Media Planners Gather to Learn More About Google’s Products
March 16th, 2009 | by Aly Makishima | published in Google TV Ads Blog
Last week we hosted Video View, Google’s first event designed specifically for the media planning community, in our New York offices. This event brought together over 200 media planners and executives from the agency world to learn more about Google TV…
Tip: Take Advantage of Seasonal Trends in TV Programming
March 13th, 2009 | by Aly Makishima | published in Google TV Ads Blog
The Google TV Ads team is hard at work building tools to help you create efficient TV campaigns. A few months ago, we launched new Program Targeting and Demographic Search tools, which enable you to reach the right audience when your message is most re…
March 9th, 2009 | by Aly Makishima | published in Google TV Ads Blog
Are you a direct response focused advertiser who is challenged to do more with less? Join a discussion hosted by the Google TV Ads team on maximizing your TV advertising investment. Learn how with Google TV Ads you can:Use technology to get better CP…
March 5th, 2009 | by Aly Makishima | published in Google TV Ads Blog
Last month, we posted about how online retailer ShoppersChoice.com was able to reach new customers using Google TV Ads. Golden Gateway Financial, an online provider of reverse mortgages, also wanted to drive more customers to their website through tel…
March 2nd, 2009 | by Aly Makishima | published in Google TV Ads Blog
This week, we’re thrilled to announce the addition of national inventory on CNBC to the Google TV Ads platform. This is the third network to be added as a result of our partnership with NBC Universal and enables Google TV Ads advertisers to reach ove…
February 24th, 2009 | by Aly Makishima | published in Google TV Ads Blog
The retail industry is facing new challenges with declines in consumer spending. These changes require a renewed focus on managing your marketing resources effectively – in particular, your media dollars – in order to maximize ROI.Join us at our up…
February 20th, 2009 | by Aly Makishima | published in Google TV Ads Blog
In October, we launched the Reach and Frequency report, a detailed breakdown of a given TV ad campaign’s reach, delivered at a given frequency of exposure. As a reminder, Reach is defined as the number of unique televisions exposed to the campaign. Fre…
Realty Executives International uses Google TV Ads to connect with target audiences
February 18th, 2009 | by Aly Makishima | published in Google TV Ads Blog
Realty Executives International began advertising on television in 2006, and quickly realized that it needed a more affordable and targeted way to reach viewers on TV. The company provides corporate support and marketing for its real estate franchises …
Google Exits Radio but Will Explore Online Streaming Audio
February 12th, 2009 | by Aly Makishima | published in Google TV Ads Blog
At Google we’ve never shied away from high-risk, high-reward projects. We believe that making big bets is not only in the best interests of our users and partners, but also important for our long term success. In 2006, we launched Google Audio Ads and…
February 10th, 2009 | by Aly Makishima | published in Google TV Ads Blog
We’ve recently published a new case study about how ShoppersChoice.com used Google TV Ads to boost direct traffic and increase conversion rates.ShoppersChoice.com, an online retailer of outdoor entertaining products, wanted to reach new customers and b…
Google Announces Agreement with VCI Solutions
February 3rd, 2009 | by Aly Makishima | published in Google TV Ads Blog
The Google TV Ads team is pleased to announce an agreement with VCI Solutions, a leading traffic and billing system for managing television ad inventory. With this agreement, the two companies will integrate systems and enable VCI’s cable network and b…
February 2nd, 2009 | by Aly Makishima | published in Google TV Ads Blog
Last week, we hosted the 2nd annual Google TV Ads Summit in Google’s New York offices. This event brought together over 200 industry professionals, thought leaders and executives from the world of TV advertising and media. We’ve posted a highlight reel…
January 29th, 2009 | by Aly Makishima | published in Google TV Ads Blog
TV viewers are increasingly watching what they want when they want it. About 25% of television households in the United States have digital video recorders or DVRs installed. Today, the Google TV Ads team is excited to announce the launch of time-shift…
Launched: Sleuth and Chiller TV Network Inventory Available through Google TV Ads
January 22nd, 2009 | by Aly Makishima | published in Google TV Ads Blog
Here at the Google TV Ads engineering offices we’re geeks for TV scheduling and measurement. We spend our days working out the best ways to make television inventory accessible to all advertisers. We go gaga over building an auction marketplace that o…
Turning the page on Print Ads
January 20th, 2009 | by Aly Makishima | published in Google TV Ads Blog
In the last few months, we’ve been taking a long, hard look at all the things we are doing to ensure we are investing our resources in the projects that will have the biggest impact for our users and partners. While we hoped that Print Ads would creat…