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The act of playing an ad on a screen is wrongly shrouded in myth. It's time to shine a light on some of the misconceptions surrounding video ad serving and see it clearly as a non-subjective logistical step in the campaign activation workflow. Here are four myths about video ad serving and why marketers shouldn't give them a second look.

Marketers are under increased pressure to prove ROI, which means teams must keep an eye on the bottom line while continuing to grow the brand. Here are three ways to ensure the marketing team is consistently building both the brand and the business.

Did General Motors sell vehicles based on TV ads delivered to the right audiences at levels that indicate a positive ROI? An audit of its campaign efforts on linear TV and addressable TV formats reveals the answer.

Creating an effective action plan takes a focused effort, but when done well, it can strengthen client–agency relationships and lead to better work with greater returns. Here are the key elements to a good action plan and the steps required to build one.

Many financial service marketers may see data-driven advertising as too complicated to include in their media strategies, but digital out-of-home advertising can offer regulation-friendly targeting with measurable returns. Here are four DOOH strategies financial service marketers should consider.

For more than 30 years, the Radio Mercury Awards, produced by the Radio Advertising Bureau, have celebrated creativity in radio with hundreds of chief creative officers collaborating to identify and award the best audio campaigns and radio commercials. Here, a select group of those celebrated professionals share guidance, inspiring campaigns, and best practices for raising the volume on radio creative.

A concise document describing the major initiatives and tangible deliverables the agency has been tasked to undertake and that details what is both in and out of scope helps avoid uncomfortable conversations later in the year (or project) when perspectives diverge. But sometimes overlooked is the effect a good scope has across the broader organization.

While many advertisers have quickly adapted to meet viewers on a range of screen types, the TV industry has taken arguably longer to catch up — especially when it comes to currency and, more broadly, measurement. Even though incumbent panel-based approaches have held on, scrutiny continues to swell as buyers and sellers reckon with the incumbents' inability to keep pace in the heavily fragmented TV landscape.

Better visibility of digital advertising can provide real-time insights that help organizations cut campaigns with low return on investment (ROI) and focus ad spend on the channels with the highest returns. Reducing waste and rooting out fraud will only increase savings.

Through a series of online, members-only events, the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) has explored radio’s benefits to more than 18 categories of business, including health care, automotive, retail, and restaurants, among others. Here’s a look at just a few industry verticals where radio drives ROI.

Census data from 2020 shows U.S. population growth is led by multicultural groups, which means brands that haven’t gotten up to speed on shifts in U.S. culture or that don’t understand how these consumers live and shop could be missing the mark.

Two forces that affect digital advertising are on a collision course: walled gardens and new privacy regulations. Thankfully, there are new and emerging technologies that can help marketers deal with the fallout and continue targeting digital ads while maintaining privacy protections.

As restrictions related to COVID-19 loosen across the U.S. and consumers return to offices and in-person shopping, digital out-of-home advertising can help brands meet consumers with context-based messaging that changes in real time.

In the past, purpose in marketing might have been seen as a lever to increase brand perception and consumer preference, or only pursued if it was natively part of the company’s mission. Now, a commitment to societal issues or putting accountability at the core of one’s brand are no longer a bonus or a nice-to-have, a new report from Bloomberg Media finds — they are an essential part of doing business.

Understanding which type of customer experience (CX) resonates most effectively with B2B customers is important, but it’s only part of the equation. Once a business knows what type of experience it wants to deliver, it must address the practicality of how to bring that experience to life. Based on Merkle’s research, here’s where B2B organizations can start.

As the viewer experience evolves, converged TV, which encompasses premium, professionally produced content across linear and digital TV and multiple platforms and devices, has taken a front seat to both digital video and traditional linear markets. Advertisers are recognizing the need to bring all forms of premium video into one view rather than keeping digital and TV budgets in silos.

The metaverse is a nicely bundled term for something that enthusiasts believe will be huge. Brands around the world are investing time and money to see how they might benefit from it, and some are leaping straight in, exploring the scope of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). But without a thorough understanding of what people want from the metaverse (or if they want it at all), there are factors that need consideration.

As ad-supported streaming continues to grow, marketers are weighing the best ways to engage with consumers who have more options and control than ever before. Early research from WarnerMedia shows that a more customized, intentional ad approach is not only highly effective but can generate a unique level of affinity from consumers.

Brands are cautiously circling the metaverse, wondering how they’ll eventually engage consumers in these vast, virtual spaces. They’re factoring in the possibility that the metaverse could change everything, from their approach to creative and consumer engagement to how they measure and analyze campaigns. The metaverse will not exclusively take place with virtual reality headsets, but marketers will have to embrace 3D to participate.

One of the ironies of the past two years is that while the pandemic accelerated the arrival of what were once thought to be future trends — including marketing automation, contactless retail, and virtual reality as a collaborative productivity tool — it's also triggered an increased fondness for the past.