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  • E-commerce dominates share of IPL ads in first five matches: Report

    E-commerce dominates share of IPL ads in first five matches: Report

    Mumbai: The e-commerce category has more than 30 per cent share of TV ad volumes during the first five matches of the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) that began airing on 26 March, according to data provided by Tam Media Research.

    Under the e-commerce sector, four categories including online gaming, online shopping, ed-tech and digital wallets were the biggest contributors to ad volumes on TV. Online gaming alone contributed 17 per cent of the total ad volumes in the e-commerce sector. Pan masala was the only other category present among the top five categories on TV which contributed up to 40 per cent share of ad volumes, the data revealed. 

    The overall number of advertisers, categories and brands that advertised in IPL 15 declined versus IPL 14 at 29 per cent, 13 per cent and 15 per cent, respectively. The top five advertisers were Sporta Technologies followed by K P Pan Foods, Bundl Technologies, Tata Digital and Gameskraft Technologies. Notably, Sporta Technologies was the number one advertiser during the first five games of IPL in 2021 as well.

    There were 65 exclusive brands that advertised in IPL 2022 (not present in 2021) including Kamala Pasand, Tataneu App, Spotify App, Samsung Galaxy, and Meesho App. There were also 12 exclusive categories including corporate/brand image, online auto rental services, NBFCs, two-wheelers, and footwear.

    (Source: Tam Sports | Event: IPL 15 and IPL 14 | Period: 26-29 March’22 and 9-13 April’21 | Channel count: IPL 15 – 20; IPL 14-19)

  • T20 WC ’21: 80+ brands appeared on TV, e-comm categories spend big

    T20 WC ’21: 80+ brands appeared on TV, e-comm categories spend big

    Mumbai: On 7 November, New Zealand victory over Afghanistan ended India’s chances of qualifying for the semi-finals of ICC T20 World Cup 2021, yet more than 80 brands advertised during the course of the 45-day tournament with BYJU’s topping the list, according to data provided by Tam Media Research.  

    E-commerce categories – education and gaming which were new advertiser categories this year ended up topping the charts in terms of ad volumes. In general, the e-commerce industry dominated ad volumes four out of five of the top categories being from e-commerce categories. The top five categories contributed 42 per cent share of total ad volumes.  

    E-commerce – wallets, e-commerce – education, smartphones, e-commerce – gaming and e-commerce – financial services comprised the top categories that advertised during the tournament in terms of ad volumes. Think & Learn (BYJU’s), Reliance Retail, Coca Cola India, Havells India and Nedmeds Marketplace were the top five advertisers in terms of volumes. Top five advertisers account for up to 29 per cent share of total ad volumes on TV.

    Compared to the 2016 edition of the tournament, this year’s ICC T20 World Cup saw a 19 per cent increase in ad volumes per match, according to Tam data. For the final match between New Zealand and Australia, ad volumes increased by 16 per cent compared to the previous edition.

    While the total number of advertisers for 2016 and 2021 ICC T20 World Cup remain the same, there were 26 new advertiser categories that appeared on TV.

    (Source: TAM Sports; figures are based on secondages for TV; commercial ads only; excluding promos and social ads)

  • Over 200 categories record growth in TV Ad volume in Nov ‘21: TAM Data

    Over 200 categories record growth in TV Ad volume in Nov ‘21: TAM Data

    Mumbai: Over 200 categories saw a surge in TV ad volume this November, compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to the data shared by Tam Media Research.

    Tea category led the charts with the highest growth compared to November, 2020. It was followed by Milk Beverages, hair removers, e-com/media, coffee, software, chocolates, face-wash, cars, and life insurance.

    According to the data, as many as 390 categories including 2,780 advertisers and 4,410 brands advertised on TV during the month. While the tally of categories remained relatively unchanged compared to November, 2020, the count of advertisers and brands witnessed a marginal drop of one to three per cent over last year.

    HUL and Reckitt Benckiser top advertiser list

    Hindustan Unilever and Reckitt Benckiser India remained the top two advertisers like last year, followed by Ponds India, Brooke Bond Lipton India, Godrej Consumer Products, Cadburys India, P&G, Colgate Palmolive India, Lakme Lever and Marico.

    Brooke Bond Lipton India, Lakme Lever, and Marico were the new entrants in the Top 10 advertisers’ which together occupied a 39 per cent share of the total ad volumes in November.

    Horlicks tops the brand list

    Cashing in on the festive season, over 4,400 brands advertised on TV in November. The top 10 list of brands was dominated by Horlicks followed by Harpic Power Plus 10X Max Clean. The top 10 brands had a nine per cent share of ad volumes, out of which, two belonged to HUL and six belonged to Reckitt Benckiser India.

    Eyewear lenses category topped among the exclusive categories during the month, followed by Doors in November. Flipkart was the top exclusive advertiser and Dettol Foaming Handwash topped among exclusive brands followed by Tata Sky Binge app.

  • Ed-tech category leads ad volumes during IPL 14: TAM data

    Ed-tech category leads ad volumes during IPL 14: TAM data

    Mumbai: The ad volumes during 51 matches of IPL 14 grew by six per cent compared to IPL 13, according to TAM Media Research data. Ed-tech emerged as the top advertising category for this year’s edition, the data revealed.

    The TAM data looked at ad volumes across 24 Star network channels for IPL 14 and 21 channels for IPL 13. Only data for live matches was counted, pre-mid-post programming ads were excluded.

    The tally of advertisers grew by 10 per cent while brand count decreased by two per cent versus the previous season. Parent companies of the brands Dream11 and PhonePe were among the top five advertisers for both seasons of the tournament. The top five advertisers contributed up to 20 per cent share of ad volumes.

    This year ed-tech was the top category advertiser during the tournament with 10 per cent share of ad volumes. Last year, the mobile handset category was the leader in terms of ad volumes with the same share. Gaming (nine per cent), digital wallets (seven per cent), pan masala (five per cent) and aerated soft drinks (five per cent) were the other top advertising categories.

    The top advertisers for the season include Sporta Technologies (Dream11) (six per cent), Think and Learn (four per cent), FX Mart (PhonePe) (four per cent), EPX Uptech (Upstox) (three per cent), KP Pan Foods (three per cent). The top five brands were Dream11, PhonePe, Upstox, JDmart, and Cred and combined contributed up to 18 per cent of ad volumes.

    There were 30 new advertising categories visible during IPL 14 compared to the previous season. The top five new categories were securities/share broking, fans, hair dyes, pipes/PVC fittings, and hospitals/clinics. This year two-wheelers, wires and cables, banking services and products, washing powders/liquids, and namkeen categories did not advertise during the tournament.