Analytics & Data Science

• Targets & Segments
• Article

CIMM to Study Best Practices for TV Attribution

• CIMM

There are many different approaches attribution providers use, including different modeling techniques and data sources—using both STB data and Smart TV ACR data.

• Targets & Segments
• Article

Novel Approach Improves Marketing Survey Data Accuracy

• WEDNESDAY WEBCAST

How can advertisers, media companies and market researchers acquire highly accurate consumer survey data, in order to make informed business decisions, without depleting their budget? Sure, everyone would like to utilize probability sampling, but the cost is out of reach for most. However, non-probability, opt-in, online samples are nowhere near as accurate.

• Targets & Segments
• Article

“Buzz” Metrics Reveal Clues about Advertising Success

• Brad Fay, Ed Keller, Rick Larkin (Engagement Labs)
• JOURNAL OF ADVERTISING RESEARCH

Marketers should use conversation metrics, in addition to effectiveness measures, to determine whether their advertising campaigns will drive purchases. “Buzz”—upticks in both online and offline conversations about brands—contributes about equally to sales and other business outcomes, word-of-mouth experts reported.

• Research & Data Quality
• Article

5G Evolution and How It Will Supercharge AI

• SALON SERIES

5G is becoming a reality. The resulting data explosion will create new opportunities and challenges, as the industry strives to capitalize on enhanced connectivity and capacity. Learn what experts from Magid, Google, Ericsson Emodo, and Xandr Media said about the next technological wave.

• Research & Data Quality
• Article

How Biometrics Can Capture Attention to TV Ads

• Steven Bellman, Magda Nenycz-Thiel, Rachel Kennedy, and Nicole Hartnett—all at the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science, University of South Australia; Duane Varan, MediaScience
• JOURNAL OF ADVERTISING RESEARCH

What’s the best way to measure attention to TV ads when specific creative devices, like animals and voiceover, are used? In this study, three key biometrics—eye movements, sweating, and heart rate—responded differently to attention-getting tactics and to levels of consumer attention, but heart rate uniquely helped identify ineffective ads. 

• Targets & Segments
• Article

Evaluating Digital Audience Quality

In 2018, $57 billion was spent on digital display advertising. That doesn’t mean those resources were used wisely. One crucial issue is the need to focus on audience quality. Failure to do so can lead to consumers being buffeted with messages or confronted with irrelevant ones. As a result, they become frustrated and turned off. This equates to missed opportunities and wasted resources.

• Audience & Media Measurement
• Article

What Will Adtech Look Like in a Post-Cookie World?

Google recently announced it’s Chrome browser will cease using third-party cookies by 2022. This has sent shockwaves throughout the industry, as 66% of all browser use comes through Chrome. That announcement, along with a number of privacy regulations coming in—including the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), are predicted to alter the digital marketing landscape. Read more.

• Targets & Segments
• Article

Will the TV Upfronts Survive?

• SALON SERIES

How long will TV networks’ annual efforts to attract ad dollars, the “Upfronts,” continue to reign as the most important revenue-generating events of the year? Learn what agency and TV and measurement company executives shared about changes in Upfront marketplace effectiveness and how they predicted buying behavior will evolve.