Beet Retreat

VIEQUES, PR — Video ad-tech vendors have spent the last couple of years sniffing around the TV industry, hoping to start processing even a fraction of the $75bn US TV advertising industry in the same way they have begun gobbling up online video ads. But a new rationalism has recently dawned on the vendor community, and ad-tech […]

VIEQUES, PR — In the traditional marketing funnel, TV and video ads were commonly used to spark only initial consumer awareness of a brand. But video ads are gaining new powers, and targeting was just the start. Now new technologies claim to be able to follow the actions of video ad viewers all the way through to product purchase, and […]

VIEQUES, PR — Recent moves by US broadcasters to begin selling some of their TV ad slots by making more digital-style data available are likely to bear fruit at the upcoming US TV ad sales season known as “upfronts”. Earlier in March, Fox, Viacom and Turner teamed to form OpenAP, a system in which they will allow ad buyers […]

VIEQUES, PR — Two years after being acquired by Fox for $200mn, true[X], an ad-tech vendor helping advertisers to deliver non-intrusive interactive TV ads, has been awarded for its work. Work touched by true[X] received four wins at the Internet Advertising Competition awards. Awarded work included a commercial for Warner Bros’ Suicide Squad movie, one for auto […]

VIEQUES, PR — One of the world’s largest international TV operators is three years in to an addressable advertising roll-out that has to happen differently across 14 markets but has to be innovative nonetheless. But Liberty Global’s advanced advertising MD thinks he has found a way to keep things simple whilst also being disruptive and going […]

VIEQUES, PR – Seth Walters is “insanely passionate” about commerce-enabled interactivity. Which makes him a logical evangelist for the power of connected television targeting and measurement. As Senior Partner for Interactive & Connected TV at Modi Media, the advanced TV unit of GroupM, it’s Walter’s job to help GroupM’s clients understand the opportunities for messaging, […]

VIEQUES, PR – Imagine a future where the standard commercial load in one hour of video content is just five minutes. Where Facebook and YouTube have big subscription businesses reminiscent of traditional cable operators, and Netflix just might start selling ads. These were among a variety of possible scenarios explored at the annual Beet.TV Executive […]

VIEQUES, PR – Knowing what different types of triggers impact consumers during their purchase journey must be done on a brand by brand basis before determining how to find those consumers. “We have to first start with an insight,” says MEC’s Global Chief Digital Officer, Carl Fremont. At MEC, the process is called Momentum and […]

VIEQUES, PR – Even hot new agencies with big name, global clients can’t avoid the complexities and limitations of data-driven marketing. Just ask Andres Claudio, who runs Omnicom’s Hearts & Science marketing agency. “It’s not that easy,” Claudio says in this interview with Beet.TV. “Not all the data that is needed is available in all […]

VIEQUES, PR — Once upon a time, click-through rate (CTR) ruled supreme, and all marketers wanted to see was a completed click. But CTR is undergoing an assault, as brands worry that a simple click is no longer the whole story and search for an alternative. Put simply, the foundational mechanisms of digital marketing effectiveness are in […]

VIEQUES, PR — TV companies are trying to adapt to a world in which the sale of their advertising is being up-ended by new possibilities – but doing so involves challenges as incumbent workflows are not up to the job. That is according to one ad exec turned software founder, hoping to help solve some of those problems. […]

VIEQUES, PR – If you think of music choices as a mirror as opposed to a filter, you can learn a lot about listeners. And you can serve them tailored ads as they “declare” key moments throughout a typical day. Streaming music provider Spotify has no shortage of insights that define its users, as the […]

VIEQUES, PR — It is fair to say Neustar sees value in the future of television – the data and marketing services firm is currently in the process of being acquired by a private equity outfit for $2.9bn. That deal was announced on December 14, but the company expects the conclusion of its sale to Golden Gate Capital by the […]

VIEQUES, PR — The future of multi-channel ad buying is here, now – and BIG. Marketers, challenged by the proliferation of modern media devices, are dreaming of a day when they can distribute their ads for a multitude of screens, from just a single screen. But Sandro Catanzaro says that day is already here. “Imagine a world where […]

VIEQUES, PR – For Cadreon’s Erica Schmidt, data in and of itself doesn’t cut it. It’s having unique datasets to bring to the table as the IPG unit guides its advertiser clients through the maze of programmatic options. “What’s really interesting today is advertisers are much more serious about programmatic than they ever have been […]

VIEQUES, PR — As the technology used for trading display ads programmatically has made in-roads in to digital video, many in the industry also expect the same thing to happen in good ‘ol television. But hold your horses. Whilst many tech vendors are trying to usher a tradable marketplace economy in to television ad buying, […]

VIEUQES, PR — A lot of people will give you a lot of different answers about how marketing should work. For Joanna O’Connell, it comes down to valuable conversations. In this video interview with Beet.TV, the marketing analyst turned marketing chief gives Beet.TV her prescription for advertising effectiveness. “How do you help a marketer or an agency […]

VIEQUES, PR — The latest cloud in Adobe’s sky is advertising, after the software giant last week launched Adobe Advertising Cloud, combining its Media Optimizer tool with its TubeMogul acquisition. The acquisition gives Adobe chops in the fast-growing world of video advertising. But what is the watch word for the company as it helps publishers and advertisers […]

VIEQUES, PR — Of all the ad-tech vendors promising to light up video opportunities, Alphonso is one of the lesser-known. But the three-year-old company says it is has some handy tricks up its sleeve to help marketers plan and figure out the effectiveness of ad spending across TV and video platforms. Alphonso‘s offering brings the ability […]

VIEQUES, PR – Disney ABC Television Group wants to expand the definition of “data” beyond the delivery of impressions or selecting shows, dayparts and units. It’s part of a holistic approach that leverages the company’s immense store of information across all of its assets. This requires looking beyond audience targets and encompassing data from set-top […]