In the last couple of years, we have seen an intense upswing in matters of diversity across marketing. But one man in a pivotal position on that topic says that some marketers' interest has waned. In this video interview with Beet.TV at ANA Masters Of Marketing, Louis Carr, long-time president of media sales at BET Networks, explains why diverse media can still [...]

ORLANDO – Economic uncertainties are pushing advertisers to scrutinize their media spending and data the help to determine the effectiveness of their campaigns. But an economic slowdown also can create opportunities for brands to build share that drives growth during a recovery. “Marketers are under a tremendous amount of pressure to prove their investment faster than ever, and the challenge is [...]

A 2022 in which Nielsen has been working on overhauling its measurement offerings and gaining re-accreditation with the Media Rating Council will culminate with a busy period for Deirdre Thomas and the company. For Thomas - MD, US Audience Measurement, Nielsen - Q4 has a number of marker points. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Thomas, who will be appearing at Beet [...]

ORLANDO – The Association of National Advertisers’ yearly Masters of Marketing Conference is a chance for marketing, media, agency and ad-tech professionals to share ideas about the best ways to engage consumers. As more people watch television programming on internet-connected devices such as smart TVs and mobile phones, there are growing opportunities to reach consumers based on criteria other than [...]

The automation of advertising sales in the past decade has helped to make transactions more efficient. But as with any network of computers that handles financial activity, there’s increased risk of being a victim of fraud. Cybersecurity company HUMAN works with the buyers and sellers of media to protect them from fraud, which has become a bigger concern as marketers [...]

When is a TV ad not a TV ad? When it's all just "video". Jessica Hogue, GM, Measurement & Analytics, Innovid, knows that has been the evolution of these media channels for many years now. But, in this video interview with Beet.TV, Hogue says the industry has now reached a point of actually acting on what that means. Multi-tactic campaigns One way in which [...]

For ad buyers, there are more media services than ever through which to reach audiences. As much as that sounds like an opportunity, it also represents a big challenge. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Moe Chughtai, Global Head of Advanced TV, MiQ, explains why it is time to "bust" complexity. From efficiency to overwhelm "You've gone from the promise of programmatic ... busting [...]

ORLANDO – Consumers have more ways to watch their favorite shows at any time as more programming is distributed through internet-connected devices such as smart TVs and mobile phones. This fragmented media environment challenges advertisers to track the effectiveness of these channels within a broader campaign. “It’s clear that there is real emphasis on multichannel marketing … TV, CTV, digital video [...]

ORLANDO – The Federal Reserve this week raised its target interest rate to a 14-year high as it tries to reduce the highest inflation since the early 1980s. Amid these economic strains and consumer doubts, marketers that get behind their brands will be in better shape in the longer term. “There's still so much opportunity through media and advertising for businesses [...]

It has been the driving force in much of marketing for a decade. Now it's time for "purpose" to drive results. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Amanda Richman, CEO, North America, Mindshare, explains what comes next for the major media tactic. Purpose with action Speaking at the 2022 ANA Masters of Marketing, Richman says her agency is seeing purpose-driven marketing given a "much [...]

It's a brand new world for the biggest ad channel in the world. And ad agencies are adjusting how they approach the opportunity and the measurement challenge. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Leah Meranus, Chief Media Officer, dentsu X, explains how she has rebooted her approach to TV. Triple approach Meranus outlines three ways in which dentsu X has recalibrated its approach to [...]

Streaming video for the past decade has been dominated by movies or dramatic series for viewers to binge-watch, but that’s changing as more live sports programming migrates to on-demand platforms. This shift creates challenges for advertisers that used to depend on the broad appeal of broadcast sports – especially from the start of the NFL’s regular season all the way [...]

Using artificial intelligence to identify social media conversations in which to best place an ad? Priceless. Mastercard is a brand sitting on top of a lot of customer data. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Raja Rajamannar, Chief Marketing Communications Officer & President, Healthcare Business, Mastercard, explains how he is tapping customer data and social signals to boost ad performance. Dynamic ad creation The [...]

MVPD platforms and programers could do things the same way they have always done them - or they could take a stab at laying a groundwork for the future. Little by little, programmatic trading of TV ads is becoming a reality. But Jake Richardson, Director, TV Partnerships, The Trade Desk, would like to see it develop farther and faster. Hesitation block In this video [...]

ORLANDO – Marketers worldwide are confronting economic uncertainties with high inflation, rising interest rates, war in Eastern Europe and ongoing Covid lockdowns in China. Amid these travails, it’s important they take steps to support their brands to reap greater rewards during a recovery. “Every lesson we've ever learned through recessions and downturns and whatever, is that this is not the time [...]

Advertisers looking for fast evidence of their Black Friday ad campaigns' success may want to leverage what mobile networks can see about their customers' behavior. T-Mobile Advertising Solutions' App Insights program uses data captured about its mobile phone subscribers' actual app ownership and engagement to create targetable audience segments. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Mike Peralta, VP& GM, T-Mobile Advertising Solutions, [...]

NEW YORK – The term “retail media” generally describes online marketplaces like Amazon or store chains like Walmart that are selling advertising space on their websites. But retail media can encompass in-store marketing activities, the capturing of data about consumers and other industry verticals. “When you think about retail media beyond retailers, and what's out there in terms of … the true [...]

ORLANDO, FL — Throughout decades of car TV ads, the medium has typically been used to ignite initial buyer interest, while dealer commercials struggled to prove their worth. Now auto marques can get effectiveness at both ends of the funnel. In this video interview with Beet.TV, David Spencer, Manager, Emerging Media & Partnerships, General Motors, explains how GM has a fresh approach [...]

You know times have changed when an upstart OTT TV service can launch a channel for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, one of the most premium sets of sports rights in the world. Tubi's new FIFA World Cup FAST Channel is likely a product of sitting alongside Fox Sports in FOX Entertainment, which acquired the service for $440 million in 2020. In [...]

This year’s Beat Retreat in Santa Monica comes as television advertising undergoes significant upheaval as viewers watch more programming on connected devices – including smart TVs, mobile phones and computers. Brands seeking to reach these audiences are adopting a variety of technologies to show different ads to different people during the same shows nationally, but there is room for improvement [...]