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DTC Brands Boost TV Ad Impressions in 1H 2020

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Ad Performance Breakdown 1H 2020 Direct-to-Consumer Brands

Key Takeaways

  • Though DTC brand spend decreased slightly (down 2.6% year over year) in the first half of 2020, impressions showed a 13.7% increase compared to the same time period in 2019
  • Carvana led all DTC brands in both TV ad impressions (9.42 billion) and estimated spend ($76.6 million)
  • Nearly 25% of all 1H DTC ad impressions on TV came from five brands — Carvana, Wayfair, Grubhub, Peloton and Noom
  • Cable news networks (Fox News, CNN, MSNBC) were three of the top four networks for DTC brand impressions

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