Last month, executives from across the advertising industry shared their insights during the virtual Connected TV Advertising Summit, presented by VideoNuze. In our session, Chief Product Officer Jackie Swansburg Paulino joined Trevor Buchmayr (Head of U.S. Programmatic, PHD), Jen Soch (Executive Director, Channel Solutions, GroupM), and Anthony Susi (Director, Marketplace Development, Xandr) for a fascinatingRead more “Webinar Recap: The State of Play on CTV”
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Are You Leveraging The Full Potential of YouTube?
Did you know that YouTube campaigns can do more than simply drive awareness? The ad industry is waking up to the fact that YouTube is great at driving results throughout the funnel, not just at the top. But to make the most of the platform, you need to have a deep knowledge of YouTube’s manyRead more “Are You Leveraging The Full Potential of YouTube?”
2nd Annual Report: Bridging the Walled Garden Ecosystem
In 2016, we released our inaugural report on walled garden video advertising to help advertisers understand how to navigate the complexities of YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. One year later, the ecosystem has evolved dramatically, thanks to an aggressive focus on video from each walled garden. The pace of change is dizzying, but our secondRead more “2nd Annual Report: Bridging the Walled Garden Ecosystem”
Brand Suitability and YouTube
Several brands have recently made headlines by announcing their suspension of YouTube advertising campaigns due to brand safety concerns. Like any platform with user generated content, there will always be some content that may not be desirable for a specific brand, but brand safety on YouTube is undeniably very high. And despite the current industryRead more “Brand Suitability and YouTube”
How to get the most out of Facebook and Instagram video advertising
Advertising on social video platforms has never been more sophisticated. Marketers have a host of unique targeting options available to them on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and almost limitless potential to reach and engage their audience precisely and at scale. Though the platforms are increasingly mirroring each other’s product features, there are differences betweenRead more “How to get the most out of Facebook and Instagram video advertising”
The Future of Twitter is Video
Recently, Twitter announced it will shutter Vine, the looping video platform it acquired in 2012. In some ways, Vine paved the way for today’s mobile-first social video ecosystem. But short-form video loops proved difficult to monetize. As mobile data caps loosened, and other platforms rolled out innovative new mobile video features, especially Snapchat’s custom lenses,Read more “The Future of Twitter is Video”
A New Standard for Audience Targeting
Audience targeting is essential for every advertiser — if the message isn’t reaching the right set of consumers, the campaign cannot make the desired impact. But sophisticated audience targeting is complex, time consuming, and difficult to scale. The vast array of targets available on and across platforms makes linking them together difficult for the humanRead more “A New Standard for Audience Targeting”
Facebook’s ad tech changes will benefit advertisers and users alike
Recently, Facebook announced an overhaul of its ad tech stack. The social giant plans to shutter FBX, its desktop ad exchange, as well as LiveRail, its video ad network (purchased two years ago for a rumored $500M), in favor of its proprietary Facebook Audience Network (FAN). In addition to putting its open ad exchanges outRead more “Facebook’s ad tech changes will benefit advertisers and users alike”
5 Keys to Optimal Video Ad Performance on YouTube
Online video viewership is exploding as audiences adapt to a mobile world where the content they demand is only a few taps away. 18% of the total U.S. population has never signed up for cable, according to a recent study by Forrester Research, making online video a critical component of reaching this online audience. WhileRead more “5 Keys to Optimal Video Ad Performance on YouTube”
