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WATCH THE NEWEST COMMERCIALS FROM JEEP, KOHL’S, COORS LIGHT AND MORE

Every weekday we bring you the Ad Age/iSpot Hot Spots, new commercials tracked by iSpot.tv, the always-on TV ad measurement and attribution company. (Scroll down to watch them all.)

Jeep enthusiasts go on a “bear hunt” (for a bear that’s not an actual bear). Fleetwood Mac’s “Everywhere” serves as the soundtrack for a fashionable Kohl’s spot. And college basketball

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03/16/23: First Look: OTT Virtual Conference 2023 Executive Summary

The Importance of Person-level in CTV MeasurementAccurate data and person-level measurement are critical to fully measure impact. Stuart Schwartzapfel, SVP of media partnerships at iSpot.tv., warned that data inaccuracy can result in missed opportunities in reaching target audiences, making person-level measurement even more critical.

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Pfizer the biggest TV drug ad spender at the Oscars, as HHS also spends big on COVID messaging

While Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug Ozempic was the talk of the town, it was Pfizer that spent the most on TV drug ads at this year’s Oscars.

That’s according to new data out from real-time trackers at iSpot.TV, which estimates that the Big Pharma spent $5.7 million on its new COVID-19 drug ad: “If it’s COVID, it’s Paxlovid” during a single Oscars airing on Sunday, March 12.

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If You’re Not Measuring Ad Resonance, You’re Missing An Important Metric

While the war for measurement superiority marches on, resonance measurement can be integrated with traditional reach measurement from any of the major providers, from iSpot and VideoAmp to Nielsen. There’s no conflict between these tools. In fact, adding resonance to existing reach systems can provide a powerful new “resonance reach” score to understand audience size and advertising impact.

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Paramount Starts First D2C Ecommerce Platform For Entertainment Brands

Over the past 12 months, Paramount+'s total national TV advertising had a total paid advertising and media value from on-air network promos of $241.7 million, according to iSpot.tv.

This was driven by $182.5 million in value from the on-air promos on Paramount TV networks, and $59.2 million from paid national TV ads. This generated 32.2 billion impressions, according to iSpot.tv.

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Patrick Ta names beauty vet as CEO

Patrick Ta Beauty, which was founded in 2019, was among the top 50 beauty brands of 2022 as ranked by earned media value, according to recent data from Tribe Dynamics. The brand’s earned media value was estimated at just under $84 million, a 32% increase over the previous year.

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WATCH THE NEWEST COMMERCIALS FROM CHASE, LAY’S, APARTMENTS.COM AND MORE

A few highlights: Lay’s wants you to know its chips are “made from real potatoes from over 100 farms across America.” Stephen Curry and Kevin Hart team up for the latest Chase Freedom Unlimited spot. And Apartments.com’s Brad Bellflower character (Jeff Goldblum) is followed around by “suits” who attempt to make sure his claims are “legally indisputable.”

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Keep It Simple: How MadHive Welcomes Local Advertisers To CTV

Capabilities like targeting and frequency control through connected TV have, until recently, been the preserve of larger, national brands. But MadHive is amongst the ad-tech companies bringing those powers to local brands.

“I think it’s our responsibility to make it less complicated,” Berlingo said, during an interview at Beet Retreat San Juan.

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Promo Mojo: ABC’s Oscars Wins Most Promoted Show

Notably, The Voice scores the highest iSpot Attention Index (112) in the ranking, meaning viewers were on average highly likely to watch its promos all the way through (vs. interrupting viewing by changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV).

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03/15/23: Oscars’ ratings rise

National TV advertising hit $106.1 million for 63 airings of Oscar TV commercials, according to iSpot.tv, with 505.7 million impressions for viewers 18+. Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” spot was tops in driving incremental online engagement, followed by Lucid Motors and Autodesk.

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Tim Glomb, Vice President of Content and Data for Cheetah Digital, adds, “Smartbox instituted a zero-party data acquisition strategy using Marigold Experiences to understand the psychographic data from customers that would allow them to truly personalize email and owned channels.”

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TV Data Shows How Women’s Basketball Still Gets Deprioritized

Looking at iSpot data for the 2022-23 college basketball regular season, first-airing men’s college basketball games delivered more ads across national linear TV and RSNs than any other program (over 123K). Those ads amounted to 2.40% of all TV ad impressions (live programming only) from Nov. 7, 2022-Mar. 12, 2023 – No. 3 overall in that stretch, trailing only the NFL and college football.

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WATCH THE NEWEST COMMERCIALS FROM PROGRESSIVE, CORONA, DR PEPPER AND MORE

Every weekday we bring you the Ad Age/iSpot Hot Spots, new commercials tracked by iSpot.tv, the always-on TV ad measurement and attribution company. (Scroll down to watch them all.)

A few highlights: Jamie, Flo and the rest of the Progressive gang present a safe driver with a questionable trophy. Snoop Dogg, Karol G and Andy Samberg jam on a beach with a little help from Corona Extra. And Dr Pepper hypes new Dr Pepper Strawberries & Cream.

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