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On Wednesday, two significant streaming live sports deals were announced. One represented a major extension of the status quo, while the other painted a picture of what the future could hold.

Donald Trump reported his own “fake news” on Twitter this morning, claiming his State of the Union Address Tuesday night was the “highest number in history,” noting that 45.6 million people watched
it. That’s a lie. Based on historical Nielsen estimates, Trump’s first SOTU ranks as the eighth most viewed SOTU. It’s another in a long history of Trump distorting or mistating his audience
estimates, including Nielsen ratings.

Pandora, the publicly traded music streaming service that helped define the medium by offering a sublime user listening experience, has announced plans to reorganize in a way that will optimize
“business performance.” Specifically, Pandora late Wednesday informed the press and investors that it is redesigning itself in a way that focuses on “ad tech and audience development,” a clear
indication that it wants to cater more to Madison Avenue.

The state of the union under Donald J. Trump may be debatable, depending on your political perspective, but the state of the ad industry under Trump’s presidency is clearly a net negative, according
to some interesting tracking data by Advertiser Perceptions Inc.

Around the world, people are increasingly conscientious about the products they buy, the services they choose and the food they put on their tables. More and more purchases are increasingly motivated not just by price and product, but by the values and purpose of the company behind the brand. Lately, it seems purpose-driven advertising is…

Super Bowl ads: they go viral, they make us laugh, they win Emmys. Brands shell out $5 million for 30 seconds of fame, if not glory. So of course there’s value in a Super Bowl slot, right? There has to be. Why would a company spend all the time and effort and money if they…

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“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Matt O’Grady, CEO at Nielsen Catalina Solutions. Attention. Human-viewable. Audience. Fraud-free. Sales. Over the past year, media companies and data providers have worked together to offer secondary media guarantees based… Continue reading »

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Silicon Valley software giant Intuit has been around 35 years ago–so why is it launching its first corporate brand campaign now? The company has long supported two of its biggest brands, QuickBooks and TurboTax, with national ad campaigns. Yet few know that Intuit is behind both of those products in addition to web-based financial management…

This year’s 10 percent decline in NFL ratings didn’t keep advertisers from paying more money than ever before–north of $5 million–for a Super Bowl ad. And while some NFL advertisers expressed concern over coverage of national anthem protests during the regular season, their anxiety didn’t spill over into Super Bowl ad sales. Last fall, some…

Although Apple defended second place in the ranking — with brand value rebounding to $146.3 billion after the 27% decline last year — its future looks bleak, according to Brand Finance.