The Data-Driven Future of Video Advertising
From TVs to tablets and digital to smartphones, technology is reshaping the way consumers engage with video and, in turn, how media and advertising companies do business. While the online and TV video ad markets will remain separate for the time being, the movement toward integration is real and...
Video Convergence: Buying, Selling and Trusting Across Platforms
By Amit Seth, Executive Vice President, Global Media Products, Nielsen, and Dave Morgan, Founder and CEO, Simulmedia The video landscape is in a time of major flux, with digital viewing on the rise, advertisers seeking integrated campaigns and yet TV networks still holding most of the cards. But...
Read all About It: A Look at Multi-Screen News Consumption Among African-American Consumers
It’s a busy world and consumers have myriad sources to choose from as they keep up with the latest news headlines. So where’s the first place they go these days? While social media has fast become a popular destination for real-time news headlines, traditional media such as TV and online remain...
Linking Radio Tuning to Buyer Behavior: New Value for Radio Advertising
Linking radio station tuning data to consumer purchase information is the best way to ensure that radio advertising is being heard by consumers who are eager to listen. According to a recent major market pilot test by Nielsen, for the first time, a connection can be drawn between what consumers...
Expect a Seismic Shift in Video Consumption
By Mitch Barns, CEO, Nielsen When asked about the future recently, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said, “Television will change more in the next five years than in the last 50.” We agree. Based on 70 years of watching what consumers experience, and how they buy, how they act and what they do based...
Tunes Over Time: Seasonal Shifts In Music
By David Bakula, SVP Client Development, Nielsen Entertainment To everything there is a season, and the music industry is no different. From holiday hits to summer jams, music trends vary with the weather. And understanding such trends can be crucial to success for artists, retailers and labels. So...
New Year, New Listening Patterns
The start of a new year inevitably brings new resolutions and, for many, attempts to counter the effects from the holidays. It’s the same for many audio formats, which feel the impact of holiday programming on ratings from Thanksgiving until New Year’s. Radio programmers are now seeing those...
The Argument for More Effective Short-Form Ads
By Blake Burrus, Senior Vice President of Client Services, Nielsen Neuro The 15-second TV ad is already “the new black,” but it has yet to achieve the same level of audience engagement as its 30-second and one-minute predecessors. Advertisers must now explore this new frontier further to make...
That’s Amore: Americans’ Love Affair with Sports Extends Across Screens
It’s no secret that Americans love sports. But much like real relationships, this amour is a sometimes complicated dance between fans, teams and players that can bring immense joy or deep heartbreak. No matter what, however, the love and desire for viewing sports content endures all—even the...
It’s a New Millennial: Tuning in To Generation Y’s Listeners
Millennials, the young adults that make up Generation Y, are some of the most connected consumers in America today. They’re also steady radio listeners. These teens and twenty-somethings have more ways to consume content than any previous generation, and the options continue to advance. Yet...