How much are individual TV spots worth when no-one is watching them? It’s not a trick question! The UK TV audience measurement panel, BARB, records millions of spots as ‘zero-rated’: officially, no-one is watching them. In the traditional TV trading world, they’re worth zero. Zilch. Nada. But, in Sky’s world, they’re worth much, much more… […]
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Making the most of your TV time-bands with breakfast
Traditionally, direct response TV (DRTV) ads air between the hours of 09:00 and 17:29 in “daytime” time-bands. However, many brands now also expand into “peak” (17:30-22:59) and “all-time” (06:00 – 29:59) as well as “breakfast” (06:00- 09:30) in order to expand their activity, reach their target audience and gain further acquisition. Breakfast is a daypart outside […]
Trivago vs. Hotels.com: Who has the most effective campaign?
This month’s Adquirer covers travel titans Trivago and Hotels.com as we delve into their campaigns and analyse how they deploy their differing creative strategies to cut through the congested travel marketplace. So, how do their approaches differ, who has the most effective and efficient campaign, and crucially, how can you apply these learnings to your […]
How the decline in kids’ impacts affects future of TV viewing
In the ongoing battle of wits between digital and TV media owners, it’s clear that the truth lies somewhere in between. Google and Facebook gladly proclaim the imminent demise of linear TV, despite often heavily advertising on TV themselves, whereas Thinkbox and its shareholders (ITV, C4, Sky, Turner and UKTV) gladly parade the fact that […]
The power of the celebrity
The use of celebrities in marketing is no new concept, with famous faces being used to help promote brands since the start of advertising. In the last couple of years however, the success of celebrity marketing has been questioned, particularly amongst brands targeting millennials. Thus, leaving brands with a potentially high risk and high cost […]
Making the most out of Search Ads 360 bid strategies
What are bid strategies? Although bid strategies are relatively common practice within paid search, at a recent Google event a quick survey of the room found that 35% of users were unsure of what bid strategy to use and when. Bid strategies are used to optimise your advertising spend across your paid search accounts. They […]
