eMarketer Articles

Video Advertising Continues To Break New Ground in Canada [Report]

A new report shows us how Canadians are reacting to online video advertisements and how those ads are being carefully targeted to specific age groups, gender and location within that country. We learn that Connected TVs are very popular indeed.

Mobile Video Sharing and the Human Response

How exactly do we share video when it comes to our mobile devices?  The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) just did a study on this very thing, (hat tip, eMarketer) and related it to the new Twitter video app, Vine.  While Vine is in its infancy, ...

Is YouTube Marketing Less Popular than Colonoscopies and Root Canals?

Last week, a national poll by Public Policy Polling (PPP) found that Congress only has a 9% favorability rating with 85% of voters viewing it in a negative light. Now, if that’s what PPP had reported, no one would have noticed. However, the pollster decided ...

Mobile Video Viewing Expected to Lead the Way in 2013

If you've not got mobile in your ad or marketing mix it might be the time to start doing that as eMarketer predicts massive growth in mobile video viewing next year. That means it's time to really start making sure you're targeting those mobile devices ...

Online Video Weekly News Round up - Turkey Day Edition

Gobble Gobble up that turkey and cranberry sauce. Give thanks for all the wonderful things we've all got because that's what kind of week it is in America. Meanwhile, I've gone and compiled the interesting news for the week so when you stumble out of ...

Obama and Romney Missing Out on Online Video Voter Gold? Here's 5 Video Tips for the Presidential Campaigns

Nielsen put out a report last week that talked about presidential candidates and how they preferred TV for their advertising. That got me to thinking, with 178-180 million Americans watching online video, they might be missing the target audience. Nielsen reports that major presidential candidates ...

Companies Focus in on Video for Branded Content Marketing

Back in 2009, 37% of North American companies used video for content marketing.  Last year, that number rose to 52%.  While almost every company uses websites, e-mails, and print media to get their message across, video is becoming more and more important.  We all knew ...

Demand For Online Video Fuels Digital Revenue For Sports Programming

Sports leagues are making hundreds of millions in digital revenue from paid content, ads and other revenue streams, according to a new report from eMarketer.The NFL tops the list at about $500 million in digital revenue, MLB at $450 million, the NBA at $225 million ...

How To Measure & Boost Online Video Ad Engagement

Engagement is the most sought-after metric by advertisers, especially in online video, but it's hard to quantify on its own. That's why experts at agencies and places like eMarketer suggest that brands look at where a viewer goes next after watching a video, that video ...

Content Creation & Video Advertising Tips For Video Producers

Online video advertising is poised to grow 52% in ad dollars this year, so how can producers snag some of those brand dollars? We asked Miles Beckett, CEO of EQAL and the creator of LonelyGirl15, for best practices in working with brands in online video ...

Content Length Directly Impacts Video Advertising Completion Rates

eMarketer has some interesting data up today, pulled from both Limelight Networks and Freewheel, showing that shorter online video ads are watched to completion more often than longer video ads. And that seems totally logical. However, the data also reveals that viewers are much more willing ...

Tips For Developing A Tablet Device Marketing Strategy

With tablet sales tracking to hit 24 million this year, brands are trying to crack the code on the best approach to a tablet strategy. A recent eMarketer report says 41% of consumers are keen on the device for its shopping capabilities. Here are top ...

Online Video Weekly News Reel - End of the World Edition

So it's Sunday, eggs and bacon are cooking in the kitchen so I've got just a bit of time to knock this puppy out , so let's roll the News Reel. Why are you all still here? How am I supposed to loot from all ...

Social Media Dos & Dont's: How Businesses Should Properly Engage with Social Media

What are the rules for social media engagement in the social Web? How often should you post on Facebook? How should you handle customer complaints on Twitter? I asked social media expert Scott Meldrum of Pollin8 for his top 3 social tips on how to ...

Online Video Weekly News Reel - B-Easter Boys Edition

For the Catholics in the audience, Happy Easter, for the zombie lovers, Happy Zombie Jesus Day, for everyone else Happy Oestre, Ostare, Ostara, Ostern, Eostra, Eostre, Eostur, Eastra, Eastur, Austron and Ausos. It was a slow week in some parts of the world as Friday ...