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Tactics

DRTV relies extensively upon its proven sales and targeting techniques. Even so, innovation burns hot in the blood of entrepreneurs and ad agencies. Traditional DRTV still works tremendously well, but there always is room for improvement. This section features stories of how companies are tweaking the mold.

3D's everwhere: in a newspaper, games, on the desktop

Tim's Pick: 3D's everwhere: in a newspaper, games, on the desktop

Summary: 3D technology - now close to becoming mainstream with the movie industry - is slowing making its way to other, less obvious vehicles, as three recent announcements show.

Nerd Rappers Drive Dentyne Brandertainment and Make You the Lothario

Summary:

At this week's OMMA Ad Nets and OMMA Behavioral shows just about everyone was buzzing admiringly over last week's landmark Old Spice Twitter + Video campaign. And yet while Weiden + Kennedy was setting a new high bar for online video innovation there were still successes in the garden variety branded entertainment category. Hot on the heels of the popular Man on a Horse campaign was a nerdish rap from comedy duo Rhett & Link on behalf of Dentyne.

Canoe Floats VOD, Interactive Demos

Tim's Pick: Canoe Floats VOD, Interactive Demos

Summary: Canoe Ventures will roll out the first public looks at two key projects from inside its boathouse.

The company, the joint venture of the six largest U.S. cable companies, will show off an initial interactive-TV advertising feature publicly for the first time at the 2010 Cable Show, as well as how it expects to deliver dynamic video-on-demand ads nationwide.

TV Ecosystem Will End Web 2.0

Tim's Pick: TV Ecosystem Will End Web 2.0

Summary: In 2004 O'Reilly Media hosted the first Web 2.0 conference. Tim O'Reilly observed that Web 2.0 was defined as software applications that could be built upon the Web rather than the desktop. This period in the evolution of the Web, O'Reilly stated, would allow consumers to self-syndicate data (RSS) across Internet properties. I believe as the TV ecosystem rolls out three-screen technologies we might find ourselves approaching the end of the Web 2.0 Era.

On Demand Summit: Time Warner Cable Exec Talks Up IPTV Future

Tim's Pick: On Demand Summit: Time Warner Cable Exec Talks Up IPTV Future

Summary:

Time Warner Cable's New York City system is doing a trial of "TV Everywhere" online viewing of premium content for authenticated subscribers and the cable operator is gearing up for an IPTV trial at the end of the year, the system's top engineering executive said at an industry conference Wednesday.

He said TWC is moving toward a "big pipe" approach, delivering content to an edge device in the home, one with a hard drive and caching capabilities, that can link to computers, iPads, iPods, any device on which a subscriber wants to view content.

 

Behind the Scenes of the Old Spice Guy Campaign

Summary:

Old Spice owes its new hip, media savvy and sexy brand to ex-football player and actor Isaiah Mustafa. He is the "ridiculously handsome" Old Spice Guy who debuted in a Super Bowl ad this year and who has appeared in some 186 30-second online videos over the past two days.

Context Rules New TV Audience Targeting Systems

Tim's Pick: Context Rules New TV Audience Targeting Systems

Summary:

Context was king during a meeting of the Collaborative Alliance, where companies presented new approaches to audience targeting.  The most controversial approach came from Turner Broadcasting, whose top researchers gave an update of their "TV in Context" initiative.

The initiative embeds or juxtaposes TV advertising messages into, or adjacent to television content that Turner's researchers say creates "unconscious" behavioral effects, motivating consumers to recall and even purchase brands at higher levels than advertising they are cognitively aware of.

 

Slouching Towards Engagement: YouTube's 'Leanback' Bid

Summary:

Further positioning itself as a TV alternative, YouTube has launched a new user interface option named "Leanback," with which users can more easily browse content at a distance.

Facebook, Twitter Battle For Billions In TV Ads

Summary:

A new "Social TV" report from media researcher Futurescape says the next leap in the social-marketing world is pursuing the business of "social television," tapping into an $180 billion worldwide ad market.  

Ion Television Launches Facebook-Enabled Interactive Microsite for "Without a Trace"

Summary:

Ion Television, a general entertainment network that claims to reach over 98 million US households via cable, satellite and the TV stations of its parent company, Ion Media Networks, has launched an interactive microsite to accompany the primetime crime drama series, "Without a Trace."

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