“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Samantha Stockman, group director at The Media Kitchen. This year’s virtual Newfronts made it clear: The connected TV (CTV) industry has heard advertisers’ pleas for better, more universal measurement. Whether it’s increased direct integration with […]
Brands are getting involved as civil rights and activist groups pressure Facebook to stop the spread of misinformation and hate on its platform. Last week, REI, The North Face and Patagonia said they would suspend their ad spend on the platform for the month of July as part of the Stop Hate For Profit campaign, […]
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Andrew Sandoval, director of biddable media, The Media Kitchen. Earlier this year, Google announced Chrome would become the last of the big three browsers to block third-party cookies. Although the banning of […]
Social media use is up, but advertiser demand is down – and that dynamic means brands that are spending right now can get a lot of quality reach for low prices. CPMs on social are down on average between 15% and 30% across the board, according to five media buyers that spoke with AdExchanger. Facebook […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Clair Bergam, associate director at The Media Kitchen. At a time when dismal numbers dominate the national conversation, one of the few exceptions are those being generated by the TV and over the top […]
Most mornings, you’ll find Barry Lowenthal, CEO of The Media Kitchen, doing makeshift yoga and Pilates with his neighbors on the beach near his condo in Palm Springs – at a safe distance, of course. And then the day kicks off, a series of Zoom calls and hangouts and conversations with staff, vendors and brand clients […]
March Madness. The Olympics. The NBA and NHL playoffs. Brand marketers spend billions on tentpole sporting events annually, but with live sports either canceled or postponed for the year, they must now figure out where to repurpose that budget – or decide if they can use it at all. Here’s how marketers are adjusting […]
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Andrew Sandoval, director of biddable media, The Media Kitchen. We’re navigating a confusing and fluctuating landscape, in light of the sudden upheaval caused by COVID-19, on top of the ongoing seismic […]
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Samantha Stockman, group director at The Media Kitchen. The over-the-top (OTT) landscape is rapidly changing, ushering in a slew of new subscription and ad-supported video-on-demand services – and an abundance of advertising opportunities. There are […]
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Barry Lowenthal, president at The Media Kitchen. A couple of years ago we started exploring using private marketplaces. But we weren’t successful at getting wide adoption, within the agency or […]
