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Is TV Still The Most Effective Ad Medium?

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"TV not only remains the most effective medium – almost twice as much as the rest, making advertisers earn more money than any other medium – but it is also the most efficient in terms of retention rate."

Television generates a higher ROI than the rest of the media in three of the four categories ($ 1.70 return for every dollar invested in the consumer sector, $ 8.90 in the automotive sector and $ 5.3 in the finance sector) and it is also the medium with better long-term behavior (effect of advertising on consumer buying behavior).

I believe these facts are quite heavy to support the article's statement.

There is much talk about the power and scope of the new digital platforms and the different consumption habits that they generate; nevertheless, it is not easy to forget the importance that traditional media still possesses.

TV, though, is counted amongst the conventional media type, the world hasn't let down its significance and scope it has for reaching the global audience.

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At least in the United States, the reach of the radio is still significantly higher than the rest, even 5 points above the television, says the Nielsen Audio Report for 2019.

On the one hand, where the radio earns status as a powerful medium, the other hand also tries to balance the equation where television remains unbeaten in terms of its average weekly usage. According to Nielsen, Americans have spent during this first quarter, on average, 36 hours a week watching television, which is more time than they spend with the rest of all other platforms together.

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Currently, one of the most serious challenges of the media industry in the digitized world is to ensure the security of brand communication. It is worth emphasizing that television, due to its specificity, has never met and will not be accused of a lack of control over the context in which the brand is shown.

Television, today, can be characterized by:

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  • 100% transparency
  • the highest viewer confidence index,
  • control (legal regulations), and
  • measurability

If it is believed that television is one of the most powerful assets for advertising, then this statement is made true by some of the facts mentioned below, take a look:

  • The TV is the medium that brings more visibility and the most profitable
  • TV helps reduce costs per acquisition.
  • It offers one of the best ROI.
  • Ability to reach a mass audience.
  • Television is the catalyst for other media
  • A TV is a medium on which the relevance of a brand is based.
  • Television is the medium where emotional campaigns are most effective.

Now let's see what makes the television the most important advertising medium besides the security of the message.

Let's take a paper tour:

#Range

According to the data, television reaches about 70% of the country's population per day, 90% during the week, and almost every month. The unique combination of coverage with a huge amount of time spent watching TV makes it one of the most reach advertising media.

#Stability

Over the past decade, television has proved to be extremely resistant to enormous interference. Despite the constant development of new SVOD services such as Netflix and the emergence of online video platforms such as YouTube, television consumption remains unwavering worldwide, even in such developed markets as the UK or US.

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#Popularity

Television is the most popular video format of all available forms. According to world data, on average, TV accounts for 90% of the time spent watching the video by the average viewer. For Poland, it is almost 89%.

# Impact Force

Communication on TV as a medium most evokes emotions such as laughter or tears among consumers. It also strongly influences viewers' purchasing decisions.

#Efficiency

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Research around the world indicates the positive effects that TV has on other media. Online brands show particular interest in TV advertising.

There are also brand icons, which help to have a simple link, with the creative content presented, all ads have a legacy that revolves around this brand icon, to be recognized by everyone.

Through studies, it has been identified that viewers show higher rates of commitment, with an advertisement, during their first ten seconds, and in these, they must build an emotional connection with the public.

There are two ways to buy television advertising:

#The Discount Purchase

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In this case, the television network sets a fixed rate for a specific program or schedule for a specific day, and the advertiser negotiates a discount to broadcast the advertisement.

#Advantages:

  • The flexibility of purchase, regarding programs and days of issuance.
  • If the audience of the program goes above the average, the same is paid.

#Disadvantages:

  • You run the risk of lowering the hearing and continuing to pay the same.
  • It has less negotiation capacity.

#Purchase at GRP cost

A cost is negotiated with the chain for each GRP ( Gross Rating Point), which is obtained for a target offered. This negotiation includes qualitative and quantitative variables.

#Advantages:

  • Only what is issued is paid, so if the audience goes down, the budget is not affected.
  • Relative security when reaching coverage rates.

#Disadvantages:

  • Less flexibility of purchase, in terms of programming, due to the conditions of purchase of the chains.

In the increasingly connected society in which we live, advertising is everywhere. It is virtually impossible to escape it despite the progress of phenomena such as Ad Blocking.

It is present in all devices and media. It is omnipresent. But, despite everything, television continues to be positioned as the best platform when it comes to reaching large crowds. It comes as no surprise if we consider the advertising investment figures.

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The Final Say

As we initiated with facts, we'll end the tradition in the same way:

  • In Australia, an average television campaign achieves sales revenue of $ 1.70 for every $ 1 invested.
  • In Belgium, television generates almost three times the brand memory that on YouTube (42% vs. 15%),
  • While in France, the traffic of an advertiser's website during a television campaign increases by 44%.

Thus, it is proved that the greatest weapon of television is its effectiveness, which ultimately derives the results as intended.

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Amazon Ads maps 2026 as AI and streaming rewrite ad playbooks

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NATIONAL: Amazon Ads has laid out a sharply tech-led vision for the advertising industry in 2026, arguing that artificial intelligence, streaming TV and creator partnerships will combine to turn brand building into a more precise, performance-driven business.

At the heart of the shift, the company says, is the fusion of AI with Amazon’s vast trove of shopping, browsing and streaming signals, allowing advertisers to move beyond blunt reach metrics to campaigns designed around real customer behaviour.

“The future of advertising is not about reaching more people, but the right people with messages that resonate,” said Amazon Ads India head and vice president Girish Prabhu. “By combining AI with deep customer insights, we help brands move from broadcasting campaigns to having meaningful conversations wherever audiences spend their time.”

One of the biggest changes, according to Amazon Ads, will be the collapse of the wall between media planning and creative development. Retail media, powered by first-party data, is increasingly shaping everything from brand discovery to final purchase, pushing marketers to design campaigns around audience insight rather than internal instinct.

AI is also moving from a support tool to a creative engine. Agentic AI, which automates and accelerates production, is expected to make high-quality creative accessible even to small businesses, compressing weeks of work into hours and giving challengers the ability to compete with larger brands on speed and scale.

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Behind the scenes, AI-driven analytics will take on a bigger role in campaign optimisation, identifying patterns, spotting opportunities and recommending actions that would previously have required teams of analysts.

Streaming TV is another big battleground. With India’s video streaming audience now above 600 million and connected TV users at 129.2 million in 2025, advertisers are set to treat streaming not just as a branding channel but as a performance engine, measured increasingly by sales, sign-ups and bookings rather than just reach.

Finally, Amazon Ads sees creators and contextual advertising reshaping how brands tell stories. Creators will act less like influencers and more like long-term partners, while scene-aware ads on streaming platforms will allow brands to insert hyper-relevant offers into the flow of what viewers are watching.

Taken together, Amazon Ads argues, these shifts mark a move towards advertising that is both more human and more measurable, where AI handles the complexity, and creativity does the persuading.

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Publicis India appoints Sonal Verma as Arc Worldwide MD

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MUMBAI: Publicis Groupe India has appointed Sonal Verma as managing director of Arc Worldwide India, handing the reins of its experiential and shopper marketing business to a leader steeped in live brands and real world storytelling.

Arc Worldwide, the Groupe’s specialist arm focused on experiences that nudge consumers from curiosity to checkout, sits at the intersection of creativity, commerce and culture. Verma’s mandate is to sharpen that edge as brands grapple with shorter attention spans and more complicated buying journeys.

Verma joins from Cheil India, where she spent nearly five years building and leading the brand experience practice, most recently as senior vice president and head of brand experience. Her career reads like a tour of India’s experiential landscape, with leadership roles at Momentum Worldwide, Percept D Mark, Blockkbuster Events and Showtime Events.

She has also held senior activation roles at Radio City and The Times of India, giving her a rare mix of agency, media and on-ground execution experience. The common thread has been simple: turning big ideas into moments people remember and talk about.

At Arc Worldwide India, Verma will focus on expanding the agency’s experiential and shopper capabilities, strengthening client partnerships and keeping the work firmly rooted in consumer behaviour rather than buzzwords.

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With Verma at the helm, Arc Worldwide is expected to double down on ideas that live beyond screens and closer to everyday life. For an industry obsessed with clicks and scrolls, this is a reminder that sometimes the strongest connections still happen face to face.

 

 

 

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Barbeque Nation taps ‘milne ki bhookh’ to kick off the new year

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BENGALURU: Barbeque Nation is ringing in the new year with a reminder that some cravings cannot be ordered online. The casual dining chain has rolled out a new film campaign, milne ki bhookh, pitching its restaurants as places to meet, reconnect and linger over food.

Set against a world of constant messages and missed meet-ups, the campaign leans into a simple truth: dining out remains one of the few rituals that still brings people together. Barbeque Nation positions itself as the excuse and the setting for real conversations, shared plates and unhurried moments.

Nakul Gupta, cmo at Barbeque Nation, says the brand has long been about shared celebrations. As the year turns, milne ki bhookh captures what he calls a growing hunger to meet, connect and spend time together, with food at the centre of that experience.

Created by Makani Creatives, the campaign comprises three films built around Barbeque Nation’s signature grills and desserts. The storytelling is deliberately sensorial, designed to spark cravings while nudging diners to step out and meet in person.

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Pavan Punjabi, chief integration officer at Makani Creatives, says the idea stems from a familiar contradiction. People are constantly connected, yet meetings with loved ones are endlessly postponed. Milne ki bhookh, he says, is a gentle push to make time for real-life catch-ups, using food as the reason to come together, share a meal and create memories.

The campaign breaks on December 25 with the grilled prawns film and will run for two months, amplified across digital platforms. As the new year begins, Barbeque Nation is betting that the strongest appetite of all is not for food alone, but for each other.

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