Digital video now more than 60% of TV and video spend, so advertisers are prioritizing AI, precision targeting, and measurable outcomes. By Jamie Finstein Published on May 5, 2026 Digital video is becoming a primary environment for AI, targeting, and outcome accountability, according to the recently released “2026 IAB Digital Video Ad Spend & … Continue reading Digital video ad spend surges as AI and targeting reshape strategy
Google Releases Veo 2 Price Tag, Changing Video Ad Production by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, February 24, 2025 Veo 2, Google’s AI video generator announced in December, now has a price that is attracting attention. The 50 cents per second of video adds up to $30 per minute. The price tag will likely make video … Continue reading Google Releases Veo 2 Price Tag, Changing Video Ad Production
IRCODE combines app, advanced computer vision and an AI neural network to make out-of-home, video and TV ads scannable and shoppable. Chris Wood on September 24, 2024 This week, technology company IRCODE introduced an image-scanning platform aiming to replace QR codes in video ads. The company uses a patented technology called Exact Match that … Continue reading QR code alternative introduces shoppable video ad tool
IAB’s Video Ad Spend study projects $63 billion in video ad spending with more going to digital video than linear for the first time. Chris Wood on April 25, 2024 U.S. digital video ad spend is expected to hit $ 63 billion in 2024, a 16% increase from the previous year, according to projections … Continue reading Video ad spend expected to rise 16%, surpassing linear TV this year
Sports, Family, Pets See Video Ad Spend Growth In Mixed Q2 by Karlene Lukovitz @KLmarketdaily, August 23, 2023 The sports, family/parenting and pets categories showed the greatest growth in programmatic video advertising ad spend amid a mixed second quarter this year, according to data from the PubMatic advertising platform. “Similar to the retail industry, some … Continue reading Sports, Family, Pets See Video Ad Spend Growth In Mixed Q2
New Shoppable Video Ads Expand Local Retailer Buying Options by Karlene Lukovitz @KLmarketdaily, August 18, 2023 Through a new partnership, video ad-tech company VDX.tv is offering shoppable video ad units that include product specs, prices updated in real time and availability info across multiple, region-specific retailers. VDX.tv has integrated capabilities from digital commerce tech company … Continue reading New Shoppable Video Ads Expand Local Retailer Buying Options
Study Finds Male Actors, Voices Dominate Video Ads Globally by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, May 8, 2023 TV and video ads skew male in both visual and voices globally, and are more likely to employee people under the age of 40, according to a new diversity study. Extreme Reach’s study — The Gender and Age Diversity … Continue reading Study Finds Male Actors, Voices Dominate Video Ads Globally
The power of video advertising is proven but engagement metrics are complex and differ from platform to platform. Here’s our guide. Akshat Biyani on May 18, 2022 Video has become an effective revenue generator for brands, especially on social platforms. In fact, digital video ad spending in the U.S. is up 50.8% compared to last … Continue reading Why we care about video advertising
Video Ad Buying Should Be Customer-First, Not Channel-First by Dave Morgan , Featured Contributor, March 17, 2022 The following was previously published in an earlier edition of Media Insider. The purpose of advertising is to create customers, either immediately or in the future. And how, where and when advertising is bought matters a lot to … Continue reading Video Ad Buying Should Be Customer-First, Not Channel-First
Angela Hausman, PhD June 2, 2021 Video advertising is hardly new as video marketing underpinned advertising since the first soap operas acted as a vehicle to reach housewives with advertising directed at their interests as homemakers. Yet, when it comes to digital advertising and your own website video advertising isn’t utilized very often, to the … Continue reading Video Advertising: Why You Should Add Video to Your Campaigns
