Google created a fake pizza brand to test out creative strategies for Youtube ads
Google’s Unskippable Labs team has been testing ad effectiveness in a compelling new way: It created a fake pizza brand called Doctor Fork…
The Spark Experience
After another great semester with the Spark Program, we'd like to thank all of the Eicoff volunteers…
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.
Netflix will now interrupt series binges with video ads for its other series
Netflix has confirmed a major change to its video-streaming service, effective as of this week for at least some users: video ads for other Netflix series between episodes.
TV Isn’t Dying—Subscriptions Are Changing From Cable to Broadband Instead
It’s become an article of faith among people who write about the television industry from a distance that a massive wave of cord cutting is upending television…
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.
VOD TV Ads Enjoy Steady Growth
Video-on-demand TV advertising through major cable TV providers continues its steady climb.
Walmart mulls video streaming service to rival Netflix, Amazon: report
Walmart is considering the launch of a subscription-based video streaming service to rival Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, according to a report Monday.
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.
Millennials Prefer TV Viewing To Digital Media
Although new digital media continues to grow among young audiences, traditional ad-supported TV content dominates all new platforms
What We Need to Talk About When We Talk About Connected TV
As OTT consumption has moved from a rising trend to the mainstream…
Flipped Like A Pancake
When IHOP first announced (with little detail) they were changing their name to IHOB, people instantly freaked out.
Disney, A+E, AMC, Discovery Follow NBCU’s DRTV-Style Measurement for Ad Campaigns
he general ad units for A&E Networks, AMC, Discovery, and Disney are entering DRTV-style measurement efforts…
4 Online Video Trends (And When To Use Them In Your Marketing)
Videos are prominent fixtures in today's marketing plans.
iHeartMedia Develops Digital-Like Analytics Suite For Broadcast Radio
iHeartMedia on Thursday will announce an analytics suite of tools that the company hopes will transform the way advertisers plan, buy and measure their audio campaigns.