By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. Not only does connected TV continue to link itself to more and more viewers, it’s continuing to click as an attractive opportunity for advertisers as well. By the end of this year, advertisers in the United States will spend $25 billion on connected TV (CTV) ads — an […]
By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. Though some advertisers are cutting back on their spending as concerns about inflation bring 2022 to a close, marketing executives seem to be more upbeat and optimistic about the year that lies ahead. About 89% of chief marketing officers and senior marketing executives polled for a recent survey […]
By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. Digital advertising targeted to connected TV not only remains an attractive buy — it far exceeded expectations during a year that was dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released last week. The report from eMarketer says ad dollars invested in connected TVs in the US […]
By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc.Advertisers generally held back and tightened their budgets during 2020 as the global pandemic unfolded. But there was one advertising arena that became particularly attractive in the United States during the third quarter of the year: Connected TV (CTV), with YouTube advertising leading the way. The experts at eMarketer […]
By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. Granted, watching late-night talk-show hosts on TV during the pandemic hasn’t been quite the same as when they beamed their shows live from their East or West Coast studios, with a roaring band and audience in tow. But the two Jimmys, as in Fallon and Kimmel, and Stephen, […]
By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. “And the winner is … yet another streaming service!” Those may just be the words a presenter utters when the 72nd Emmy Awards unfold in September, with Netflix this week breaking the record for most Emmy nominations ever, while one of several streaming newcomers, Disney+, secured a best-drama […]
By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. Assuring your customers that you’re here for them in pandemic times is brand messaging that we addressed in this space last month. Such “we’re here for you” messaging was dominant with advertisers as COVID-19 began to sweep across the United States, and it still is what your customers […]
By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. Tired of seeing Sheryl’s “she shed” succumb to lightning or watching Liberty Mutual Insurance’s “LiMu” emu pecking at its reflection in a downtown window? You may well be a Gen Xer, an American generation that still watches about 3.5 hours of non-digital TV daily but becomes weary of […]
By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. Though its number of users should remain relatively stable over the next few years, Twitter is expected to generate $1.62 billion in ad revenues by the end of 2020, which will be a 22.8 percent increase over 2018’s revenues of $1.3 billion. What’s driving the surging revenues? Both […]
By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. With Christmas but three months away, now is the time to develop a multi-faceted, digital-marketing ad campaign that can ensure your business a happy 2019 — as well as put it in prime position for success in the 2020s and beyond. Whether your business is centered on business-to-consumer […]