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Andy Pang, marketing and research manager at Clear Channel Outdoor UK, reports on the latest thinking in media research and explains how multiple touchpoints and greater frequency are methods advertisers should employ to ‘hardwire’ messages to today’s consumers…Clear Channel Outdoor recently hosted its inaugural seminar dedicated to outdoor research, where agencies and clients gathered to… Continue reading Outdoor Advertising Effectiveness

Maureen Duffy, CEO of the Newspaper Marketing Agency, explains how research among 6,000 consumers shows that a step change is needed in newspaper financial services advertising…People’s finances are deeply bound up with their security, their lifestyles, their hopes and their dreams for the future.Financial issues have a huge emotional resonance for most people, something that… Continue reading Newspaper Ads – Time For Change?

Alex Burmaster, European internet analyst, Nielsen Online, examines the television over the internet phenomenon, and looks at who’s winning the battle for viewers.There has been much activity from the major media players in the quest for the TV-over-internet grail, as well as much speculation as to what degree people will actually watch TV over the… Continue reading Is TV On-demand In Demand?

Phil Cutts, director of marketing, PPA Marketing, looks at how magazines form a key part in stimulating consumers’ online behaviour, as the importance of online search and purchase grows.In a fast-changing and increasingly volatile media environment, it is no longer enough to just develop multi-media campaigns. Advertisers and agencies need to understand exactly how the… Continue reading Magazines Dominate Online Search And Purchase

Alex North, head of commercial operations UK, AGB Nielsen Media Research, examines the state of the TV industry ahead of MediaTel Group’s ‘Future of Television’ seminar, looking at the myriad of issues that may arise during the debate…Next week sees a defining moment for the UK television market. On October 17 Whitehaven in Cumbria will… Continue reading An Interesting Time For Television

IAB marketing manager, Amy Kean, examines the company’s latest engagement study, and discusses whether marketers are investing enough in their online campaigns…As the online industry grows, it’s inevitable that the way we measure campaigns should also mature. The age-old tried and tested methods may no longer apply, and at the IAB every day we’re further… Continue reading Helping FMCG Advertisers Find Out What Engagement Really Means

Stuart McDonald, head of advertising insight at News International, dissects last week’s NRS release for the free London papers, explaining why NI is not totally happy with their ‘second place’ result and why the company believes the NRS must change…Last week the NRS released the first readership figures for the free evening newspapers in London,… Continue reading NRS – In Second Place But Still Dabbling In Performance Enhancers

James Myring, associate director at Continental Research, casts his eye over the burgeoning IPTV market, breaking down customer satisfaction levels to reveal a generally positive picture for the future of the format…With the launch of services such as BT Vision the internet offers an alternative platform for watching TV. Industry after industry has been transformed… Continue reading Internet and Mobile TV – How Are They Doing?

James Mallinson, publisher of digital men’s mag Monkey at Dennis Publishing, looks at the success of the title and addresses three key questions about why digital magazines work.Last week’s circulation result for Monkey proved once and for all that, after 23 years, the digital magazine has come of age. In a world where most magazine… Continue reading Why Digital Magazines Work

Alex Burmaster, European internet analyst at Nielsen//NetRatings, explains the theory and practice behind the company’s promotion of total time as the key user engagement metric for online…Many of you will be aware that Nielsen//NetRatings recently announced that we are actively promoting total time as the key user engagement metric, alongside more traditional measures such as… Continue reading What Moving From Page Views To Time Is All About