quite some…
Walmart’s intention to buy TV maker Vizio, the largest supplier of automatic content-recognition data in the industry, has sources wondering whether this precious ACR data will be available under the new ownership. In recent years, a bevy of upstart ad-tech firms sprung up to solve the challenge of measuring audiences in streaming TV environments. Many…
Measurement challenges plague the ad industry, as linear TV investments dwindle and marketers consider alternatives to Nielsen data. It takes time to receive performance data on TV campaigns, making it hard for marketers to adjust their video strategies in real time. The lag didn’t used to matter as much, since marketers usually committed to buy…
Two measurement rivals are taking things to court. What’s happening On Wednesday, measurement giant Nielsen filed a suit in Delaware District Court against VideoAmp for patent infringement, alleging the rival measurement company violated two technology patents recently issued to Nielsen. The patents relate to the methods and apparatus for determining the duration of viewing sessions….
Nielsen is extending coverage of its national TV out-of-home (OOH) panel this year, which the measurement company says will account for 100% of U.S. TV households. Top line The company’s OOH reporting system currently monitors 44 markets, and Nielsen’s expansion will now cover all of the continental U.S., excluding Alaska and Hawaii. The data is…
Customer choice is endless and acquisition costs are at an all-time high, so it makes sense that marketers are turning to customer loyalty programs to stand out. But these programs aren’t a silver bullet. Take Bed Bath & Beyond’s well-known yet generic 20% off coupons, for instance. They’re a classic example of a “loyalty” scheme…
This year, third-party cookies are set to disappear, and with them, several other mainstays of digital advertising like measurement, spurring marketers to look at transaction data, attention metrics, and critique alternative forms of media. “There has been a lot of talk whether CPMs (cost per thousand impressions) or CPAs (cost per acquisition) even still make…
As the next wave of attention metrics evolves, brands like Domino’s and Expedia Group are going beyond simply measuring attention to using tools to identify new audiences and understand the content and messaging that resonates, ultimately leading to more effective campaigns. Contextual ad-tech firm GumGum, which last year acquired attention-tracking vendor Playground xyz and its…
Everyone has their winter holiday tentpole moments. For some, it’s seeing the Rockefeller Christmas Tree lighting, or watching A Christmas Story or the return of a memorable TV commercial. The lifespan of a TV spot is relatively short, around six to eight weeks, during its first run. But some campaigns are so effective at capturing…
In the rapidly evolving landscape of digital advertising, brands are in a race to capture consumer attention across various channels including banners, videos and social media content. As a result, the concept of attention has become a crucial metric for understanding the impact of advertisements. However, as we delve into the realm of attention metrics,…
Paramount is making good on its commitment to collaborate with multiple measurement companies. Top line Today, the publisher announced it has partnered with cross-platform TV measurement company iSpot for a new currency integration. The collaboration allows the companies to measure and transact national TV advertising campaigns with iSpot’s currency across Paramount’s media and streaming platforms….
The Joint Industry Committee (JIC)–formed earlier this year by OpenAP, along with a working committee of media agencies, premium video programmers, streaming platforms and trade bodies–has taken a significant step forward in the journey to multiple currencies. Today, the assembly announced it has given conditional certification to Comscore, iSpot and VideoAmp as part of its…
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