Connected TV Advertising
Many individuals are cutting the cable chord and watching content exclusively on CTV while others aren’t even considering linear TV in the first place.
Types of CTV devices
Tablets | Phones | Desktops
Connected TV apps like Hulu, YouTube and Twitch can be streamed directly onto devices.
Smart TV’s
A television with a built in connection to the internet.
OTT/CTV Devices
Roku, Chromecast, Amazon Fire Stick, Apple TV, and the major gaming consoles.
The Drivers of the Shift Toward Connected TV
Connected TV generally offers lower subscription prices than your typical linear cable television package. This has drawn more and moe people towards CTV. As this trend continues to rise, broadcastes are simultaneously shifting their television content towards connected TV as a way to meet the increasing demand.
The programming for CTV has increased to include primetime shows and sporting events similar to that of linear television. For advertisers, this means that your video ad can now be seen alongside your favorite programs and networks without having to actually be on traditional (linear) TV.
As a whole, CTV offers viewers programming without as many distracing commercial to watch. As a result, the viewer experience is not distrupted as much when compared to linear television.
CTV offers programming that is more readily on demand whenever the viewer chooses to watch. This puts the viewer in control of what they want to watch and when they want to watch it.
Benefits of Connected TV Advertising
CTV ad placement prices are lower than traditional cable television programming. Not to mention that linear TV requires larger upfront ad spend commitments and the ability to cancel is met with hefty fees. With CTV, you have greater control over your marketing spend and the ability to stop and pause advertising as needed without penalties.
CTV requires a user to login through their google or Facebook account. As a result, you can use many of the same characteristics such as demographics, purchasing behavior and interests that are used in programmatic or social media advertising. This results in more pin pointed audience targeting and minimizes wasteful ad spend.
Connected TV garners increased viewability of ads when compared to programmatic video and linear TV. This is based on the fact that viewers are often watching premium content on demand when they choose to. As a result, they are paying more attention to the content they are watching and thus, less likely to skip through the ad because of that.
CTV offers a variety of different ad formats that can be placed across Smart TV’s, desktop/mobile, and 3rd party streaming devices. This lends itself to a variety of creative approaches that surpass your traditional tv commercial.
Publishers can track metrics in real time. This leads to more actionable insights that optimize campaign performance and better measure the bottom line impact of marketing efforts.
Connected TV Examples
