The document discusses metrics and analytics for advertising across video, mobile, and social media. It addresses the fragmentation of media and convergence of consumer behavior across multiple devices. Various data types and metrics are examined for optimizing advertising campaigns and measuring outcomes like reach, resonance, and impact on consumer behavior. The importance of selecting the right metrics for objectives and combining data sources is also covered.
An ad impression is counted when it leaves the ad server
Moved from counting ads that are served to ads the are seenMoving from 'served' to a 'viewable' impressions
Ad Viewability Improves Accuracy of Effectiveness MeasurementThe topic of digital ad viewability has been a hot one over the past year. With roughly 50 percent of ads never have an opportunity to be seen by a consumer, it's easy to understand why.The industry’s move towards a viewable impression standard is significant for a couple of reasons:It puts digital advertising on a level playing field with TV in that both are now based on the same ‘opportunity-to-see’ standard. These common parameters can certainly help facilitate the flow of dollars toward digital. The use of viewable impressions can dramatically improve effectiveness research. When campaigns are evaluated on a served impression basis, the reported lift metrics are diluted by all of the impressions that were delivered but never seen and therefore had no ability to influence consumer behavior. Evaluating campaigns on a viewable impression basis promises to give viewable ads the credit they actually deserve in driving performance.
Viewable impressions deliver consistent metrics
Give credit where credit is due – Attribution is about assigning a value to a marketing action that results in a reaction (i.e. conversions or sale) from you target (i.e. customer).
Moved from counting ads that are served to ads the are seenAd Viewability Improves Accuracy of Effectiveness MeasurementThe topic of digital ad viewability has been a hot one over the past year. With roughly 50 percent of ads never have an opportunity to be seen by a consumer, it's easy to understand why.The industry’s move towards a viewable impression standard is significant for a couple of reasons:It puts digital advertising on a level playing field with TV in that both are now based on the same ‘opportunity-to-see’ standard. These common parameters can certainly help facilitate the flow of dollars toward digital. The use of viewable impressions can dramatically improve effectiveness research. When campaigns are evaluated on a served impression basis, the reported lift metrics are diluted by all of the impressions that were delivered but never seen and therefore had no ability to influence consumer behavior. Evaluating campaigns on a viewable impression basis promises to give viewable ads the credit they actually deserve in driving performance.