Unruly Media Articles

Announcing The 2013 Video Marketing Summit

We are thrilled to announce The 2013 Video Marketing Summit, taking place July 25-26th in San Francisco. This intimate and unique two-day gathering will bring together some of the most brilliant minds in the online video advertising and marketing world. Speakers from YouTube, Revision3, Fullscreen, Unruly Media, Poptent, and of course, ReelSEO are among just a few of those scheduled to appear.

Announcing Unruly Analytics: Keep Up with Competitors and Get Real-Time Analysis

If you're a brand looking to see what the competition is doing, or need to have historical and/or real-time analysis of a video campaign, Unruly has just created Unruly Analytics to track such things to get a leg up on the competition. Let's see how it works.

The Top 20 Social Video Ad Campaigns For February 2013: David Beckham, Google Glass, Super Bowl

The top 20 social video ads chart for February 2013, powered by Unruly, is--no surprise--dominated by Super Bowl ads. But a few others sneaked in there too, including ones featuring David Beckham, Google Glass, and the recently-announced Playstation 4.

The Top 10 Shared Super Bowl Ads, According to Unruly

The thing about Super Bowl advertising is that it's not really done after the game has finished.  Super Bowl ads have "long tail" possibilities, and get extra attention the next year, especially if they are particularly memorable.  And since most ads actually get watched more ...

The Top 20 Social Video Ad Campaigns For January 2013: Hungry Hippos, Grizzly Bears, & Piranhas

The year is still young, but one month into 2013, the Unruly Viral Video Chart has already seen some impressive new ads. While there are some tough old veterans clinging on, the most shared ads of January are mostly fresh-faced new ads, making their mark on the ad world.

Can We Predict the 'Shareability' of Videos? Unruly's New ShareRank Tool Says We Can

When it comes to getting your video noticed, you want to get a lot of views...but how do you get a lot of views?  You might be surprised it takes a lot of work.  What you really want to get with a video is something ...

5 Tips to Optimize Super Bowl Ad Campaigns for the Social Web

For brands, investing in a Super Bowl spot raises the stakes like nothing else.  According to Unruly's new report about Super Bowl ads, the cost of a single 30-second ad during the big game is now $4 million.  Brands can't afford to throw that money ...

Top 10 Facts About Super Bowl Ads Online for 2013

Our friends at Unruly Media have some data to share for advertisers concerning the Super Bowl.  The video measurement company is releasing these stats in tandem with their 2013 Super Bowl Playbook, which we will also cover soon.  Last year, Super Bowl ads became bigger ...

Google Beats Nike to Become Most Shared Social Video Brand of 2012

According to new data released today by Unruly Media, Google is the most successful social video brand of 2012. The technology giant’s video campaigns attracted more shares this year than any other advertiser. Thanks to the global success of campaigns such as Project Glass: One Day, ...

The Top 20 Social Video Ad Campaigns for November 2012: Danger, Travel, and Bieber

November was a dangerous month on the Unruly Global Ads Chart. Snowmen risked life and limb on dangerous quests, extreme sportsmen threw themselves in harm’s way and a gang of cartoon critters were horrifically mangled as a warning to others. Online audiences are most likely ...

'KONY 2012' Overtakes Major Brands with Most-Viral Social Video of 2012

The 2012 Unruly Global Viral Video Ads Chart, the annual ranking of the year’s most shared video ads, was released today by Unruly Media. Although Coca-Cola, Chevrolet, P&G, Nike and Volkswagen all feature prominently in the chart, the year’s overall winner is a little-known non-profit. “Kony ...

Unruly's Dynamic Creative Optimization Boosts Nissan's Social Video Ad Engagement 83%

Back in September, David Waterhouse, Unruly’s Head of Content, sent me a press release about his company launching a new technology called, “Dynamic Creative Optimization,” or DCO. This proprietary technology is supposed to dramatically increase a brand’s campaign performance by automatically selecting which video ad to ...

What's the Ideal Length for a YouTube Marketing Video? A look into Video Duration vs. Social Sharing

David Waterhouse, the Head of Content for Unruly Media, has just compiled some interesting stats on the average length of the ads in the Top Global Video Ads Chart. It ranks brands’ social videos worldwide based on the amount of times content has been shared on ...

The Top 20 Social Video Ad Campaigns for October 2012: Redbull, GoPro, Coke, LG, and More…

This month’s video ads chart, from Unruly Media, should come with a health warning. Daredevils skydiving from space, headless magicians, and crumbling elevator floors - October was not a month for the faint of heart. Recent research has found that the secret to social video ...

What Makes a Video Go Viral? 3 Unruly Tips for Social Video Success

Unruly Media announced the world's first social video lab last Wednesday and we were able to ask Dan Best, Unruly's Planning Director, some questions about it.  It's a lab that was created to turn the virality of a video from a question to a science, to give brands ...