As the advertising world prepares for a world without third-party cookies, many of the alternative "identity graph" approaches start with email addresses. LiveIntent is looking forward to that world. It is an ad-tech vendor whose technology already has sight of more than three billion unique online identifiers. Its nonID identifier uses email newsletters - a decades-old media channel that has been enjoying [...]

At a time when TV networks' programming plans are on the ropes, is there an opportunity for ad buyers to rebalance the relationship between buy side and sell side? We have already seen the annual upfront TV ad sales season delayed, and a new call for a further delay plus significant reform, as advertisers and agencies grapple with the realities of [...]

The coronavirus pandemic led some advertisers to exercise options to obtain media placements at lower prices, but the scatter market is recovering as demand bounces back. Marketers seeking measurable business outcomes don't want to be left behind as many cities and states ease lockdowns, letting brands reconnect with their customers. Laura Molen, president of advertising sales and partnerships at NBCUniversal, discussed [...]

The accompanying video explores the rise of CTV and whether it’s growing at the expense of traditional linear television. It’s the ninth in a series of educational videos Furious has produced in collaboration with Beet.TV. Below is a sampling of Part 9. CTV is a catch-all phrase that encompasses built-in Smart TV interfaces, stand-alone streaming devices (e.g., Roku and Chromecast), connected [...]

Where does a beer brand go to market when bars are shut and sports competitions are sidelined? In Molson Coors case, down the "rabbit hole". That is the name the brewer gives to digital media in which audiences can bury themselves away from the pandemic reality. In this video interview with Beet.TV, the company's North America VP of media and consumer engagement, [...]

The coronavirus pandemic's effect on media prices has led some advertisers to wonder whether they can find better deals in the scatter market rather than the upfronts. As advertisers shift media dollars into the third quarter and boost demand, deals may be harder to find. Jo Ann Ross, president and chief advertising revenue officer at ViacomCBS domestic advertising sales, discusses the [...]

For the past two years at the NewFronts, Digitas has stressed "authenticity and trust" as its core themes in it presentations.  That approach to marketing is more central than ever this year, says Jodi Robinson, CEO of Digitas North America, in this interview with Beet.TV In 2008, Digitas founded what was then called the the Digital Content NewFronts, and it remains [...]

"I play the game, we all do." For many blacks in the adtech workplace, there is an ever present imperative to "code switch," says Christian Borges, SVP of Marketing at true[X], in this interview with Beet.TV He explains that means changing how "we speak, act and even how we walk."  He says it's exhausting and a distraction from being productive. In this [...]

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the upfront market for TV networks whose fall programming is in flux, but that hasn't stopped advertisers from ongoing talks about their media strategies. There's still a role for an upfront market amid the uncertainty and advertiser demands for greater flexibility, Adam Gerber, global chief media officer at Essence, a unit of WPP's GroupM, said in [...]

How does a brand that depends on customer routines respond quickly to a crisis like COVID? In a Beet.TV interview, Keith Lusby, vp of media for Dunkin’ Brands, discussed how consumers want to align with brands that are doing good in difficult times. For Dunkin’, the routine of customers getting morning coffee on the way to work was greatly disrupted by [...]

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted every industry including major broadcast networks that reach millions of U.S. households. Amid the turmoil have been opportunities to strengthen connections for media outlets to strengthen connections with advertisers that have revamped their media plans. Jo Ann Ross, president and chief advertising revenue officer at ViacomCBS domestic advertising sales, discusses how she and her teams have [...]

When the world is on fire, how can corporate America help citizens douse the flames? In 2020, the nation is living through a virus pandemic and racial tension. Marketers had already been challenged to respond to the former, now they are also contending with the latter. So, how should brands best behave? Using a unique empathy or not at all, says Raja [...]

This month’s virtual IAB NewFronts will be a chance for advertisers to learn more about streaming media platforms as they plan for the fall season and beyond. Confectioner Hershey is looking ahead to the second half of the year, and the possibility of putting its media dollars to work during the key Halloween and holiday shopping seasons. The company had shifted [...]

Having been mostly silent over the past 10 years about his experiences with racial discrimination and police abuse, Andre Swanston, CEO and co-founder of over-the-top data marketplace Tru Optik, has shared many of these with his colleagues in a personal letter, and here, in this interview with Beet.TV Like many young black men, Swanston has been subject to multiple random police [...]

The global COVID-19 pandemic has slowed ad spend and TV networks' production schedules. But it could also "accelerate" adoption of ad-supported connected TV channels - and, with it, of ad fraud that might creep in. That is according to an ad-tech exec who sees a need emerging for technology solutions to address the growth. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Tony Marlow, chief [...]

Given the current state of the pandemic, the traditional TV UpFronts events have been cancelled or have gone virtual.  Negotiating in this climate has proven challenging to the nation's marketers as they assess TV ad investment. In an announcement, the ANA demands upfront sales, which were due to be for ads airing between October 2020 and September 2021, now occur this [...]

The IAB NewFronts this month come as media buyers focus on cross-channel opportunities including programmatic video advertising. Jessica Brown, director of digital investment at WPP's GroupM media agency, said the coronavirus pandemic has hastened a longer-term move from linear TV toward digital media consumption, and advertisers are taking notice. "We always knew that streaming was going to overtake linear TV," she said, [...]

Will 2020 end up looking like a "V", a hockey stick or a cliff edge? So far, the advertising industry has been whacked by the COVID-19 pandemic. But, in this video interview with Beet.TV, Frost Prioleau, CEO of Simpli.fi, a local-focused programmatic ad platform, gets under the hood of current ad trends, which some sectors showing a return. Spending returning "Starting in mid March, [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many advertisers to re-think their spending. But a shocking new report published during the pandemic has given them even more reason to scrutinize programmatic ad-buying supply chains. According to the report by ISBA, the trade body for UK advertisers, the Association of Online Publishers (AOP) and auditor PwC, 15% of advertiser spend could not be attributed, whilst publishers [...]

The accompanying video explores how “panic porn” came to dominate the TV airwaves and why viewers are burned out, as well as how brands will need to reinvent themselves to show they’re purpose-driven. It’s the eighth in a series of educational videos Furious has produced in collaboration with Beet.TV. Below is a sampling of Part 8. Research published in August 2019 [...]