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When Linear TV and Digital Collide: The Rise of the Virtual MVPD

The Worlds of linear TV and OTT platforms are colliding. over the past year, we’ve seen concrete indicators that more and more users are gravitating toward linear TV on OTT via virtual MVPDs. MVPD stands for multichannel video programming distributor. Since video services like these are relatively cheap, they most likely will rule in the years to come.

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Data-inspired creative is here to stay

Data inspired creative is a tricky concept. On one hand it makes sense and on the other hand creative circles feel that it is a threat to their process. The reality is data is here to stay and can work creative to inspire a message. Read this blog on how creative and data can be a happy marriage.

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The question all advertisers have to ask

before pen meets paper, you’ve got to ask the most important question: what kind of reaction are we after? Eliciting a reaction is one of the main purposes of advertising. It’s hard to elicit an emotional reaction and also drive a response. Creatively speaking, if it's an emotional response that you seek, you'll tend toward traditional storytelling.

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