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A few years ago, Netflix was the ad-free paradise we all turned to for uninterrupted binge-watching. But today, keeping up with every streaming...
A few years ago, Netflix was the ad-free paradise we all turned to for uninterrupted binge-watching. But today, keeping up with every streaming...
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Chances are you remember a few iconic commercials from childhood. For me, the Budweiser ‘Wassup’ campaign comes to mind. It was embedded in early...
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Targeted advertising has been around since the early days of the internet. And while it often brings to mind the ads we see while browsing the...
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It used to be that TV advertising was a one-way street. Commercials talked at viewers, a.k.a. the passive recipients of the advertising message....
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The terms connected TV (CTV) and over-the-top (OTT) are often used interchangeably — but media buyers need to understand the subtle distinctions when...
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Over-the-top (OTT) media delivery has changed the way we watch television — and in the process, it’s revolutionized advertising.
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Performance advertising describes tactics that are designed to achieve measurable business results. Lead generation, online sales, and foot traffic...
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One of the biggest differences between traditional TV advertising and delivering ads to connected TV (CTV) devices is that the latter can be measured...
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Ad tech runs on data. But not all data is collected and shared in the same way. Cue in first-party vs. second-party vs. third-party data. Any...
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“Streaming TV advertising is growing quickly and off to a strong start.” That wasAmazon CEO Andy Jassy’s observation in April, three months after...
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The term connected TV (CTV) platform means different things to different people.
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The shift from traditional television to streaming forever changed how media is consumed and distributed. An activity that once necessitated a fixed...
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In the 17 years since Netflix launched its streaming service, over-the-top (OTT) media has become the primary way that we consume TV. OTT refers to...
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Local TV advertising combines the big-screen impact of television with the efficiency of location-based marketing. It also allows smaller businesses...
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Here’s an exercise: Try to count the number of ways you consume TV each day. I’ll go first.
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Connected TV (CTV) advertising describes the ads served to viewers tuning into streaming content on internet-connected television sets.
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In the decade and a half since Netflix popularized over-the-top (OTT) video consumption, streaming has become synonymous with television. We now use...
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TV advertising has changed. Because today’s viewers spend most of their time on streaming platforms like Amazon Prime, marketers are allocating more...
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We really can’t say we’re in the dawn of a new era in marketing without acknowledging the barrage of new trends and terms popping up seemingly every...
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Google has been under ongoing regulatory scrutiny for antitrust concerns — including an upcoming lawsuit by the Department of Justice (DOJ) that...
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Connected TV (CTV) is the fastest-growing ad channel in U.S., predicted to account for $42.4 billion in ad spend by 2027. But as CTV investment...
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Who will be the winner with Amazon, Netflix, Google, Apple, and Disney battling for CTV supremacy? Just a few years ago, a phenomenon called...
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In the early days of TV, ads were placed based on the programs they supported. This means that every household tuning into a given broadcast would...
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In the 17 years since Netflix launched its streaming service, over-the-top (OTT) media has become standard. What started as a novel concept now...
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Before ad exchanges, media inventory was exclusively purchased through direct negotiations with publishers. This worked fine in the early days. But...
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Unlike traditional broadcast television, connected TV (CTV) ads are delivered over the internet. This makes them more targeted and measurable —...
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Car buying has changed. Unpredictable inventory, inflation, and post-COVID consumer behaviors are just a few of the obstacles the automotive industry...
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CTV. OTT. With so many acronyms to keep track of and the inconsistent uses of each term, it’s no wonder people often get the two confused. Connected...
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What do you get when you mix traditional pay TV with digital delivery to connected TV (CTV) devices? Virtual multichannel video programming...
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Programmatic advertising makes it possible to quantify ROI at every touchpoint and continuously optimize campaigns based on real-time data. Media...
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Imagine seeing a commercial for a local spa and making a mental note to book an appointment. By the time you sit down at your computer the next day,...
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Live sports have long been the saving grace for cable and satellite television. Viewers begrudgingly kept their overpriced TV plans to cheer on their...
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Things have changed since the early days of streaming. It used to be that a subscription to Netflix was more than enough to supplement your basic...
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CTV advertising unlocks the potential to precisely target viewers on the most important screen in the household: the living room TV.
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Few business functions will be impacted so profoundly by artificial intelligence (AI) as marketing. The recent explosion in AI has paved the way for...
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Everything old is new again, including scheduled television with commercial breaks. You heard that right: Today’s viewers are watching linear,...
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As an advertiser, embracing full-funnel attribution elevates your campaign measurement to make data-backed decisions, and unlocks the full potential...
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Connected TV (CTV) has emerged as a turning point for TV audiences, capturing viewers' attention and redefining how advertisers engage with consumers.
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Picture this: It’s a sunny day in July and the year is 1941. A family in New York City sits down to watch the Brooklyn Dodgers play the Philadelphia...
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Discovering how your audience saw an ad, clicked on it, or searched online afterward, eliminates the guesswork of your campaign impact.
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Programmatic advertising is the automated process of buying online ads that reduces the time it takes to manage it manually.
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With streaming content up 31.8% in January for total TV share compared to the previous year, you can count on connected TV (CTV) to reach your...
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Discover everything you need to know about AVOD advertising, video on demand, and the new age of media consumption with Strategus.
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Discover what you need to know about OTT advertising, platforms, services, and opportunities with Strategus.
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What does it take to build brand recognition in digital advertising?
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Unrest in digital advertising channels and an economic downturn have impacted ad budgets across the board. As a result, ad spending will be stricter...
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The switch from traditional TV to digital streaming devices like over-the-top (OTT) and connected TV (CTV) moves steadily year over year. And video...
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Connected TV (CTV) devices continue to shake up TV advertising by delivering new and effective ways to message audiences. And the growing number of...
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2023 will certainly be interesting in how marketers decide to launch brand awareness and engagement to produce the most return on investment.
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This blog is part of our guide to understanding omnichannel marketing. Click here to learn more
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Advertising today holds the opportunity to reach consumers with more digital touchpoints than ever before. And the increasing power of streaming...
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Marketing your local business needs to reach audiences living nearby. It seems pretty straightforward, but capturing a relevant viewership at the...
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Marketing during an economic downswing may have some companies cutting back on brand awareness. But advertising is an investment rather than an...
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DATA & INSIGHTS FROM STRATEGUS - SEPTEMBER 2022
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Carving a digital path with programmatic advertising establishes touchpoints for step-by-step measurement.
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Connecting with target audiences and maximizing campaign performance needs expertise in programmatic optimization.
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Just recently, streaming audiences finally surpassed both broadcast and cable viewership. For those following the industry, it’s been an inevitable...
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Automotive advertising functions on three separate tiers, with each scaling the market for different purposes. At the same time, all three tiers...
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Connected TV (CTV) audiences are progressing every year and marketing news outlets have stressed the impact of this trend. However, all of this...
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In the modern TV era, most consumers are seeing thousands of ads every day. Making it difficult to engage users. Most advertisers have already added...
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As the 2022 primary season starts to wind down and the general election date looms in November, spending has already begun to reach record-setting...
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Audio content is seeing rapid expansion. In 2021, 72 percent of Americans (218.4 million) listened to digital audio every month, which is likely to...
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Although CTV advertisers' expenditure is expanding considerably, it faces challenges due to inventory fragmentation, a lack of defined measures,...
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Past law firm marketing norms don't cut it anymore! Commercials on linear television channels were dramatic and often hammy — they kept law firms top...
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With a new year to celebrate, it's time to get your message heard in preparation for the 2022 midterm elections! However, carefully balancing...
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Car dealerships are up against many challenges that make driving traffic to their locations and increasing sales difficult. The ongoing chip shortage...
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When it comes to healthcare, advertisers face significant challenges that need to be defeated in order to generate awareness of their services, drive...
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The past year has introduced many changes to the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry, especially since the pandemic fast-tracked mobile and...
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In the modern advertising landscape, many companies now have to choose between going with linear (traditional) TVs versus connected TVs (CTVs). CTVs...
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To generate the highest possible ROI from their advertising campaigns, marketers are always looking to get their advertisements in front of the best...
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The world of data collection changed dramatically in 2021, striking fear in the hearts of many data-reliant advertisers across the globe. That said,...
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If you have been staying up on the latest news surrounding the tech industry, then you have undoubtedly come across the phrase “Web3.” But you might...
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As the digital marketplace becomes increasingly complex and interconnected, the consumer decision-making journey evolves. What was once a relatively...
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Over-the-top (OTT) and connected TV (CTV) advertising have quickly become an integral part of every successful marketing strategy. Consumers are...
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Adapting to the newest technology and trends in digital marketing is a never-ending demand in the industry.
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Every marketer's dream is to create instant brand recall and recognition among their target audience. It's the ultimate one-upper over everyone else...
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Today's shoppers use multiple modes and platforms to research products, engage with brands, pursue entertainment, and, ultimately, buy products. When...
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Simply having a product or service is no longer enough to capture your audience's attention. After all, your customers won't even know your product...
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There isn't much that compares to the challenge of understanding your buyers' preferences and implementing them into your campaign strategies to...
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In today's online market, every ad campaign needs to be perfectly tailored to suit the tastes and needs of your target market. Overly generalized...
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The more you can track, the better you can understand how your audiences are engaging with your marketing campaigns. But being able to track...
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Reach and frequency — two words every advertiser has heard, and likely overheard, throughout their career. And still, there is likely some...
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With the advent of automated buying methods and evolving landscape of streaming, media buying is entering uncharted territory. The days of manual...
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You have certain goals to hit with every linear TV ad campaign you launch. But because this advertising channel has traditionally had a lack of...
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Both OTT/CTV television and traditional linear broadcasting are useful for marketers who want to target their advertisements to a well-defined...
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Tracking brand lift gives you more insight into how well your video ads resonate with your audience and drive them to take a particular action.
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No matter what your budget is, it's more limited than you'd like. And that means it's important to deliver video ads with pinpoint precision so...
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As a marketing leader, you know the big picture goals for your marketing campaigns every quarter. But translating those goals into actionable...
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Consumer attention continues to fragment across different types of media, with OTT/CTV viewership gaining the most steam. Sticking to traditional...
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If you’re looking to improve the success of your marketing objectives and make your brand more known, using white label OTT/CTV advertising is one of...
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If one of your biggest concerns is generating brand lift in a way that improves overall ROI, then pre-roll video is exactly what you’ve been looking...
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The significance of OTT advertising is already becoming incredibly clear for many marketers, but what many are missing out on is the increasing...
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How to Build Relationships Through Effective Frequency in Advertising -- Modern marketing trends evolve at a lightning-fast pace, but the core tenets...
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Like almost anything in marketing, media buying started with a traditional processing method modified by technological advancement to be more...
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When you turn to modern media outlets, brand protection isn’t just about avoiding scandals and bad customer service. It’s about continually striving...
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Most marketers are knowledgeable on modern media buying and programmatic tactics but are still struggling to provide the best results for their...
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Automation is dominating the advertising industry with efficiency, and programmatic advertising is no exception. It has taken our traditional methods...
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It’s a serious challenge keeping up with the ever-changing digital environment and new, automated ways of media buying. The problem is that when you...
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THIS POST IS PART OF OUR LARGER “ALL IN ONE GUIDE TO PROGRAMMATIC AD BUYING” CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE. It’s becoming more common for marketers to...
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Millennials are the most valuable generation to market to, and their usage of nontraditional television consumption continues to increase. Not only...
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It wasn’t long ago that multichannel marketing was the up-and-coming tactic that advertisers and marketers were urged to perfect. But as everyone in...
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This post is a part of our larger “The OTT Advertiser’s Guide to Second and First-Party Data,” click here to learn more.
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This is a part of “The OTT Advertiser’s Guide to Second and First-Party Data,” click here to learn more
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This post is part of our larger “The Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Omnichannel Marketing,” click here to learn more.
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This post is a part of our larger “The OTT Advertiser’s Guide to Second and First-Party Data,” click here to learn more.
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This Blog is part of our larger Guide to Understanding Omnichannel Marketing, click here to learn more
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This post is a part of our larger “The OTT Advertiser’s Guide to Second and First-Party Data,” click here to learn more.
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This post is part of our larger “The Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Omnichannel Marketing,” click here to learn more.
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This post is a part of our larger “The OTT Advertiser’s Guide to Second and First-Party Data,” click here to learn more.
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This post is part of our larger “The Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Omnichannel Marketing,” click here to learn more.
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This is part of “The Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Omnichannel Marketing,” click here to learn more
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In the realm of advertising, shifts in best practices, new trends, and constant change, are all to be expected. Over the past half decade, marketers...
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In the past 10 years, we have seen the advertising industry undergo dramatic transitions as we enter a new age of television and media consumption.
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The transition from traditional cable services to connected TV (CTV) and over-the-top platforms (OTT) has been ongoing for the better part of the...
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Between the cord-cutting movement and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, streaming consumption for the year is up more than 74% from 2019 across all...
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This post is part of our larger “AVOD vs. SVOD vs MVPD vs OTT – The Ultimate VOD Guide for Advertisers,” click here to learn more. If it’s...
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If you’re here reading this, it’s likely that the thought of being unable to attribute your next ad spend – or worse, drive conversions – causes you...
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This post is part of our larger “OTT/CTV eCommerce Advertising Guide,” click here to learn more.
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This post is part of our larger “OTT/CTV eCommerce Advertising Guide,” click here to learn more.
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This post on eCommerce ads is part of our larger “OTT/CTV eCommerce Advertising Guide,” click here to learn more.
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This post is part of our larger “OTT/CTV eCommerce Advertising Guide,” click here to learn more.
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This post is part of our larger “OTT/CTV eCommerce Advertising Guide,” click here to learn more.
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The arrival of the coronavirus pandemic caught everyone by surprise, dramatically changing the day-to-day routines that we were accustomed to,...
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This post is part of our larger “CTV/OTT Sports Advertising Guide,” click here to learn more.
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This post is part of our larger “CTV/OTT Sports Advertising Guide,” click here to learn more.
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THIS POST IS A PART OF OUR “COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO CONNECTED TV ADVERTISING” — CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE!
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This post is part of our larger “CTV/OTT Sports Advertising Guide,” click here to learn more.
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Over the last few years, there has been a steady increase in the number of cord-cutters making the jump from traditional satellite or cable TV over...
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This is part of the “Comprehensive Guide To Connected TV Advertising” — Click here to learn more
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The truth of the times during the COVID-19 pandemic is that brick and mortar stores nationally are suffering. The numbers are coming in and they are...
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This post is a part of our “Comprehensive Guide To Connected TV Advertising” — Click here to learn more!
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Key Takeaways on the Road to Recovery By Joel Cox, Co-Founder and EVP, Strategus
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With online shopping on the rise due to COVID-19, your ability to track and attribute sales to your OTT campaigns is more important than ever. March...
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DENVER, April 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Crawling out of the economic shutdown, the advertising industry has taken a hit. But it’s not all gloom and...
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How to Emerge from a Shutdown with New Targeting Mentalities By Joel Cox, Strategus Co-Founder, EVP Strategy & Innovation
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Part II of the Actionable Marketing Strategies During a Pandemic series. By Joel Cox, Strategus Co-Founder, EVP Strategy & Innovation
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Today’s column is written by Joel Cox, co-founder and executive vice president of strategy and innovation at Strategus.
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Part I of the Actionable Marketing Strategies During a Pandemic series. Things have changed dramatically in the last few weeks, and media buyers are...
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Changing viewer behavior creates opportunities to optimize programmatic strategies By Joel Cox, Co-Founder, EVP Strategy & Innovation
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A lot has changed since Strategus ran the first programmatic advertising campaign in 2015. Within the last half-decade, ad-tech and media have seen...
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Whether you’re expecting a house full of guests or a smaller gathering this Thanksgiving… whether you brine, stuff, roast, fry or smoke the...
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Since it’s very likely that every company you represent has customers watching streaming content, OTT advertising should be part of their next...
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Since 2017, over-the-top (OTT) services have dominated video ad views in the U.S. These streaming platforms combine the best of both worlds: the...
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You’ve got a budget. This is the year you’re going to allocate OTT as part of your digital strategy and you want to make your dollars work for you....
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Online is the place to be. Did you know 71 percent of Internet users log in to an over-the-top (OTT) service? Yep. And, that’s where your ads should...
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Executive Summary Strategus was approached by a well known, Oscar-winning independent film studio to stimulate ticket sales for a new film through a...
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You have choices. When it comes to allocating an ad-spend budget, it’s tough to know where to invest your dollars. You know video consumption is on...
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Our previous blog post about the future of OTT left our readers with more questions than answers, and we hope to answer those questions with this new...
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With the landscape of OTT always changing we can can’t help but wonder where OTT Advertising will be in 5 years. Who will the main OTT players be?...
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We all know the trend. Millennials and Gen Z are now more than ever cutting the cord and going straight to OTT content providers like Netflix,...
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When running OTT advertising campaigns, you may be asking what’s the best way to optimize your OTT ads? Not all ads are created equal, and not all...
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Starting this month, we’ll be diving into optimizing AdWords campaigns, and the in’s and out’s of the AdWords platform to effectively produce results...
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In today’s fast paced digital landscape Email has become a daily life event and somewhat of an afterthought in the minds of many Marketers. We hear...
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Post view visits and post view conversions provide important information to display advertisers. Display advertisers use these metrics to measure the...
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A Connected TV (CTV) is a TV that is an internet-enabled smart TV or any TV that uses a device to connect to the internet, receiving content other...
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Boasting over 2 billion monthly active users in the second quarter of 2017, Facebook is the most popular social network worldwide and offers one of...
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A key component of marketing and strategic planning is conducting a SWOT analysis. SWOT is the acronym for analyzing Strengths, Weaknesses,...
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Every successful marketing or sales campaign begins with clearly defined goals. It should start with a creative brief, to make sure everyone involved...
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The best way to use Google’s keyword planner is to use it to forecast the amount of money you should be and could be spending. It literally tells you...
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Designing a campaign for success is much easier said than done. And for some, the inevitability of a campaign failing can make the work it takes to...
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A well-designed landing page will capture your reader’s attention, lead them by the hand through the copy, and end with them happily taking the...
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Keyword research is, or should be, a basic step in the creation of search engine marketing (SEM) campaigns. This step allows you to gauge what...
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Have you thought about achieving a Google Certified Partner status for your company? Many companies are not aware of the importance and benefits of...
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We’re the first to say it: marketing can be full of gimmicks. Fine-print. Tricks. Advertising sometimes feels like it’s designed to pull a customer...
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In a previous post, we covered the importance of linking Google Analytics and Google AdWords. Here, we’ll cover exactly HOW to link Google Analytics...
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Optimizing your paid search conversion rate helps businesses understand how their paid search marketing campaigns are affecting their bottom line....
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Some of the most powerful tools, available to digital marketing advertisers today is Google Analytics and Google AdWords. Not only do they provide...
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If you’re a local business using Google AdWords, you’re missing out if you’re not yet linking Google My Business. The My Business platform, an...
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Why aren’t the clicks reported from an ad server matching your Google Analytics? Click discrepancies are a common issue and can be difficult to...
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In today’s fast paced digital landscape Email has become a daily life event and somewhat of an afterthought in the minds of many Marketers. We hear...
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Clear and Concise Call-to-action While 99.99% of online users probably know they need to click a banner ad, you need a call to action to help guide...
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We’ve all been there. We’ve thought to ourselves, if I can just advertise my product/service at the top of the Google search engine, then I’ll be...
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Most businesses will say word of mouth when asked about the best referral source to drive traffic to your business. The second most effective driver...
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In a perfect world, your mobile banner ads would display only when your most likely customer is in the right place at the right time. That’s the...
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Retargeting, also known as remarketing, can help get your brand in front of users that have visited your website without taking action. Every digital...
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The future of television is here, and it’s connected. Connected TV (CTV) to be precise. Viewers have cut the cord in droves, premium content has...