Matt Collins

The coronavirus pandemic has clouded the future of programming, making it difficult for marketers to find strategies that inspire confidence. But there is good news. With a surge in video viewing, lower ad prices, and improvements in targeting and measurement, taking a data-driven approach to linear TV can grant marketers the flexibility, targeting precision, and accountability they need at precisely this moment.

Attributing the results of linear TV advertising is different than digital advertising, but it’s very possible to measure the impact TV campaigns have on consumer behavior and what can be done to improve a campaign’s effectiveness. Here is a comprehensive guide for how to create one’s very own TV attribution model.

Most descriptions of programmatic TV imply that it’s merely following a digital advertising programmatic blueprint, but that’s misleading. In fact, TV’s version of programmatic advertising differs from digital media in many ways — but none more so than the relationship between supply and demand of advertising inventory.

The death of TV has been greatly exaggerated. In fact, TV is more vibrant and more watched than it's ever been in its life. However, it’s also a far more complex medium than it’s ever been, and that creates a major challenge for brands trying to reach the right audiences. Here’s how the masters of TV advertising use technology, strategy, and know-how to build effective campaigns in the new golden age of television.