John Watts of CIMM moderated a panel examining presentations on innovations and changes in video measurement on day three of AUDIENCExSCIENCE 2022. The topics in this discussion included the decline in linear television, measuring new viewing habits, challenges created by the new viewing ecosystem and getting access to more personalized one-on-one data.
Bob Ivins of TVSquared by Innovid, presented a discussion on the shift to cross-platform measurement in television viewing. In this presentation, the speaker examined the changes in consumer behavior in television viewership, challenges presented in metrics stemming from audience fragmentation, new platforms and new currencies in metrics. Additionally, the speaker gave key metric areas to consider in the era of converged TV.
In this presentation, Justin Fromm of LG Ads discussed how ACR data can help uncover the inefficiencies of ads delivered via linear television. In this session, the speaker examined linear TV as still playing a vital role for advertisers. Additionally, he pointed to changes in consumer viewing habits, shifting towards streaming. He noted much of the advertising industry’s focus is on incremental reach when placing an ad on television. Leveraging ACR data, the speaker demonstrated how this more robust data source can help improve optimal reach and frequency, when advertising on television.
Tony Marlow of LG Ad solutions examined the effect of CTV on viewers and marketers looking to connect with audiences in a meaningful way, particularly with the advent of challenges presented by second-screen viewing. In addition to second-screen viewing, advertisers have also been stymied by new privacy regulations reducing the efficacy of targeting. In his presentation, Tony remarked on the rapid change in viewership from cable TV, subscription TV and ad-supported TV. Tony explored enhanced ads leveraged through CTV by presenting several pieces of “thought leadership research” which indicated the impact these ads have on engagement between advertisers and consumers. The research exemplified how enhanced ads can connect with consumers via CTV through their devices, to make the act of second-screening more productive by bringing devices and television ads together. Enhanced ads were demonstrated through the inclusion of QR codes, local extension, weather-driven and dynamic in nature (i.e., countdown to a game, etc.).
NBCU’s Mike Levin and Emily Kwok tested brand safety in premium video content from a viewer perspective in their research using NBCU’s proprietary AI tech for automating brand safety and suitability decision making. The study’s three objectives asked whether increasingly violent episodes influence viewers’ experiences, if they then assign blame to marketers for knowingly advertising in explicit or violent content, and if there are specific instances where adjacency affects viewer sentiment towards an ad.
Heather Coghill (WBD) and Daniel Bulgrin (MediaScience) shared methodologies and results from two in-lab studies that sought to understand how impactful category priming can be without brand mention and if viewers associate brands with adjacent unsuitable content.
Their presentation focused on two types of contextual effects within program context—“excitation transfer” and “brand priming”.
Will increased viewing of ad-free content impact marketers’ ability to reach consumers?
Mike Levin – Product Management, NBCU
Emily Kwok – Senior Director, Ad Experience Measurement, NBCU
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Lindsey Woodland, Ph.D. – Group VP of Data Science, 605
Jes Santoro – EVP, Advanced TV & Video, Cadent
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Greg Dale – Chief Operating Officer, Comscore
Fifty years ago, defining TV was pretty simple but the video landscape has changed dramatically in the last 10 years. Video is growing today, and this is driven by CTV. TV formats have their own personalities and content to define them. TV should not be approached in isolation because that is not how consumers approach it.Key Takeaways