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The Ongoing Battle for Attention

From the opening YouTube presentation touting the power of creators’ ability to drive an intense connection and attention from their followers to Roku promoting all the “unmissable” moments streamed through their devices (original content, sports, news, etc.,), it was clear the pivot from just raw impressions to impressions that are garnering attention was a hot button.

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Google Analytics 4 and the Future of Media Buying 

As technology continues to evolve, we evolve! Google Analytics has been a staple for measuring website traffic, user behavior, and conversions in digital marketing and advertising. Google Analytics 4 (GA4), the latest update, brings substantial changes to how data is collected and analyzed, compared to its predecessor, Universal Analytics (UA). In this post, we will explore the differences between GA4 and UA and how this new update will affect digital marketing and advertising.

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Best Practices. DRTV Creative.

DRTV creative is really anything that gets someone to do something when they see your ad. Something more than a smile, or a laugh, or a nod. However, crafting an engaging, compelling, response-generating message is harder than it sounds. In our experience, here are four keys to creating successful DRTV commercials.

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This Nasal Spray Wants You To Feel Sexy Again

Bayer’s Astepro Allegry nasal spray is taking a unique pivot for the category in its new ad campaign positioning the brand as a kind of aphrodisiac. The insight underpinning the work: About every 7 in 10 allergy sufferers say allergies make them feel less attractive or admit it’s affected their love life.

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ARE TRADITIONAL TV COMMERCIALS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN MOBILE ADS?

That's what a new study commissioned by Comcast, utilizing research from MediaScience, seems to show. In this case a sample of 188 people was recruited. Some were asked to use mobile phones to watch program content from YouTube and Facebook, which contained 30-second ad messages; others were exposed to traditional TV and streaming content that had 30-second commercials.

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TV or Not TV

Television is the most effective advertising medium ever invented. No ifs, buts or maybes; ask anyone to recall their favorite ad and odds are it will be a TV ad. Ask the world's biggest and best marketers to nominate the last medium they would ever remove from their plans, and it will be TV.

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TV Predictions: What Will Happen in the Next 3 Years?

I recently read an CNBC article titled: "What will TV look like in three years?" and was struck by the range of answers given by industry executives. I also didn't see any representation from the ad agency side, which I feel is valuable given how closely we watch these trends.  So here are my thoughts and answers to the questions posed in this article.

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Podcast ad buyers have yet to see a slowdown

Advertising spend in general has been slowing down, as advertisers’ scrutinize their budgets amid rising interest rates, inflation and overall uncertainty around the economy.

But podcast ad spend is not seeing the same adjustments yet. Four podcast ad buyers told Digiday their clients’ budgets are not getting slashed. Instead, they are continuing to see an increase in brands’ podcast ad spend.

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A Story to Sell

As an Ogilvy specialty agency focused on performance, driving consumer action is kind of our thing. Over the years, we’ve seen what has worked and what has not. And while there is no formula—nor should there ever be—for creative development, our wins and losses collectively have built a roadmap for success. It’s something we call Storyselling.

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From ads in video games, retail media, and cookieless tracking — experts predict these 6 surging areas will drive ad industry M&A in 2023

Despite economic headwinds, experts say the explosive growth in areas such as streaming television and retail media, plus the push for more privacy-focused ad tools could drive a number of strategic deals next year.Insider spoke to more than a dozen experts — from consultants, to investors, founders, analysts, and corporate development executives — to identify the industry's predictions for the biggest advertising M&A trends in 2023.

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