An incredibly competitive landscape, often cutthroat advertising tactics, and ever-evolving products make the wireless industry a particularly tough one. AT&T, Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile are always looking for new ways to get ahead of one another, but what really leads to success?
The battle of the brands for NCAA supremacy became a slugfest between wireless carrier AT&T and auto manufacturer Buick during a Finals game that generated more than $150 million in spending, $40 million more than the Final Four games just two days before.
The iSpot team has been busy tracking all the commercials that ran during the 2014 NCAA March Madness tournament. Here’s a closer look at the numbers. NCAA advertisers generated 6M online video views for ads, 735k+ explicit searches during broadcast, and 73K explicit social actions related to the ads during broadcast. 16k of the social… Read More
Now that the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi—aka the XXII Olympic Winter Games—have wrapped up, the iSpot team decided to take a deep dive into the data surrounding TV advertising during the event. First, some big-picture stats: • More than 250 brands ran nearly 500 unique ads during the Olympic broadcasts in the United States. • iSpot… Read More