signed a deal with digital comedy producer Funny or Die<\/a> to hire several executives. Among those professionals was Chris Bruss, the former president of digital content at Funny or Die who now leads the Roku Brand Studio.<\/p>\n\u201cThe goal of my group is to figure out how to take those advertisers beyond the 30-second spot,\u201d Bruss said in this interview with Beet.TV. \u201cWe can do that in a number of different ways.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bruss\u2019s group specializes in creating content that can range from short-form spots to long-form shows that showcase brands. Roku\u2019s research found that a branded experience can lead to consumer purchase intent that\u2019s four times as much as for a 30-second spot.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the Roku Brand Studio, we have both the data and also just the experience that shows us that branded content and branded experiences are going to create more impact with our audience,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can create truly and genuinely entertaining content, and invite that audience into be part of that. Now, they\u2019re not just watching your ad, they\u2019re in your ad.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018The Show Next Door\u2019<\/h3>\n
Among the recent examples of Roku\u2019s productions are \u201cThe Show Next Door,\u201d an interview show created in collaboration with Maker\u2019s Mark, the brand of Kentucky bourbon made by Beam Suntory. The show appears on the Roku Channel, the company\u2019s hub for ad-supported video on demand (AVOD).<\/p>\n
\u201cWe understood what their [Maker\u2019s Mark] brand goals and what their marketing goals were, and how to incorporate their brand and their product into that show,\u201d Bruss said. \u201cWe produced that show from creative all the way through to post-production.\u201d<\/p>\n
Roku can gather detailed insights about viewer behavior and consumer preferences, which help advertisers to improve their targeting and to develop ad creative that resonates with those audiences. After seeing that viewers spend an average of seven minutes looking for things to watch, Roku Brand Studio developed a weekly show called \u201cRoku Recommends\u201d to highlight the best new programming. The show also offers an opportunity for marketers to showcase their brands.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs brand marketers are thinking about streaming, I think that understanding the power of that platform \u2013 and not just how big the audience is, but how you can gain insights from that audience and then you can target that audience in really powerful ways,\u201d Bruss said.<\/p>\n
You are watching \u201cHow Marketers Can Go TV Streaming First,\u201d a Beet.TV leadership series presented by Roku. For more videos, please visit\u00a0this page<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Consumers are exposed to hundreds advertising messages every day, challenging brands to cut through the clutter. Branded content is one way that marketers can integrate their messaging with programming that draws viewers. Roku, the maker of streaming devices that connect TVs to the internet, this year formed the Roku Brand Studio to help advertisers create […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":75642,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"mc4wp_mailchimp_campaign":[]},"categories":[8878],"tags":[8891],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.beet.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75575"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.beet.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.beet.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.beet.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.beet.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev.beet.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75575\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.beet.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.beet.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.beet.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.beet.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}