Eight Digital Video Predictions for 2019

The TV and OTT landscapes continues to shift and slide as consumers adopt digital video and streaming options, and the companies producing long-form content make bets on where audiences will spend their time. Here are eight digital video market predictions for 2019.

The Future of OTT is Free!

Time was, the future of OTT (over-the-top) was understood as the ability for users to watch whatever they wanted, only what they wanted, whenever and on whatever device they wanted.   Oh, and the viewing would mostly be free or much cheaper than cable bundles and feature fewer or no annoying ads.  This idea was born of technology visionaries who weren’t really thinking through user behaviors, let alone realistic business models. 

Privacy, confidentiality, anonymity, discretion, deceit, paranoia. Part 4

By Gonzalo López Martí – Creative director, etc / LMMiami.com

  • Imagine if you knew exactly how much your boss makes.
  • Imagine if you knew exactly how much the dealer and the manufacturer are profiting on that new car you want to buy.
  • Apply this to every transaction: from groceries to taxes, from healthcare to education.
  • We’d do away with most of the drama of everyday life.

Why marketers need to value people not data

In this video, Keith Reinhard, Chairman Emeritus, DDB, states, “We over-appreciate data and under-appreciate data”, and he is right. We tend to over-appreciate the data which tells us what people do, and under-appreciate the data that tells us why they do it.  by Nigel Hollis

Top health industry issues of 2019 [REPORT]

The US health industry has often lagged other industries when it comes to modernizing. Once thought to operate outside the greater US economy, the industry—with its byzantine payment system, complicated regulatory barriers and reliance on face-to-face interactions—is being disrupted.

Social Media Trends 2019 [REPORT]

40% of the world’s population use social media. With some industry reports claiming that consumers on average spend two hours every day sharing, liking, tweeting and updating on these platforms, what does 2019 hold?

How Culture Impacts Agency New Business

Culture increasingly has the potential to negatively impact agency new business, as brands demand more gender and ethnic diversity. A positive, inclusive culture with opportunities for all is no longer just a “nice to have.” Today, agencies must make employer culture a priority to attract and retain the talent they need to remain competitive.  by Mark Duval / THE DUVAL PARTNERSHIP

The Key to Consumer Attention Is Relevance

Consumers today have infinite options when it comes to premium content, which presents a unique challenge for brands and advertisers: attention is finite, and it’s far too easy for consumers to tune out a brand’s message if it isn’t relevant to them or their interests.

What Does The Future Hold For Hispanic Grocery Stores?

2018 has been an eventful year for Hispanic grocery stores. We saw Bodega Latina expand to Texas with an acquisition of Fiesta Mart, Winn-Dixie’s Fresco Y Más concept grew in Florida, and Albertson’s El Rancho Supermercado officially entered the Houston market.

Why we need to examine relative brand strengths

To really understand the attitudinal power of brands we need to look beyond the absolute scores and instead examine relative strengths and weaknesses. If more people say good things about a brand than claim to use it then that difference represents an opportunity to grow, provided that association has a positive relationship with business outcomes.  by Nigel Hollis

Getting Media Right [REPORT]

If marketers understand the need for a balanced approach to understanding performance, why do they still focus on short-term sales as the primary indicator of campaign success?

Fact-Checking The ‘Cord Cutting’ Phenomenon

We all see the headlines. “Cord cutting” is accelerating. Viewers may soon do away with TV as we know it. As Netflix, Amazon Prime and other streaming services gain traction, it may seem that traditional pay TV services — cable and satellite — are heading for the exits.  But, headlines can be misleading — in a big way.  By Sarah Liddle / GFK

CMO Tenure Hits 43 Months, Varies by Gender [REPORT]

In its definitive CMO tenure report, Winmo finds that female CMOs, which make up about 42 percent of tenures across industries, rotate up and out of roles five months sooner than their male counterparts (37.5 months vs. 43 months).

A Media Marketing Case For Cannabis

Every radio station owner, GSM or sales associate is always on the lookout for a great new way to bring in the dollars.  By Adam Jacobson

Assessing US Kids as Digital Overusers

Kids continue to be an anomaly of the digital era. While few have smartphones or inhabit the social networks that preoccupy teens and adults, their sheer amount of screen time nonetheless manages to feel like a national crisis.

Primo TV premieres Matt Hatter Chronicles movie “Rise of Primal”

Primo TV (Vme Media Inc.) announces the upcoming premiere of the Matt Hatter Chronicles movie “Rise of Primal”. The legendary Primal, first and mightiest of the Coronet Super Villains, has risen again and it’s up to Matt Hatter to stop him! The movie will make its U.S. premiere on December 25th, 4PM EST / 1PM PST.

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