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In my role running Research at AudienceScience, I spend a lot of time talking to advertisers. While in most cases, their challenges, pain points, strategies, and goals broadly differ, the one term I am now consistently hearing out of the mouths of advertisers globally is “transparency.” From where I sit, “transparency” is the advertising buzzword of 2014 and advertisers are actively seeking how they can get more of it.

Not that advertisers asking for transparency is something new. Nearly all advertisers have some guarantee of transparency written into their agency contracts and smart advertisers have long known that transparency is essential to understanding what’s working, what isn’t, and how their organizations can improve their media spending.

We’ve heard all the hype about viewability and how it will be the savior for the digital world. The theory goes that with the Media Ratings Council (MRC) recently setting a standard definition, brands will have all the confidence they need to transition TV budget to online video (OLV). Although this is a great step in the right direction, brands need to know the truth – all OLV is not created equal.

The three key metrics advertisers must monitor to ensure their video execution parallels that of TV are viewability, audibility and ad size. On average, about 50-60% of most brands’ OLV media is actually achieving these three basic measures of execution. So if a brand equates TV to OLV, the media failing to meet those basic measures is essentially wasted.

By ACA Staff In Canada, advertising is the primary funding source sustaining the broadcasting system, and the CBC is no exception. Reeling from the loss of Hockey Night in Canada and the changing environment of the broadcast landscape, the future of the CBC is at a critical juncture. Now more than ever, strong, stable, long-term […]

By Jessica Yared, ACA Consumers will now have access to more information and greater control over ads displayed to them based on their online behaviour. For their part, advertisers will be able to educate themselves and determine whether they are observing the principles of responsible online behavioural advertising in Canada.