The growing audience for connected TV (CTV) programming is creating more opportunities for advertisers to reach consumers, especially younger people who have been early adopters of the latest video technologies. However, advertisers also face challenges in viewing activity.<\/p>\n
Mike Baker<\/a>, investor and strategic advisor<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Differences in the way CTV and linear TV manage commercial breaks are driving a need for technical standards for advertising that will improve the consumer experience. The engineering of CTV apps and stream encoding are among the factors that need to be harmonized<\/a> to avoid repeating ads in pods.<\/p>\n Mike Fisher<\/a>, vice president of advanced TV and audio at Essence<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n YouTube, the video-sharing platform owned by Google, is emerging as a viable alternative to other streamed programming as more households hook up their TVs to the internet. That growth has led advertisers<\/a> to look for a combination of premium content and audiences within YouTube.<\/p>\n David George<\/a>, CEO of Pixability<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The pandemic led people to spend more time at home while driving a significant shift in viewing habits. As YouTube\u2019s viewership has grown, more brands are adopting<\/a> the video-sharing platform as a bigger part of their strategies to reach consumers.<\/p>\n Grace Smith<\/a>, senior digital marketing manager at Saucony<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Saucony, the sportswear brand owned by Wolverine World Wide, reached new audiences<\/a> with a CTV campaign that helped to drive higher purchase intent. About two-thirds (65%) of consumers who bought Saucony\u2019s products after seeing its ads on Amazon Fire were first-time customers.<\/p>\n Tony Weisman<\/a>, advisor and board member; former CMO of Dunkin\u2019<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s no longer a question about whether or not you\u2019re going to invest in YouTube,\u201d Weisman said<\/a>, \u201cbut are you going to do it smartly, or are you going to do it with somebody who can really make sure that that investment is wise? Or are you just going to take your chances? And I would not advise anyone to just take their chances.\u201d<\/p>\n Matt Duffy<\/a>, CMO of Pixability<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n While YouTube is mostly a brand-safe platform, advertisers still need to consider<\/a> whether its content is also suitable for their campaigns. Pixability found in a survey that many advertisers rely on third-party vendors to help understand brand suitability.<\/p>\n Rob Norman<\/a>, advisory board member for Pixability<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve become familiar with the Amazon walled gardens and the Facebook walled gardens, but we\u2019re about to become familiar with device-led walled gardens, operated by people like LG, Samsung, and Vizio,\u201d Norman said<\/a>. \u201cThe use of identifiers in the TV market is evolving at really quite a space. What I\u2019m hoping people are going to do is to stand back and look at other forms of signal other than identifiers.\u201d<\/p>\nYouTube Drives Significant Share of CTV Viewership<\/h2>\n
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