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As over-the-top (OTT) booms, are advertisers keeping up?

illumin

Too many marketers treat over-the-top (OTT) the same way they do digital advertising on social media or YouTube. What all of these platforms have in common is that they bypass traditional cable television and connect directly with the audience. You often hear brands tout the importance of short, targeted ads.

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Storytelling for ephemeral media

Digital Marketing World Forum

“It’s all about the storytelling – everything we do. Storytelling is at the centre.” It was the idea of storytelling that Nucco Brain was founded on almost six years ago – that brands could communicate better with people by finding their story and telling it well than with fancy taglines and flashy TVCs.

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Wondery’s Founder Explains How Audio Storytelling Could Be the New TV

Contently

Over the last decade, audio storytelling—one of our oldest mediums—has seen an unprecedented explosion in popularity. This summer, I sat down at the Cannes Lions Creativity Festival with Hernan Lopez, CEO and Founder of Wondery, an upstart podcast network backed by Fox with big visions for the future of storytelling.

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How brands should react to market slowdowns

Martech

This article was co-authored with Ed Crain , President and CEO of Kingstar Media and 26-year veteran of the marketing and media industries. Over 30 years of working in the media business, I’ve seen a fair share of market slowdowns. However, savvy brands recognize that staying invested in media during slowdowns can pay dividends.

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TV advertising: 6 key trends to watch in 2024

Martech

Television advertising has undergone significant transformations in recent years, and 2024 promises to be no different. Interactive and shoppable ads Retail media partnerships are the future of advertising, with U.S. retail media CTV ad spend forecasted to grow nearly seven times to $5.63

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Top Content Marketing Questions Answered

Marketing Insider Group

What’s going on here is that marketers have become storytellers and concept creators. Bryan Del Monte , Managing Director of Clickafy Media Group, makes an excellent point about understanding what exactly content marketing is and isn’t. Nor is it a television, radio, or online commercial. What is NOT content marketing?

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Does Marketing Have A Marketing Problem?

Marketing Insider Group

Social media became a way for everyone all over the world to become connected. With so much fun stuff to do on our phones, we started to ignore boring and self-serving banner ads on websites and television. Helpful content , Thought Leadership , and brand storytelling are the new game for marketers.