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comScore in Journal of Advertising Research on How Data Analytics, Social Media, and Creative Strategies Shape U.S. Presidential Election Campaigns
In the following article entitled “The Power of Political Advertising: Lessons for Practitioners,” comScore VP of Political Technology is joined by comScore Co-Founder and CEO Gian Fulgoni and comScore VP of Marketing and Insights Andrew Lipsman in describing the combined use of data analytics, creative messaging, and social media in the 2012 and... Read more
How Advanced Currencies are Moving the Industry Beyond Age/Gender Demos
Since the earliest days of media measurement, marketers have relied on useful – but imperfect – age and gender based demos as surrogates for reaching their most desirable audiences. When you think about it, it’s really kind of amazing that our industry hasn’t moved beyond these types of demographics to a more precise way of doing business that... Read more
Reaching New TV Show Viewers with Precision
Every year, content creators invest millions of dollars in the creation and promotion of new TV shows. To boost the new show’s chance of success, its vital that networks know how to best reach the key segment of viewers known as “new show adopters” who consistently tune into new content. Read more
Reach vs. Ratings: Bridging the Divide Between TV and Digital Metrics
There’s been quite a bit of industry debate recently about what are the right metrics to enable cross-media comparability of TV and digital. During the Upfronts/Newfronts season, many digital video providers touted metrics of unique viewers or video views in comparison to TV audience metrics. Several have since argued that this is not a fair comparison... Read more
What Millennials’ YouTube Usage Tells Us about the Future of Video Viewership
comScore and YouTube recently released a study, commissioned by Google and based on a survey of 2,940 respondents, on video content engagement and discovery that identified one particularly interesting segment of highly-engaged, highly-loyal YouTube users that we called “Die Hards.” Not surprisingly, these YouTube Die-Hards skew towards the Millennial... Read more
Roku Leads OTT Streaming Devices in Household Market Share
Although desktop computers, smartphones and tablets drive the majority of consumers’ online activity, there are many other devices in the home that allow users to access the internet. Gaming consoles, smart TVs and Blu-ray players are commonly connected devices in the home, but over-the-top (OTT) streaming devices are an increasingly important device... Read more
Understanding CNN's Unduplicated Cross-Media Audience Footprint
comScore and CNN today released a report, based on comScore Xmedia™ data, highlighting the cross-media reach of CNN across TV, desktop and mobile. As media continues to converge and we embark upon a cross-media future, there is an increasing need to understand how media companies deliver their valuable audiences across all the screens that matter. Read more
comScore and Adobe Partner to Deliver Seamless Cross-Platform Audience Insights
We kicked off this year with a promise to create the new model for cross-platform measurement that is built on a precise, innovation-led understanding of audiences, brands and consumer behavior at massive scale. We’re in a dynamic world that’s characterized by tremendously fragmented audiences who are watching and engaging with more content than... Read more
A New Model for a New Era of Cross-Platform Measurement
With the merger of comScore and Rentrak now finalized, we’d like to take the opportunity to share our excitement in introducing the new comScore! Together we are creating a new model for cross-platform measurement that is built on a precise, innovation-led understanding of audiences, brands and consumer behavior at massive scale. Both comScore and... Read more
comScore in Journal of Advertising Research on Why the Gross Rating Point Metric Should Thrive in Today’s Fragmented Media World
In the following article entitled “Is the GRP Really Dead in a Cross-Platform Ecosystem?” comScore Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus Gian Fulgoni argues that the GRP will remain vital in the measurement of unduplicated reach and frequency across platforms, as consumers’ consumption of television content continues to fragment in ways unimaginable... Read more