

Manufacturers of the devices we use to watch content have an upper hand when it comes to measuring consumption. Increasingly, they are partnering with organizations who can measure the consequential impact of the ads seen on those screens. “More and more, our clients are asking for outcome-based approaches,” says Serge Matta, President, LG Ad Solutions […]
When you spend £3 billion ($3.6 billion) a year on marketing, you want it underpinned by solid data. Drinks maker Diageo upped its global marketing spend by 5.6% last year, including a record advertising and promotion spend of £545 million. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Patrick Teske, Director, Global Media Operations, Diageo, explains what […]
In a competitive market, retailers often like to forge their own path. In a digital media world that is increasingly fragmented, that could be a recipe for confusion. So the media wing of grocery chain Albertsons has taken a brave step, pushing for standardization across the burgeoning retail media arena. At Cannes Lions in June, […]
SALISBURY, CT – The very first Beet Retreat Berkshires brought together leaders from the media, advertising and ad-tech industries to a region that offers woodland beauty and a burgeoning cultural scene. Beet.TV capture a range of opinions from executives about current trends in artificial intelligence, privacy-safe identifiers and the ad-tech marketplace. Marika Roque, chief operating […]
In a high-speed, data-driven world, the demand for precise measurements in digital advertising has never been higher. With the rise of first-party data and the growing complexity of consumer metrics, advertising is exiting the era of broad strokes and entering a realm of razor-sharp focus. That’s where Ron Amram comes in. Previously head of media […]
CANNES – The media and marketing industries in the past few years have grown more aware of how advertising activities lead to emissions of greenhouse gasses. Beet.TV hosted the Sustainability and Responsible Marketing Summit to bring together professionals from a variety of advertising agencies, ad-tech companies and industry associations. This highlight reel captures some of […]
CANNES — The changing face of television advertising is a hot topic among digital innovators, as discussions intensify around experimental technology and consumer-first design. With massive streaming migrations and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) within the sector, executives descended on Cannes Lions to debate the latest. Beet.TV was fortunate to host some of those […]
CANNES — If data is still the new oil, the infrastructure had better allow it to flow. In recent years, limits have been placed on the transfer of consumer data – often for good, privacy-focused reasons. At Cannes Lions, the Global Leadership Summit on Data & Measurement at Cannes Lions 2023, presented by Comscore, LiveRamp […]
Nielsen has a new CEO, after five dramatic years in the media measurement arena. Karthik Rao, previously CEO of Nielsen Audience Measurement, is promoted to the overall role, 23 years after joining the company, taking over from David Kenny. In this video interview with Beet.TV in February 2023, which we are republishing here, Rao said […]
CANNES — With US retail media spending estimated by eMarketer to be $45 billion in 2023, the category is not exactly a new topic anymore. So, companies rolled into Cannes Lions with solid views about a maturing topic. Beet.TV played host to some of those discussions, through Global Retail Media Summit at Cannes Lions 2023, […]
iSpot.tv acquired media-measurement company 605 to expand its customer footprint across brands, TV networks and streaming publishers. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. The acquisition bolsters iSpot’s measurement solutions for video and TV advertising effectiveness, especially in business-outcome attribution, advanced audience measurement, media planning and data science managed services, the company announced. “The rationale for […]
SALISBURY, CT – The ideal media plan of the future will include addressability, platforms to buy addressable placements, measurement of outcomes and insights into context and content, Jessica Brown, managing director of digital investment at WPP’s GroupM, said in this interview with Beet.TV contributor Mike Shields at the Beet Retreat Berkshires. “Addressable doesn’t mean that […]
SALISBURY, CT – Dentsu International has embarked on a five-year journey to lead the charge in the attention economy. Now that journey is pointing it toward audio. Previously, the company’s research into the economics of attention prompted it to introduce a new, attention-based media currency, the effective attention cost per a thousand (EACPM). Now, in […]
CANNES — The streaming landscape has revolutionized the way consumers engage with content and advertising. As major players continue to expand their streaming services, they are increasingly focused on delivering a seamless user experience and leveraging data to improve advertising effectiveness. In a recent panel discussion led by Jonathan Steuer, executives from three companies shared […]
SALISBURY, Ct. – The growing fragmentation of the media marketplace has led advertisers to seek ways to manage the complexities of cross-platform campaigns. Marketers also have sought to better evaluate how their media spending drives business outcomes, especially amid the recent economic uncertainties that come with rapid increases in consumer prices and the cost to […]
CANNES – Advertising agencies have a key role in transforming people’s lives, and these changes aren’t confined to luring consumers to buying products and services. Increasingly, agencies are broadening their mandates to limit advertising’s negative effect on the Earth’s system of natural resources. Marla Kaplowitz, president and chief executive of the American Association of Advertising […]
SALISBURY, CT — It’s not just the ad buy side that is motivated to start up ad measurement solutions. These days, ad sellers, too, have reason to offer measurement capabilities. In this video interview with Mike Shields for Beet.TV, Krista Panoff, SVP of Global Enterprise Development, Innovid, unpacks the evolving dynamics of the sell side industry, […]
SALISBURY, CT — In the last two years, data clean rooms have risen to prominence as a way for companies to continue connecting customer data sets while minding new privacy rules. But the clean room hype also risks blinding some buyers to the reality that data collaboration is about a lot more than just clean […]
Seeing the same commercial over and over for a long time has been part of watching television. That doesn’t mean the phenomenon is any less annoying for viewers, 87% of whom said they see too many of the same advertisements, according to a study by the media trials unit of Interpublic’s Magna in partnership with […]
CANNES — Although most digital media have long been “addressable”, in cable TV land “addressability” has long meant something quite specific. But that is changing, as addressability starts to fan out across other solutions, says Kevin Arrix, SVP of DISH Media. In this fireside chat with CIMM MD Jon Watts for Beet.TV at Cannes Lions, […]
CANNES – Marketers are continually seeking meaningful signs to indicate that their advertising campaigns are effective. That goal has become more difficult as consumers seek more control over how their personal data are shared – and even enlist policymakers to enact data-privacy laws. In this environment, marketers are seeking more information about how much attention […]