As B2B teams plan for 2026, CTV presents both upside and risk depending on goals, timelines and internal readiness. Sean Nowlin on January 5, 2026 I’ve written extensively about CTV, often to help marketers recognize when the channel is not the right investment. While CTV remains relatively under-adopted in B2B, interest is growing as … Continue reading The case for and against CTV in 2026 B2B marketing budgets
Bring CTV into ABM with clear use cases, sharper account lists, tighter channel coordination and measurement that proves real impact on pipeline. Sean Nowlin on December 10, 2025 Advertising Media Cost Inflation Accelerates This Year, Decelerates Next by Joe Mandese , October 20, 2025 Global media costs have risen half a point to an … Continue reading How to use CTV to strengthen your ABM strategy
Before spending on connected TV, answer these four questions to see if your business is ready — and how to make your first test count. Sean Nowlin on October 13, 2025 Local businesses are asking more questions than ever about connected TV — and for good reason. After years of seeing CTV as something … Continue reading 4 questions every SMB should ask before testing CTV
Microsoft Ads is moving beyond clicks with impressions-based remarketing. Here’s what this shift means for channels, budgets and strategy. Sean Nowlin on September 12, 2025 Microsoft search ads updates usually fly under the radar — such is life as a distant second to Google — but a late August announcement deserves attention: the launch … Continue reading Why impression-based advertising will redefine search and CTV
Few B2B brands use CTV — which is exactly why you should. See how smart targeting and creative can build brand and drive pipeline. Sean Nowlin on July 31, 2025 CTV advertising introduces unique challenges in targeting, measurement and creative supply — and that’s just for B2C brands. Throw in B2B’s long sales cycle, … Continue reading 4 CTV challenges for B2B and how to overcome them
One thing driving the spending is streaming platforms’ improved programmatic and self-serve activation tools. Constantine von Hoffman on April 28, 2025 CTV’s ad spend jumped 16% last year, a significant rebound from 2023, when it lagged behind online and social video, according to The IAB Digital Video Ad Spend and Strategy Report released today. … Continue reading CTV ad spend jumps 16% as digital video becomes dominant force in TV/video market
From heartstrings to humor — see what makes CTV creative click in 2025, and how to test and measure what really works. Sean Nowlin on April 8, 2025 CTV, one of 2025’s projected fastest-growing channels, offers just about all of linear TV’s storytelling benefits, with digital targeting precision layered in. That is a whole … Continue reading How to make CTV ads that stick
Lower Costs For CTV, AI Are Attracting SMBs by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, March 13, 2025 Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) advertisers are finding new ways into emerging media such as connected television (CTV) and generative artificial intelligence (GAI) to increase their options and performance. I have noticed a slew of local television ads … Continue reading Lower Costs For CTV, AI Are Attracting SMBs
CTV offers better targeting and more performance metrics than linear TV, but those differences might be holding it back. Mike Pastore on March 4, 2025 Connected TV has the broad reach for brand building and the targeting capabilities for performance marketing, but advertisers are holding back for various reasons. That’s according to Samsung Ads’ … Continue reading 7 barriers advertisers need to overcome to grow CTV
Here’s how this rapidly evolving channel will change how advertisers connect with viewers in the new year. Chris Wood on January 3, 2025 CTV and streaming are changing the way viewers watch their favorite shows. The exclusive NFL stream on Netflix this Christmas averaged over 30 million viewers for each game in the doubleheader. … Continue reading CTV takeover: 2025 predictions
