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COLOGNE, Germany —  The cookie-less nature of the mobile market is challenging for marketers, but video tech vendors are working closely with partners to overcome those inherent hurdles, said Jana Eisenstein, SVP Global Accounts at video ad platform Videology, in an interview with Ashley J. Swartz, Founder and CEO of Furious Minds for Beet.TV. “We are working with […]

COLOGNE — Digital creative is on the cusp of a transition that will be driven by data and new forms of distribution, says Jeff Benjamin, Former Chief Creative Officer at JWT North America,  in an interview with Beet.TV about the future of video. “There is a theme of data-driven creativity with more ads that are […]

COLOGNE — One of the next steps in the expansion of programmatic marketing will be with creative, says Bob Lord, Global CEO of AOL Platforms, in an interview with Beet.TV. “The next evolution is figuring out how to test the best creative, plus placement,” he says. “Instead of four treatment or versions, [I want the creative […]

COLOGNE — The challenge with data is not the sheer volume of information available today. The hurdle with “big data” is knowing what to do with it, says Russell Marsh, Global Chief Data Officer at IPG Mediabrands in an interview with Beet.TV. “It’s all about how to connect the data points,” he says. “How do you identify the […]

COLOGNE, Germany — As online video moves past its early growth stages, advertisers and media agencies believe it can play a key role in boosting overall advertising revenue and CPMs for their businesses, according to a Forrester study, commissioned by Videology. Video has the potential to drive the effectiveness of ads thanks in part to more data-driven […]

One of the best ways to combat online ad fraud is to understand the numbers. Online video ad platform YuMe said the issue of viewability is vital in the battle, and ad tech vendors need to be able to report accurately on whether ads were seen, says Jayant Kadambi, Co-Founder and CEO of YuMe, in an […]

LONDON — Buoyed by the digital growth in programmatic buying, TV networks in the United Kingdom are developing a bigger appetite for data-driven media, says Liam Brennan, Digital Strategy Director of Starcom MediaVest Group, in an interview with Beet.TV. As an example, Sky TV is overlaying targeted ads into shows based on the the demographics of […]

LONDON — When brands use mobile advertising or Twitter advertising, they can amplify their media spend and ROI, says Richard Hocking EMEA director of performance marketing and mobile development at Starcom MediaVest Group, in an interview with Beet.TV. Twitter can complement TV ads, and brands have seen a 7% rise in awareness from the combo, while brands measuring sales […]

LONDON –Interactive video formats and programmatic buying can be layered together to help brands better reach consumers across screens, says Tom Fryett, Video Associate Director, at Starcom MediaVest Group, in an interview with Beet.TV. Interactive formats can drive engagement, while data can help to optimize the use of those formats. Starcom MediaVest has worked with tech providers like […]

LONDON — Data is rooted in numbers, but the use of it is most effective when brands view data as a “consumer fingerprint,” says Steve Simpson, Exec VP and Global Managing Director of Digital Strategy, Data and Analytics at SMG, in an interview with Beet.TV. “Think about it as a reflection of people and what they are doing […]

Video-on-demand inventory is the next logical entry point for programmatic style advertising into linear TV, says Ashley J. Swartz, CEO and Founder of Furious Minds, in an interview with Beet.TV. “VOD is the first inventory that will come online for dynamic ad insertion,” she says. “The inventory is a bit more controlled, it’s not beholden to a […]

Moving TV dollars to online remains a challenge says Vik Kathuria, Global Chief Media Officer at Razorfish in an interview with Beet.TV. “It’s very hard to find an apples to apples comparison in terms of TV money and where to move it. If you are a TV buyer, you want to scale. To effectively move some […]

LONDON — Programmatic advertising not only has the potential to influence digital advertising, but also TV, says Steve Parker, co-CEO of Starcom MediaVest Group in London, in an interview with Beet.TV. “What we’re learning around programmatic video allows us to transform our relationship with TV. TV in the UK has never been in better health. There […]

As programmatic buying expands, look for agencies to build more private marketplaces in the next 12 to 18 months, says Julian Zilberbrand, EVP Activation Standards, Insights, & Technology at ZenithOptimedia Group in an interview with Beet.TV. That’s because private exchanges provide an ecosystem that can be “safer” and possess less potential for fraud and non-human bot traffic, he […]

Programmatic advertising has flourished digitally, but in time it will spread further to TV, says Brendan Condon, CEO of Media Property Holdings, which operates like an ad network but for TV buying by aggregating TV spend across multichannel video providers, syndicators and local broadcasters. But there are ways to automate it through addressable technology and […]

The key focus of programmatic buying should be on delivering business outcomes for a marketer, says Vik Kathuria, Global Chief Media Officer at Razorfish in an interview with Beet.TV. If an agency can do that, then it makes sense to keep programmatic buying in house, he says. In the coming year, he predicts the big agencies […]

To succeed in a cross-device world, advertisers should develop personalized experiences for each screen with messages tailored to the device and, when possible, to the consumer, says Michael Lampert, Managing Partner and Group Digital Director at MediaCom in an interview with Beet.TV. That kind of ecosystem needs more complex measurement and also attribution, he adds. “How can […]

Content marketing is on the cusp of breaking through, and needs a few best practices in place to become a powerful marketing tactic, says  Gian LaVecchia, Managing Partner, Digital Content Marketing at MEC, in an interview with Beet.TV. Linking strong storytelling, with metrics and distribution is vital, he says. “If you  don’t have rigorous distribution strategies […]

For marketers to move more money from TV to digital, they need true parity in measurement, says David Hohman, Nielsen’s agency solutions EVP  in an interview with Beet.TV. “Parity is a consistent measurement across digital and TV. You need to be able to consider the devices, and you need to be able to attribute what’s […]

As marketers expand deeper into video content, they would be smart to apply best practices to the creation of videos, says Joe Migliozzi, Managing Director of Digital Media at Mindshare in an interview with Beet.TV. That means advertisers should produce content that fits the platform,  use assets of varying length, and apply a light touch when […]