National brands may have been first to embrace the new art and science of data-driven TV advertising. But local peers are getting in on the action, too. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Rachel Herbstman, VP, Data Innovation, Ampersand, explains what is happening. Pioneering a data-centric approach "In the past, they weren't as data-centric as the national space. But now, they are really being [...]

LAS VEGAS — Extreme Reach's eye-catching rebrand as "XR" has been making waves. But it isn't just the company's new name that is being talked-about, it is also the names XR is bringing in to the company. Jo Kinsella, the former Innovid/TVSquared executive, has been brought in as Global President of SourceXR. In this video interview with Mike Shields Beet.TV, Kinsella outlines the [...]

SANTA MONICA, CA – Marketers and media buyers that are weighing the best ways to reach television audiences most effectively are smart to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of their media plans. This process is especially important when making the transition from traditional insertion orders to automated transactions on programmatic platforms. “The marketer wants to understand: ‘if I'm going to increase some [...]

LAS VEGAS — Fresh from getting acquired by a major ad agency group for $835 million, Duncan Painter, CEO, Flywheel Digital is understandably bullish about the future of retail media. Flywheel helps buying of ads across Amazon Advertising, Walmart Connect, Instacart, Kroger, Home Depot and Criteo. Omnicom said in October it would buy the company from Ascential, saying: "With a workforce of more [...]

SANTA MONICA, CA – American Cancer Society data indicate that the death rates from breast cancer fell 40% between 1989 and 2016, a decline that’s partly attributed to early detection. The trend is encouraging, but it’s not necessarily comforting for anyone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. For media professionals Katie Kulik and Denise Colella, the effect was profound personally [...]

SANTA MONICA, CA – Disney in January for the first time will host its yearly Global Tech & Data Showcase as a live event at CES, the hugely attended consumer electronics exhibition in Las Vegas. The media giant has built an audience graph that can be matched through a data clean room with customer information of advertisers for advanced audience [...]

It used to be the other way around - TV had little ability to target viewers, while online channels could super-target users. But, amid a turbulent period that limits digital's capabilities, connected TV is poised to make a strong offering. That is according to Chris LoRusso, Chief Business Officer, OpenAP, the outfit formed by US TV networks to better offer data-driven ad [...]

SANTA MONICA, CA – Marketers that are working on automating the processes to bring together the creative parts of an advertisement based on a specific audience likely will rely on artificial intelligence technology. The goal is to free people’s time to work on more creative tasks. “Gen AI helps us to take all those tedious tasks and let the machine run [...]

LAS VEGAS -- Two of the big companies in the retail media space are partnering to enhance their opportunity. Albertsons Media Collective, the retail media arm of the Albertsons grocery store chain, is hooking up with Criteo, a commerce media enablement vendor. In this video interview with Jon Watts for Beet.TV, Brian Gleason, Global Chief Revenue Officer, Criteo, describes the arrangement. Connecting commerce Albertsons [...]

SANTA MONICA, CA – Economic uncertainty has led some advertisers to tighten their belts and find ways to get the most out of their media dollars. While there are differences among a variety of industries, marketers also are looking for greater flexibility. “Right now, it is a soft marketplace. There's a bit of a conservativeness, I would say, in terms of [...]

LONDON, UK — When you offer your content across a huge swathe of platforms, how do you help your advertisers understand your offering? Richard Brant, Sr. Director, Advanced TV, UK & International, Vevo, acknowledges: "That's one of our biggest challenges." Speaking to me at Looking Ahead: TV in Europe 2025, a Beet.TV Leadership Summit, presented by Magnite & Publica, Brant explains how [...]

SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumers are dividing their time among a wider range of media channels and connected devices such as smart TVs, challenging advertisers to better understand how they’re reaching current and prospective customers. Fortunately, the media, marketing and adtech industries are working together on solutions. “We're finally seeing that collaboration really come to light,” Lisa Giacosa, chief investment officer [...]

LONDON, UK — Eleven months after it launched an ad-supported tier in the US, Disney did the same across Canada and Europe. A mere five weeks after that launch, speaking to me at The Future Of Television Advertising Global conference in London, Deborah Armstrong, SVP, Media Sales & Brand Partnerships, The Walt Disney Company, gave a progress update. Delivering Value with Disney+ "We launched [...]

SANTA MONICA, CA – Google last week moved ahead with its long-running plan to get rid of user-tracking cookies from its popular Chrome web browser. The limited test to restrict cookies for 1% of Chrome users is another reminder that advertisers need accurate audience identifiers to improve their targeting – especially as television becomes more digitized. “Identity has long been one [...]

LAS VEGAS – Omnicom Media Group named Joanna O’Connell to the newly created role of chief intelligence officer, North America, where she will oversee the media agency’s team that provides actionable insights to advertisers. “With her two decades of experience in helping brands understand, manage and monetize the next new thing, Joanna is singularly qualified to the task of uncovering and [...]

LONDON, UK — In discussions about how digitally-infused connected TV ads should feel and function, many have settled on the idea that they should mimic the traditional TV experience, with back-to-back 15- or 30-second ads. Michael Bologna doesn't think that's going to cut it. Bologna is Chief Accelerator, Brightline, a company offering interactive, dynamic and shoppable ad formats that realize the 90s' [...]

LONDON, UK — At the recent The Future of TV Advertising Global conference, executives discussed how international markets were lagging the US when it comes to actually uncovering the effectiveness of connected TV advertising. With some forecasts for TV ad spend showing lower growth, that topic may grow in importance. On the main stage, Nicola Lewis, Global Chief Solutions Officer, GroupM Nexus, [...]

SANTA MONICA, CA – Google this year is moving ahead with a significant change to how advertisers track users online, again showcasing how ill-prepared marketers are for the disappearance of a key identifier: browser cookies. The change also underscores the need for a method to improve ad targeting with quality data sources that are transparent, but also protect consumer privacy. “Typically [...]

The coming tide of regulatory changes and privacy concerns in data-driven marketing will leave only the most valuable and consented data sets standing. That is according to one executive whose company captures consumer data from the sharp end - actual purchases. Damian Garbaccio, Chief Business & Marketing Officer at Affinity Solutions, believes that traditional marketing tools, like proxy metrics and various data [...]

LONDON, UK -- It's not every day you can chalk up a "win-win". But ad buyers' quest for shorter programmatic supply chains may do the climate a favor. "The advertising industry's quest for transparency and cost efficiency in the programmatic world has inadvertently unlocked a path towards sustainability," Julie Selman, SVP, Head of EMEA, Magnite says. Speaking with me at Looking Ahead: TV [...]