This column originally appeared at MarTech Advisor on November 2, 2018. We’ve come a long way from when I first started in digital media. During my time at Yahoo!, advertisers were still resistant to shifting to digital in fear of losing traditional TV budgets. Now, advances in programmatic buying, artificial intelligence, and measurement have drivenRead more “How Marketers Can Take Back Control of their Video Destiny”
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Here’s How Viewers Are Turning To Halloween Content
As the leaves change their color, and the nights grow longer, it’s clear that Halloween season is upon us. And consumers are getting ready for the big night by turning to the world’s second largest search engine: YouTube. The video streaming domain has become the place for consumers to research creepy costumes, macabre makeup, andRead more “Here’s How Viewers Are Turning To Halloween Content”
Looking Ahead: Here’s what marketers are looking forward to including in their digital video strategies
As more and more consumers cut the cable cord — or never subscribe to cable in the first place — they’re turning instead to digital destinations like YouTube and Facebook to view video content. Marketers are waking up to this fact — when Pixability surveyed marketers across the industry, we found that digital video isRead more “Looking Ahead: Here’s what marketers are looking forward to including in their digital video strategies”
How Marketers Are Approaching Digital Video: Performance And Measurement Remain Primary Pain Points
To maximize the impact of their clients’ video spend, marketers must stay on top of the rapid pace of change in the evolving digital video space. To understand what matters to marketers through this year and beyond, Pixability commissioned a survey to gather insights from across the industry, and analyzed the results. Our goal wasRead more “How Marketers Are Approaching Digital Video: Performance And Measurement Remain Primary Pain Points”
Here’s When Audiences Are Turning To The Digital Video Powerhouses
In Pixability’s third annual report on the state of digital video advertising, our analysts found that audiences continue to turn to YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter throughout the day. However, our research shows that distinct consumer viewing patterns have emerged as consumers look to each platform during specific moments. Facebook and Instagram see a relativelyRead more “Here’s When Audiences Are Turning To The Digital Video Powerhouses”
Why I Joined Pixability
“Why Pixability?” That’s often the first thing that I hear from industry colleagues — at least, colleagues that haven’t yet had the opportunity to work with Pixability. In today’s seemingly crowded video adtech/martech space, these colleagues wonder what’s unique about Pixability and its platform, and why I signed on as CEO. During my 15 yearsRead more “Why I Joined Pixability”
Understanding Brand Appropriateness Marketers Need A Deeper Understanding of Context And Impact
This perspective originally appeared on AdExchanger on February 19th, 2018. The digital advertising industry needs to move away from the incendiary headlines toward a more nuanced perspective of brand safety. Marketers should not view the issue as a binary where there are only two clear answers — brand-safe or non-brand-safe — but instead invest inRead more “Understanding Brand Appropriateness Marketers Need A Deeper Understanding of Context And Impact”
Year of Sports: How advertisers can use digital video to join the sports conversation in advance of and through the World Cup
Not an official sponsor of the World Cup? That doesn’t mean you can’t still participate in the massive World Cup conversation. The key to connecting with this passionate community of fans (which is already buzzing about the tournament 3 months out) lies in digital video. Viewers are increasingly turning to video platforms like YouTube, Facebook,Read more “Year of Sports: How advertisers can use digital video to join the sports conversation in advance of and through the World Cup”
Unify your video advertising with the world’s first self-serve solution for YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram
Audience eyeballs and ad dollars are increasingly moving to Google and Facebook — in fact, GroupM estimates that the duopoly attracted 84% of digital advertising dollars in 2017 — but managing video campaigns across these platforms remains a significant challenge for advertisers. Dissimilar ad formats, creative sizes, view definitions, and targeting parameters mean that advertisersRead more “Unify your video advertising with the world’s first self-serve solution for YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram”
No more silos: Why marketers must holistically measure performance across video platforms
Agency marketers have a measurement problem. For too long, the advertising industry has been managing and measuring video campaigns in silos. One agency team may manage Facebook video buys, while another team — that might sit on the opposite end of the building — handles the YouTube campaigns. Strategies might be shared in an initialRead more “No more silos: Why marketers must holistically measure performance across video platforms”