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DAR She Blows
Nielsen’s Digital Ad Ratings and Total Ad Ratings products can now measure YouTube and YouTube TV inventory when streamed through connected TV platforms. As MediaPost points out, Nielsen’s two ad ratings solutions can already measure YouTube and YouTube TV inventory on PCs, laptops and mobile. Just to get the vocabulary straight, Total Ad Ratings is a cross-platform measurement solution that includes TV, and Digital Ad Ratings is for cross-platform digital. Nielsen has been incrementally expanding its ability to measure YouTube. For instance, YouTube added Nielsen TV data to its campaign planning tool in November 2019; and Total Ad Ratings has been expanding on its ability to measure YouTube internationally, most recently in the United Kingdom and Italy.
UK Doing OK
Digital advertising in the United Kingdom dropped by 5% during the first half of the year due to (we don’t even need to say it), particularly during Q2, according to new data from IAB UK and PwC – and that actually ain’t so bad, all things considered. But 5% is getting off easy, writes Mobile Marketing Magazine, compared to the UK GDP, which was down 20.4% in the second quarter alone. And check this: During Q1 and Q2, video and display spend actually grew in the United Kingdom, with video up 5.7% YoY to 1.35 billion pounds (around $1.74 billion), while display increased 0.3% to 2.84 billion pounds (roughly $3.67 billion). Mobile spend fell just 1%. “There is cause for hope,” said Jon Mew, CEO of IAB UK. “Following 22 years of consecutive growth, the digital ad market went into this crisis in a position of strength, and it’s great to see some areas of growth, despite the circumstances.”
Out Is In
It’s the opposite of banner blindness. Nearly half of Americans (45%) say that they notice out-of-home advertising more than they did before the pandemic. That’s according to research from the Out Of Home Advertising Association of America, in conjunction with The Harris Poll. Why would that be? A large percentage of respondents say they find signage about hygiene, safety and sales to be useful, while others say they’re comforted by the mere existence of outdoor display as a sign of business returning to some semblance of normality. More than two-thirds (68%) say that they’ve begun tuning out online ads because of the massive uptick in screen time during the pandemic. The survey also found that 80% of Americans say their holiday season plans have been upended due to COVID-19 but, even so, 67% still expect to travel for the holidays. And 42% of US adults anticipate traveling as much or more than last year.
But Wait, There’s More!
- Business Insider Parent Nears Deal To Buy Controlling Stake In Morning Brew – WSJ
- What Will 2021 Be Like For CMOs? – Forrester
- Facebook Has Made Lots Of New Rules This Year. It Doesn’t Always Enforce Them. – WSJ
- YouTube Cracks Down On QAnon, Citing Real-World Violence – Axios
- Facebook Updates Have ‘Wrecked The Ad Platform On The Back End’ – Digiday
- Publicis Chief Lauds Epsilon ‘Halo Effect’ As Ad Giant Beats Q3 Expectations – The Drum
- DraftKings Strikes Another Media Partnership, This Time With AT&T’s Turner Sports – CNBC
- Glassbox Acquires Digital CX Provider SessionCam – press release
- Covid’s Impact On Consumer Trust Increase In World’s Leading Brands – press release
- Bazaarvoice Rolls Out New Premium Network Insights For Brands – press release
- Merkle Enters Into Strategic Collaboration Agreement With AWS – press release
- Ad Boycott Of Facebook Proved To Be Boon To Snap And Pinterest – The Information
You’re Hired!
- Interpublic Announces New CEO – press release
- Merkle Strengthens Leadership Team Through 2 Key Global Promotions – press release
