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  • Washington Eyes Adalytics Reports; Kroger Says Attention Isn’t Worth The Hype

    NCIS: Ad Tech takes off as Washington zeroes in on Adalytics reports; Kroger says attention has yet to prove correlation to performance; and inside California’s backroom deal with Google to fund journalism and AI.

  • With TV Impressions Vanishing, Campaigns Must Focus On Resonance, Not Frequency

    The TV market’s vanishing impression problem is even more concerning than the numbers indicate. But maybe a little impression scarcity is a good thing.

  • Is The Alt Video Currency Juice Worth The Squeeze?

    Alternative TV currencies are ready for prime time from a technology standpoint. But media buyers aren’t quite there yet when it comes to adoption, says Josh Chasin, VideoAmp’s former chief measurability officer.

  • How Streamers Are Fighting The Plight Of Shrinking TV Ad Inventory

    US TV ad inventory – including streaming – is eroding. Which means streaming platforms are tasked with pulling off the very difficult feat of appeasing viewers while also growing ad revenue enough to placate Wall Street.

  • The Bread Bowl Value Exchange; Pacvue’s PE-Backed Booster Pack

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Palm Readers Panera is an early adopter of a palm-scanning biometric data collection product created by Amazon that allows customers to “sign in” with their palms. Doing so links their purchases to Panera’s loyalty program so they can collect rewards. Privacy advocates have […]

  • Measuring Local Streaming Campaigns Is Still Kinda Messy

    TV advertising is in the middle of a tectonic shift. GRPs are out, and impressions are on their way in. But plenty of advertisers still want to buy local and national spots based on region. And for small, local marketers accustomed to the relative simplicity of linear TV ad buying, the lack of standards in over-the-top (OTT) ad measurement is becoming a real pain in the tush.

  • Insta Gets A Bit Too Extra; Validating Attention-Based Validation

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Insta Needs Its Groove Back Instagram has (mostly) been able to balance its business priorities with the interests of its users. But its streak is over. Instagram is struggling to recruit people to create content for its TikTok clone, Reels, The Wall Street […]

  • Consumer Confidence Cratered Thanks To COVID – But There Are Glimmers Of Hope

    Between early March and early April, market research firm Ipsos registered the largest decline in American consumer confidence since 2010. From March 3, before social distancing defined our lives, to April 1, the Ipsos Primary Consumer Sentiment Index clocked a precipitous dip in US consumer confidence, from 60.1 points to 45.5. The downtrend appears to […]

  • DOJ Charges Ahead With AT&T Appeal; Facebook Is The No. 3 Mobile Browser

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Back To The Bench The US Justice Department is appealing the decision by Senior US District Court Judge Richard Leon to allow AT&T to acquire Time Warner. “Most legal observers believe the government faces an uphill battle in overturning the ruling,” reports The Wall […]

  • Advertisers Distrust Data. Will Labeling Solve The Problem?

    Most marketers don’t trust the data they’re using and they have no simple way to assess its quality. Of the 80% of advertisers that use audience insights, only 33% say they “completely trust them,” according to a study released Wednesday by research firm Advertiser Perceptions, which surveyed roughly 200 advertisers. Just one-third of advertisers fully […]

  • ARF: As More Audience Data Enters TV, An Emphasis On Quality And Consistency Emerges

    Like the packaged products he helps market, Omnicom Media Group Chief Research Officer Jonathan Steuer wishes data segments disclosed their ingredients on the side of the label. “You really have to dig to figure out what’s in [a segment] right now,” Steuer said Monday at the Advertising Research Foundation’s Audience Measurement Summit in Jersey City. […]

  • Clorox Taps Fresh Insights To Inform Its Digital Content

    Imagine a 1950s-era housewife hanging a crisp white sheet on a clothesline in her suburban backyard complete with picket fence as a gentle breeze blows. “We recognize that this woman doesn’t exist anymore, the happy woman with the billowing sheet,” said Erika Lamoreaux, associate director of digital media at The Clorox Company, speaking at the […]

  • The Cautious Courtship Of Programmatic And Linear TV

    Procter & Gamble’s reported push to automate 70-75% of digital ad buys by year’s end underscores the convergence of TV, CPG marketing and programmatic media. “The closer we can tie shopper cart data to media, the stronger we get,” said Jen Mennes, director of media and public relations for Post Foods, during The Advertising Research […]

  • Metrics Causing Pain? Could Be A People Problem

    This is the third in a series on what’s broken in the analytics space. Part one addressed data ownership, part two focused on technology and this story is about people and processes. Part two of this series looked at startups that are trying to unify disparate marketing metrics, but technology can only go so far in solving […]

  • Startups Emerge To Unify Metrics, Normalize Data

    This is the second in a series on what’s still broken in the analytics space. Part one dealt with data ownership, part two will address technology and part three will focus on people and processes.  Even when data ownership issues are resolved between marketers and third-party agencies and service providers, the way in which it is […]

  • ARF Forum: Marketers Weigh Impact Of Marketing Mix Modeling

    At the Advertising Research Foundation’s Industry Leader Forum yesterday in New York, one point of contention was around marketing mix modeling. Marketing mix modeling is “a core part of our decision-making,” remarked Patrick McGraw, director of consumer and market at P&G, during a panel about measuring marketing effectiveness. “It helps us develop a better understanding […]