But it also focused its remaining ad spend on sports programming, commanding 23% of insurance ad impressions on ESPN. By contrast, Progressive’s ad spending stayed well above its competitors’, and it rose to become the most-seen insurance brand on TV over this time—increasing its share of ad impressions to 22.36%. Next steps: We expect insurers’ advertising spend to rise throughout 2024.
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| Jun 27, 2024
“We're back doing what we do best, creating impactful storytelling, and ultimately, brand distinction in ǰ.”. For Nike, this means leveraging summer events like the Olympics by showcasing new products in Paris and historically underrepresented sports like women’s basketball by signing WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark.
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| Jul 5, 2024
So, sports betting, definitely a lot of people doing it, more people doing it, and a lot of money to be made as well. Daniel, I thought it was also an interesting thought here from Amanda Mull of The Atlantic talking about conflict of interest. She was saying, quote, "Now ESPN will have its thumb on all three scales in sports.
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Source: Guideline (formerly Standard Media Index (SMI)
Media: Includes businesses primarily engaged in radio and television broadcasting (network and station), such as commercial, religious, educational, sports, and other radio or television stations. Includes print media (newspapers, magazines, and classifieds). Also includes establishments primarily engaged in publishing.
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| Sep 5, 2023
I think that sports fans in particular are already up in arms about the fact that sports viewing has become a very, very fragmented experience across many different services. It's hard to even know what service or what channel your team is on any given night.
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| Jun 17, 2024
And the early successes of creator-founded brands, like Emma Chamberlain’s coffee and Logan Paul and KSI’s sports drink Prime, show that creator involvement can also drive sales. What’s behind the growth in creator-founded brands? Logan Paul and KSI’s Prime is now one of the fastest-growing sports drink brands, generating over $250 million in sales in its first year.
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| Mar 22, 2023
“For those who got priced out or missed out on NFL or NBA inventory, there are emerging options for using ǰٲ,” said Benes. 3. Non-endemic advertisers are welcome. Amazon is making a bid for non-endemic advertisers, both big and small, through sports programming.
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| Jun 12, 2024
Academy Sports & Outdoors is taking a three-pronged approach centered on value, assortment, and experience. The retailer is timing its promotions to coincide with occasions like July 4th and the back-to-school season, stocking up on popular products like Nike shoes, Uggs, and pickleball equipment, as well as rolling out a loyalty program to offer perks to repeat customers.
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| Jun 27, 2024
Netflix’s upcoming streaming rights deal with World Wrestling Entertainment and its other sports efforts could also entice more brands and advertisers to spend on the service, emphasizing the power of sports rights.
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| Jun 24, 2024
Beyond politics: The decline of regional sports could also be responsible for local advertising growth. Increased cord-cutting has been a death knell for regional sports. Diamond Sports Group, a Sinclair-owned portfolio of regional sports networks, declared bankruptcy in March after cord-cutting cut into its viewership and its streaming offering Bally+ failed to take off.
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| Oct 24, 2023
But in this country, when the wave of sports betting apps started to become legalized over the past few years, you just saw ads everywhere. We didn't restrict it at all. And the ads come with a little warning, if you have a gambling problem, please call this number. But nonetheless, there's ads for gambling all over our TV and internet. (20:21):.
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| Sep 30, 2024
Other gaming opportunities for marketers include static surface advertising and real-time events like sports games. Web3 and metaverse technologies could help marketers hit their goals. While companies are pulling back on metaverse investments, the development of underlying technologies and user trends could still have an impact on gaming this year.
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| Apr 21, 2023
What it means: This move is part of the streaming leader’s continued exploration of bringing live programming to its service as it experiments with live broadcasting, including possibly bringing live sports to the platform. The company's first event to stream live globally will be Chris Rock's March 4 special.
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| Jan 12, 2023
The store features LED screens that display real-time sports moments and seasonal brand campaigns, as well as city-specific member data from the Nike Training Club and Nike Run Club apps. There’s also a Sports Hub where Nike members can access services like buy online, pick up in-store; digital returns; curbside pickup; and scan to learn.
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Pure-play advertising fuels US ad growth: Recurring events like the Olympics drive spending, but the market is steadily expanding even without them.
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| Sep 18, 2024
Netflix, when they first started doing live sports, they didn't say, "We've got a bunch of stuff planned." They started one. They trialed it to see what... saw what it was like, what kind of returns they got, and then added another and another. But there's a chance this works. Partly because public of opinion of cable news is so low, so maybe there's a bit of a news vacuum.
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| Oct 4, 2024
It signals a pivotal shift in streaming, blending premium content and live sports with targeted advertising, marrying the appeal of traditional TV with the precision of digital marketing.
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| Jan 22, 2024
Broadcast TV saw a slight bump between June and September 2022 due to sports programming, specifically the new football season, according to Nielsen. But as sports viewers increasingly move to digital, broadcast networks and advertisers won’t be able to count on that seasonal bump. More like this:. Report: US Video Trends to Watch for 2023. Article: The streaming wars go global.
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| Dec 12, 2022
Sports ad inventory growth creates new, niche opportunities for brands. 5 key stats on CTV: Growth normalizes, subscriptions reign, and ad spend evolves. Reallocation from linear TV is the No. 1 source for funding CTV ad spend increase. Note: The Rio 2016 Olympics took place between August 5-21, 2016. The Tokyo 2020 Olympics took place between July 23-Augst 8, 2022.
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| Jul 12, 2024
Regional sports networks (RSN), a long-lucrative staple of local TV, have started folding; Diamond Sports Group, one of the largest RSNs in the US, filed for bankruptcy last year (Amazon recently scooped up a portion of the company). OTA TV will also likely see an advertising spending boost due to the expected surge in election-year spending, which local networks will especially benefit from.
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| Mar 19, 2024
On’s strong brand positioning, loyal customer base, and strategic partnerships with sports luminaries like Roger Federer and Iga Światek will enable it to maintain its momentum.
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| Aug 15, 2023
Commercials appear during live sports shown on Apple TV+, but the sports leagues sell that advertising themselves. In February 2023, The Information reported that Apple hired an executive focused on building an ads business for Apple TV+. In March 2024, Business Insider reported that Apple poached an advertising executive from NBCUniversal.
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| Apr 15, 2024
It could offer synergies like combining CBS News with CNN to create a global news powerhouse and integrating CBS Sports with WBD's sports broadcasting rights. This potential merger reflects an industry where traditional media companies are consolidating to compete with larger tech-driven entities in the streaming arena.
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| Dec 21, 2023