Ad TechNovember 21, 2018

The New Ad Platform is Actually TV, that’s right, Television Advertising.

What is Addressable TV?

Addressable TV advertising is the ability to show different ads to different households while they are watching the same program. With the help of addressable advertising, advertisers can move beyond large-scale traditional TV ad buys, to focus on relevance and impact.

It’s coming to a TV screen near you:

TV offers “Brand Safety”.  So get ready, Addressable TV advertising is coming. Soon, personalised TV ad campaigns aimed at specific audiences will be as prevalent as targeted online campaigns are today. But at what cost? Will tech and production fees soar while TV media costs plummet?

AgenciesNovember 19, 2018

Ev Williams, CEO of Medium, denounced the current ad-driven model and fired the Ad team

Ads Have Gone Off the Rails

The excessive length and lackluster content of that football ad is but one example of the poor use of ads all over the internet. And that situation is behind the rise in ad-blocking software and the quiet concern about business models at some content sites.

Williams said: “…it’s clear that the broken system is ad-driven media on the internet. It simply doesn’t serve people. In fact, it’s not designed to. The vast majority of articles, videos, and other ‘content’ we all consume on a daily basis is paid for —  directly or indirectly  —  by corporations who are funding it in order to advance their goals. And it is measured, amplified, and rewarded based on its ability to do that. Period. As a result, we get…well, what we get. And it’s getting worse.”

The Bottom Line

It’s no easy task to either make money online as a publisher or to advertise your product in a world where attention is so fleeting and divided. But the current system of ad-supported web content isn’t working for readers and viewers. It needs to be reset.