Comscore Wins the Print and Digital Research Forum’s Chairman’s Prize

Comscore recognized at global forum for research on viewability and latency impact on digital advertising effectiveness

RESTON, VA, October 26, 2015 – Today, Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a global media measurement and analytics company, announced that at the Print and Digital Research Forum (P&DRF) 2015 London Symposium last week it won the Chairman’s Prize for innovative research led by Steve Millman, VP of Research at Comscore, on how viewability and latency impact advertising effectiveness. Millman was also nominated for Best Presenter at the Symposium.

Key findings from the research answered important advertising questions, such as what is the relationship between return on investment (ROI) and viewability of a campaign, is there value to an “unseen” ad, and what is the amount of time it takes for an ad to lose its influence. In all cases, viewable ads were substantially more effective than non-viewable ads, supporting both the definition of viewability and the effectiveness of viewability measurement. It was also noted that changing the way ad servers determine whether to fire an ad using latency periods would offer media planners with a variety of effective new approaches to maximizing ROI. The research was presented in two papers and co-authored by Alex Wakim and Zhiwei Tan.

“As an industry thought-leader and innovator, Comscore strives to execute research and present new findings and best practices that advance industry knowledge regarding media measurement,” said Steve Millman, VP of Research at Comscore. “The receipt of this prestigious award recognizes and validates Comscore’s continued efforts to drive valuable and needed industry knowledge.”

The Print and Digital Research Forum, formerly known as the Worldwide Readership Research Symposia, provides a global forum for advertisers, agencies, publishers, industry bodies and research and software providers, to share their expertise and experiences, to develop credible business models, backed by robust research.

About Comscore
Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) is a global media measurement and analytics company that makes audiences and advertising more valuable. Comscore helps media buyers and sellers understand and make decisions based on how consumers use different media, such as TV, video, mobile, desktop and more. Through its products and services, Comscore helps its more than 2,500 clients understand their audiences, know if their advertising is working, and access data where they want and need it. Please visit www.comscore.com to learn more.

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