Uno dei principi fondamentali di un piano pubblicitario è quello di trasmettere il messaggio giusto al target giusto. Oggi, ciò significa andare dove si trovano tutti gli spettatori, non solo quelli con le concentrazioni più elevate. Ad esempio, grazie alle innumerevoli opzioni video disponibili, alcune persone hanno ridotto drasticamente la quantità di TV lineare che guardano. E alcuni non ne guardano affatto.
To understand content consumption, especially amid the growth in video streaming, Nielsen frequently examines the overlap between linear TV and subscription video on demand (SVOD) viewing, particularly when buzzworthy SVOD programming is released and promoted. In the case of Cobra Kai, which is streaming on Netflix and scheduled to begin season 4 production early this year, a Nielsen analysis found that more than 10% of the program’s viewers during a one-week period of the study did not watch any linear TV. Additionally, more than one-third of Cobra Kai viewers watched very little linear TV.
The viewing distribution for Cobra Kai highlights an important trend: SVOD viewers tend to be light viewers of traditional TV. This is important for a number of reasons, but for brands, it means that advertising on traditional channels like linear TV doesn’t provide comprehensive reach. This is where brands need to pivot their strategies, much like consumers have shifted how and where they are engaging with media.
Product placements and branded integrations are certainly not new to TV and film, but as media engagement fragments, they can provide brands with an opportunity to reach entirely new audiences, as is the case with SVOD content. And under the right circumstances, like we see for several brands in Cobra Kai, they can even become part of the story or a character’s persona. For example, would viewers see Johnny the same if he drank a specialty craft IPA instead of Coors Banquet Beer?
From an exposure perspective, the frequency of Coors appearances in Cobra Kai generates millions of impressions among viewers 21 and older. For example, during a four-week period in August and September last year, the Coors integrations delivered almost 170 million impressions among this consumer group.
In addition to providing brands exposure in an ad-free environment, the Coors integrations reached a significant portion of viewers who didn’t watch linear TV programming. Specifically, in the same four-week period, we found that 19% of the combined total audience (70.6 million) that saw both Cobra Kai and linear TV programming featuring Coors ads only watched Cobra Kai.
I metodi storici di valutazione dei product placement e delle integrazioni di marca sono sempre stati molto diffusi e vari. Ma utilizzando il tradizionale spot di 30 secondi come base di riferimento, le integrazioni di brand SVOD possono essere monitorate in modo da essere equiparate alla pubblicità tradizionale. Inoltre, si possono individuare sia la diffusione che la portata incrementale.
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