Linear TV advertisers need to rethink their approach, and put Connected TV platforms at the top of their priorities.
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YouTube reaches 95% of online adults 35+ in a month.
Viewers across demographic lines are turning to YouTube to find, connect and share video content — and marketers must meet them there.
The Roku Channel reaches 75% of Netflix users (based off of ACR data).
While Netflix doesn’t offer advertising, marketers can reach 75% of that audience by advertising against The Roku Channel.
YouTube ads on TV screens reach 91% of light TV viewers & drive a 10% greater lift in recall than ads on linear TV.
YouTube on TV Screens is a great step into the Connected TV space, and a perfect way to extend the reach of linear buys.
On average, users watch over 250 million hours of YouTube on TV screens every day.
TV screens are a huge part of YouTube’s viewership that marketers can’t ignore.
Amazon Fire TV has roughly 71.2M users, while Roku has 95.2M users. In total, connected TV devices have more than 203M users in the US in 2020.
The Connected TV audience is massive, and one that linear TV marketers are missing.
YouTube is the sleeping giant in Connected TV, with around 15% of YouTube ad views occurring on living room screens.
Many marketers put YouTube into the mobile and desktop video bucket, but that doesn’t reflect how audiences are using the platform.
78% of digital marketers include digital video to drive additional reach for linear TV campaigns.
Shifting budget from linear TV buys is a smart strategy to drive efficient reach.
YouTube has the highest reach and viewing hours among ad-supported streaming services, and represents a quarter of all streaming watch time across both subscription and ad-supported platforms in the US.
Marketers should make YouTube their primary focus when planning their digital video strategy.
Average digital video usage will rocket to 108.1 minutes per day among U.S. internet users in 2020, nearly double that of social media usage.
While social media usage is reaching a ceiling, digital video viewership continues to grow.