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All brands should be on YouTube, but feeding a YouTube brand channel can feel like a daunting task. However, there are many ways to build up the video in your brand channel without producing all the videos in house. At a recent …
New Media Minute: Online Video Gold Rush as Vendors Race to Roll Out New Video Features
As the online video business continues to grow, video vendors are racing to introduce new products, eager for a piece of the $3.1 billion ad spending pie. Companies from online media firm Local Corporation, to ad serving platform Undertone, to ad network …
New Media Minute: Mobile Marketing: How to Reach Consumers in Retail Stores
More than half of U.S. smartphone users turned to their phone to perform retail-related activities while in a store, according to comScore. That could be taking a picture of a product, comparing prices or scanning bar codes for coupons. How can smart …
New Media Minute: How to Build a Loyal Video Series Audience
Since only one in twelve branded videos pass the one-million view mark, brands and producers are better off building an audience than going for a viral hit. There are several best practices that any Web producer, marketer or brand can follow when …
Cord-Cutting: Truth or Lie?
More consumers are relying on broadband-only connections in their homes, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re cutting the cord. Nielsen’s latest report reveals that there are now 5.1 million broadcast only/broadband homes in the United States, up 23% from last year. But the …
New Media Minute: How to Measure Social Buzz for a TV Show – Bluefin Labs
Where will the next great breakthrough in marketing and measurement come from? A lot of ad agencies are betting on a social media metrics company called Bluefin labs. Every where I turn, I hear this company’s name mentioned and here’s why – …
New Media Minute: Online Video Buy Boosts TV Reach by 14%, Frequency by 18%, Study Finds
What do you get when you combine a $500,000 online video buy with a $2.6 million TV campaign? A 14% percent boost in reach, an 18% jump in frequency and an 11% reduction in the cost of the impressions. Or so says …
New Media Minute: How Consumers Use Tablets, Mobile Devices in the Home – Words from a TV Exec
Like most TV networks, Scripps Networks has launched programming on mobile devices and tablets. So far, the programmer has found that tablet usage is four to five times that of the other devices. We caught up with Scripps executive Jeff Meyer and …
Pre-rolls, Mobile Video Ads to Drive Online Video Spend 40%
After a robust 2011, online video advertising should enjoy another year of rapid growth and is on pace to increase 40% over last year. Some marketers will move money from TV budgets to online video, and they’ll be focusing on pre-roll ads …
New Media Minute: Three New Media Predictions for 2012
In many ways, 2011 was the year of the tablet, while social TV and online video partnerships enjoyed a robust twelve months as well. Looking ahead to 2012, keep an eye out for standards in tablet measurement, advanced online video deals in …