SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Could an IAB Tech Lab measurement initiative herald the future of video ad measurement? Open Measurement SDK (OM SDK) is designed to facilitate third party viewability and verification measurement for ads served to web video and mobile app environments. In this video interview with Beet.TV, James Wilhite, VP of Product at Publica by IAS, said he believes it [...]

CES, or what used to be known as the Consumer Electronics Show, each year helps to set the tone for the innovative products and services that people can expect to see coming to market. Artificial intelligence has become a key part of innovation as marketers adopt the technology to provide better experiences for their customers. “I definitely expect to see AI [...]

As addressable TV grows beyond its roots in categories like autos, new challenges have appeared around targeting, measurement, cost and creative. But the opportunity is also now seeing kinds of ad buyers adopting addressable. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Cara Lewis, Chief Investment & Activation Officer at dentsu international, said the addressable ad market is maturing, but there are still obstacles [...]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Creators are remaking the media landscape, giving brands new ways to reach audiences of highly engaged fans, enthusiasts and followers. Amid this transformation, create platform Spotter is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to license Creator content that’s monetized through partnerships with brands. “These Creators are really building expectations with audiences and engagement with audiences in new [...]

“I was fascinated by the camaraderie and the community that Andy and the team have built," says Terence Kawaja, founder, CEO of LUMA Partners. "There’s a tangibility to the discussions that I’ve noticed. Beet Retreat, people go to do. These people, they’re doers, not talkers.” Kawaja is one of many industry leaders who share how they've benefited from Retreat insights and [...]

CES, the annual Consumer Electronics Show, is a time of excitement for gadget lovers and innovators alike. But for marketers, it can also bring a sense of trepidation. As new devices and services hit the market, they create fragmented consumer experiences that can be difficult for marketers to navigate. At the same time, these innovations offer new opportunities to connect with [...]

Customer data have become more valuable as marketers adopt newer technologies to unlock insights such as the best ways to reach their clientele across a variety of media platforms. These methods are helping advertisers to wean themselves from tracking cookies that have underpinned online marketing for the past 30 years. “In the olden days we could rely on cookies and other [...]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – The popularity of OpenAI’s ChatGPT app helped to demonstrate to millions of people the power of artificial intelligence -- and specifically, generative AI that’s capable of creating content based on instructions in everyday language. While AI applications in the advertising business have been around for years, the technology will continue to shape how work is done. “Artificial [...]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Comcast Cable’s advertising sales division expects addressable TV to shift from a test budget to a "must-have" in the coming year, with continued growth in the upfronts. Amid a fragmented media landscape, advertisers are increasingly turning to addressable TV to precisely reach their target audiences across traditional TV, streaming and other devices. In this video interview with Beet.TV, [...]

The adoption of addressable advertising is accelerating, with 65% of advertisers including it in their upfront negotiations this year, according to Larry Allen, VP & GM of Addressable Enablement at Comcast Advertising. Of those who have not yet used addressable advertising, two-thirds intend to do so in next year's upfront. Allen attributes this growth to the education and organization efforts of [...]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — As advertisers seek to drive results across various platforms, connected TV is emerging as a key opportunity for performance media. While traditional TV advertising has focused on reach and frequency metrics, Matt McDonald, Global Head of Connected TV & Streaming at Google said advertisers are increasingly looking for ways to understand how their campaigns drive awareness, consideration [...]

Advances in artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI, are enabling marketers to deliver personalized omnichannel experiences to consumers in near real-time, across every stage of the purchase journey. But, in leveraging AI to boost conversions and customer satisfaction through techniques like targeting, personalization, data analysis and content generation, advertisers must focus on increasing quality and effectiveness. "AI has become a great tool for [...]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – TikTok is investing heavily in creative solutions to help brands create effective content on the platform. With creativity being the key to breaking through and driving campaign success, TikTok offers a suite of tools to connect brands with creators and generate content quickly using generative AI. The TikTok Symphony Creative Studio, now available to all advertisers globally, combines [...]

ORLANDO – The rapid shift in people’s television viewing habits during the pandemic, when many people were stuck at home and signed up for streaming services, pushed audience measurement companies to adapt their tabulations. Nielsen, whose television ratings have helped to determine how massive sums of advertiser money is spent, developed its Nielsen One platform to help measure cross-media audiences. “We [...]

Advertising software and services company Mediaocean this month announced a plan to buy advertising tech company Innovid for $500 million. The deal, which is expected to close early next year, expands Mediaocean’s ability to offer brands control over their data and where their ad spending goes. For Zvika Netter, co-founder and chief executive of Innovid, the acquisition marks the culmination of [...]

When you’re a company that owns customers’ means of accessing communications and content services, first-party data comes by default. By aggregating data based on app ownership, frequency of use, and time spent, T-Mobile Advertising Solutions gains valuable insights into consumer behaviors and interests. "Having first party data makes it easier to understand your customer and being able to deliver experiences that are [...]

Ad serving is the essential"railroad track" that connects the digital ecosystem, explains Bill Wise, CEO and C0-Founder of Mediaocean in this Beet.TV video interview on reasons behind the acquisition of Innovid. The new company will combine Mediaocean's Flashtalking and Innovid's ad servers. They will become an independent ad-tech company at scale, that is "not conflicted." The merger, which is expected to close [...]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – This year’s Olympic Games in Paris underscored the power of live sports to deliver meaningful cultural moments to a broad audience, and to provide opportunities for participating sponsors to achieve their branding goals. “You get tremendous brand lift, recognition, awareness and the appropriate adjacency that really can drive all key indicators for your business,” Kelly Metz, chief [...]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Streaming advertising is growing, but advertisers face challenges in consistently reaching the right audiences across different media partners and platforms. This is due to discrepancies in how various "householding" solutions match consumer identifiers to target households, according to David Levy, CEO of advanced advertising company OpenAP, in this video interview with Beet.TV. "Ultimately that just creates a lot [...]

The Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM) is bringing its collaborative approach to advancing TV and video measurement to Europe with its first major event in the UK market. CIMM London on December 9 will gather around 200 executives from across the U.S., UK, and European buy-side and sell-side ecosystems to discuss key issues facing the industry. While CIMM has historically focused [...]