Advertising Hail Mary: The Biggest Super Bowl Spenders
As the debate rages on about the high cost of advertising during the Super Bowl, one thing is certain: big bucks are being spent in attempt to reach the growing audiences and big spenders tuning in on game day, according to Nielsen. With advertisers spending nearly $4 million on a 30-second spot...
Moving On Up: 3Q Industry and Services’ Ad Budgets Rise Globally
Industry and Services and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) advertising continued their reigns as the macro sectors with the highest percentage growth during the first three quarters of 2013, according to Nielsen’s quarterly Global AdView Pulse report. The Industry and Services sector, driven by...
Nielsen “Kicks Off” Super Bowl Advertiser Hall of Fame
Super Bowl ads—undoubtedly in a class all their own—are roughly 40 percent more memorable than the average commercial, according to Nielsen TV Brand Effect. This, combined with the Super Bowl’s massive reach and high program engagement that has increased over the past five years, are just...
How Can You Reach People Who Will Tweet About Your Brand?
There’s no shortage of people tweeting about live TV these days—it’s a digital phenomenon and picking up speed. In 2013 alone, 36 million people sent 990 Million Tweets about TV, according to Nielsen SocialGuide. Until now, however, we haven’t known how many people tweet about TV and...
Burning Brand Equity: How Australian Manufacturers Need to Reinvest Their Marketing Dollars to Boost Sales
Melinda Wienand, Director, Marketing Effectiveness Practice, Nielsen, SEANAP You have to spend money to make money. But many of Australia’s manufactures aren’t investing their marketing dollars as effectively as they could be. Their high spending on trade promotions and discounting—to the...