As we’ve explored in this series of posts, brand lift is a powerful methodology for measuring and understanding how an ad campaign’s message is resonating with audiences. That goes to show the return on investment when your goals are in the upper-funnel, like awareness, favorability, and intent. Without a doubt, proving that effectiveness is valuable […]
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Now that we’ve reviewed what brand lift is, and how we go about measuring it, it’s time to address where we can apply the method. I specifically get a lot of questions about podcasts. Can you measure host-read ads? How about direct-ad-injected (DAI)? Or, even branded series? The short answer is: yes. There’s a brand
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In my last post I defined what brand lift is, how it’s distinct from other forms of lift measurement, and why a brand should use this ad effectiveness method. In this installment – part two of four – I’m going to dive into some of the practical details of how brand lift studies are measured.
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You may be reading this because you’ve heard the term “brand lift” and are looking to understand more about what it is, how it works, and what it measures. Another term that sometimes gets used is, “brand health.” They’re sometimes used interchangeably, but “brand lift” is more commonly used for ad effectiveness. Let’s get into
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We’re seeing a compelling case for podcasts as an increasingly important consideration in any ad campaigns targeting anyone under the age of 35. That’s our key takeaway from working as the research partner with Tom Webster and Bryan Barletta of Sounds Profitable in the new study The Medium Moves the Message: A Comparative Assessment of
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Here in April, as the second quarter lurches forward, it’s supposed to be Spring in my Pacific Northwest home, even as I stare out the window desperately hoping for a glimpse of blue sky and sun. Nevertheless, despite a dark and dreary winter for many of us in the northern hemisphere, looking back at the
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A decade ago, one year before the launch of Serial, you could be forgiven for thinking podcasting was destined to be another casualty along what we used to call the “information superhighway.” Monthly podcast listening had stalled at 12% among Americans aged 12+ in the Edison Research Infinite Dial – down 2 points from 2012.
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Attention. That’s really what podcasters are asking of their audiences, and therefore that’s what advertisers are buying on podcasts. It’s also why a recent blog post from Dan Misener, co-founder of the podcast growth agency Bumper, got, uh, a lot of attention from the industry. Dan proposes a method to help podcasters to “[m]easure attention,
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One of the most under-reported data points about podcasting is the popularity of news podcasts. Lost amid all the stories about Joe Rogan and true crime podcasts is the fact that a whole lot of people get their news from podcasts. The question is, why? And, more importantly, in today’s news-saturated media environment, what makes
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Recently, Triton Digital released their 2022 U.S. Podcast Report, and it’s chock full of tasty data and overall positive news for podcasting. The top headline is that overall downloads are up 20% over 2021. Moreover, the average listener downloaded 1.1 more hours of content a week, too. The report also reveals some very strategic demographic
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