The video viewing pie grows

June 13, 2008

Ipsos Insight came out with some data showing shifting habits in where people watch video. There’s no shock here in terms of TV having less of the video pie and other platforms growing.  Nevertheless, even TV may win in the end as Web video gets delivered to the television.  There are a few important things to note in terms of how the overall pie is growing and how habits are becoming more segmented.

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Higher Consumer Engagement Online is the Future of Television

January 27, 2008

Strategic communications programs are best executed using a variety of tools that allow for specific targeting in terms of editorial, context and audience.    However, this is still a huge challenge when trying to communicate key messages via television advertising.  TV ads can still be too broad as compared to other communications tools (e.g., search engines, direct mail etc).  However, if online video is any indication of the future of television, the day is near when television ads are used for highly targeted communications. Read more