Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. The Street Loves Me For Me Once upon a time, social media challengers begged for Facebook look-alike valuations. But a funny thing happened with social media stocks this week. After Facebook nosedived on its earnings report on Wednesday, investors soured on Snapchat, Pinterest and […]
Audio advertising is maturing (or going through puberty?): Spotify is the latest platform to weather a content controversy (over Joe Rogan’s misinformation). Meanwhile, competitor SiriusXM is building first-party identifiers. Plus: the quiet Olympics, and why B2B advertisers love the Super Bowl.
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. High On Your Own Supply Balancing ad-supported content with potential ad-free subscription offers can be difficult. The Swedish newspaper company Dagens Nyheter did an analytics review of an ad-free subscription business. “We had to calculate the price level and potential risk of making it […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Hold, Please The former Trump administration’s plan to force the sale of TikTok’s US operations to Oracle and Walmart has been put on ice – again. President Biden is reevaluating his predecessor’s efforts to address potential security risks from Chinese tech companies, The Wall […]
Super Bowl LV will look pretty different on and off the field when the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers square off Sunday. While 186.6 million people are expected to tune in this year, according to the National Retail Federation, the COVID-19 pandemic is also playing a big role in how advertisers are adjusting […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. New Advertisers, New Reality The NFL might have taken a pandemic-related revenue hit during the 2020 season, but advertisers still know that it’s the hottest property on TV. ViacomCBS says its Super Bowl ad inventory is pretty much sold out, with 30-second spots selling […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Give It The Ol’ Rip And Replace Nielsen recently updated its panel-based currency to include data from smart TVs and set-top boxes – but an even bigger change is on the horizon. According to The Wall Street Journal, Nielsen will completely replace its TV […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Jed Hartman, Chief Commercial Officer, Channel Factory The 30-second spot has been the undisputed ruler of advertising units since the birth of broadcast TV. The storytelling, the emotion, the impact and the ROI have all […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Oh The Places You’ll Grow Instagram reportedly brought in about $20 billion in ad revenue last year, more than a quarter of Facebook’s total earnings, Bloomberg reports. Those numbers aren’t confirmed – the sources are anonymous and Facebook doesn’t break out Instagram revenue. But […]
Sports media companies are betting on gambling. Yahoo Sports launched sports betting in November 2019 with MGM Resorts. SB Nation and DraftKings are collaborating on an editorial website for fantasy sports and betting analysis. In February 2019, Caesars Entertainment joined Turner Sports to open a Bleacher Report-branded content studio that operates within the casino’s Las […]
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Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Bloomberg’s Big Play Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg is set to unload a 60-second ad spot critical of President Donald Trump in the upcoming Super Bowl. The New York Times estimates that the former NYC mayor shelled out $10 million for the privilege, also noting […]
Allison Lowrie is at home with data-driven marketing tactics. As CMO of ANGI Homeservices, the IAC-owned parent of Angi (formerly Angie’s List), HomeAdvisor and Handy, Lowrie is helping the company infuse a performance mindset into how it approaches offline channels. HomeAdvisor, which connects homeowners with home improvement professionals online, advertised during the Super Bowl for […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Commerce + Ads Wayfair is expanding its paid media business, also known as “Wayfair Media Solutions,” Digiday reports. Like Amazon, Wayfair reports its sponsored products revenue under an “other” revenue category, which was a relatively tiny $13 million in Q3 2018 (Amazon’s “other” business […]
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The Big Story is a breezy podcast featuring a roundtable of AdExchanger editors talking about the biggest stories from the past week. It is available wherever you subscribe to podcasts. The past couple of months have been big for TV. Yes, the Super Bowl is just around the corner and Netflix et al. are hyping […]
Like the New England Patriots, Verizon will pick up where it left off at last year’s Super Bowl. Though in Verizon’s case, that means honoring first responders. This year’s campaign is titled “The Team That Wouldn’t Be Here.” Verizon CMO Diego Scotti said the company will start rolling out spots two weeks before the big […]
Some Super Bowl predictions are easy: The big game will attract the largest US TV audience of the year and drive a single-day bonanza of food and beverage purchases. But for brands like Pepsi, which are placing the biggest marketing bets of the year over Super Bowl weekend, establishing ROI is no sure thing. Brands […]
Five minutes after National Geographic aired its 60-second Super Bowl commercial teasing its new scripted series “Genius,” Apple News users got alerts for a Nat Geo article about Einstein’s love affair with his violin, Lina. The feature also had “Genius” trailers and the post-halftime Super Bowl spot – in which Einstein, depicted by Geoffrey Rush, […]
Pizza Hut set a record during last year’s Super Bowl when it sold $12 million worth of pizza through digital channels. This year, it hopes to set a new one by doubling down on traditional and digital media – early and often. “People are thinking about what they’re doing for Super Bowl Sunday earlier now,” said […]
The Super Bowl used to be the one day when, thanks to the commercials, non-football fans would willingly watch the sport. Today, you can watch those spots well before the big game even airs, as the number of pre-Super Bowl ads on YouTube grew 200% since 2008, said Google. And the growing importance of online […]
Somewhere between Drake’s turn for T-Mobile, Mountain Dew’s “Puppy Monkey Baby” and Anthony Hopkins shilling for TurboTax.com, another brand scored: CBS, the exclusive network partner for Sunday’s Super Bowl 50 game. Overnight ratings data from Nielsen indicated Sunday’s matchup was the second highest-rated Super Bowl in metered markets in the game’s history, while cross-device streaming […]
Google sounds more and more like Twitter, heralding ways marketers can tap into live events for engagement. As such, the company on Wednesday rolled out a new ad product called Real-Time Ads at a press event in New York. With Real-Time Ads, Google aims to capitalize on the ripple effect of live events, such as […]
Best practice No. 1: A tiny burger on a tiny screen isn’t going to convince anyone of anything. When Opera House, the creative strategy arm and ad lab under mobile ad platform Opera Mediaworks, consults with a brand or an agency on a mobile campaign, developing the right creative is the big thing – especially when […]
Oreo’s humorous tweet referring the temporary power outage at the Super Dome in New Orleans that halted the Super Bowl action between the ultimately victorious Baltimore Ravens over the San Francisco 49ners was hailed as the marketing play of the game. Oreo’s message that “you can still dunk in the dark” caught fire on Twitter, […]
“Data Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is by Mark Trefgarne, CEO of LiveRail, a publisher monetization platform for video. A large number of Americans will watch this weekend’s big game live via our PC’s, tablets and other Internet-enabled devices […]
Mobile video will affect the viewer experience and advertiser strategies for the Super Bowl on February 3. According to Adobe, users turn to mobile video twice as often during a major sporting event than a typical day. Adobe analyzed 1.4 billion mobile video starts during 10 large sporting event days in 2012 as well as […]
