Global Digital Audience Report July to September 2013 COUPON
The Turn Digital Audience Report July to September 2013 The Rise of the Cross-Channel Brand Global marketers now have an unprecedented opportunity to reach across channels to engage in meaningful conversations with consumers moving from device to device, shifting formats and media. A recent Forrester study reveals that 9 of adults use three different device combinations to complete one simple task, such as booking a restaurant table or buying a pair of pants. And the increased time consumers spend watching videos and spending time on social networks is being noticed by marketers and matched with ad spending from New York to London, from Sao Paulo to Tokyo. In 2013, we see brands ramping up quickly to keep pace with ever-moving consumers, following them across mobile, video, display, and social media. That s why the rise of the cross-channel brand is the perfect theme for our latest report.* Earlier this year, we introduced the Digital Elite, a high-income group of consumers that represent the top 2% of the online audience and attract more advertising spending than any other group. That audience exhibits the most cross-channel behavior of any segment worldwide. Now we re flipping the script and taking the marketer s perspective to look into how quickly brands are launching cross-channel strategies, what types of advertisers are seeing the greatest ROI from going cross-channel, and the real impact these campaigns have on consumer engagement. Key insights for the quarter include: There s been a 137% increase in brands going multichannel in 2013. Advertisers who move from a single channel to two or more channels see an average 3x improvement in ROI. Display ad ecpm grew during the quarter, while mobile and online video ecpm were essentially unchanged. What these best-in-breed global advertisers all have in common is an audience first marketing strategy. They use data and analytics from a technology platform such as Turn s to find their most valuable audience and target them on the right device and the right channel, at the right time, with the right message. What these best-in-breed global advertisers all have in common is an audience first marketing strategy. They use data and analytics from a technology platform such as Turn s to find their most valuable audience and target them on the right device and the right channel, at the right time, with the right message. The key questions for marketers: What combination of insights and technology can you use to get the right message to a media-agnostic consumer? What can you learn from best practices gleaned by analyzing the rise of cross-channel brands? This report showcases insights we ve gained from the most recent quarter, July to September 2013. We dive deep into the data pertaining to the rise of the cross-channel brands to provide actionable data. Our goal is to help advertisers follow their example and lead data-driven, audience-first strategies across every media channel, format, and device. We also include core global trends in ecpm pricing and formats to provide a snapshot of market forces and the media spending landscape. *Download last quarter s Global Digital Audience Report at www.turn.com/proof/#digitalaudiencereport Global Digital Audience Report 2
The Rise of the Cross-Channel Brand Turn data shows an explosion in cross-channel ad strategies in 2013. The drive for ROI is sparking marketers to think audience first and create strategies that target and engage consumers when and where they re most receptive. 137% INCREASE in the number of brands advertising across multiple digital channels this year. 50 INCREASE in brands that advertised in all four digital channels. 3x INCREASE in advertising ROI for brands moving from single to multiple channels (average). Best-Performing Brands, January to September 2013 Campaigns across multiple channels mobile, display, social, video delivered the highest ROI for these brands in the US, EU, Latin America, and APAC. How Cross-Channel Drives ROI Consumers who see ads in multiple channels convert 24% more often than those who see them in one channel. 360 330 300 310 270 240 210 180 170 150 120 90 60 30 110 58 58 54 46 30 24% Global Broadcaster Major Retailer CPG Brand Automaker Global Telcom Financial Services Insurance Tech Brand ROI = KPI Goal / Actual KPI For example, a campaign with a goal of $10 ecpa that comes in at $5 ecpa has ROI of 20 ($10/$5=2). Global Digital Audience Report 3
Q3 Global Ad Format Trends Reaching Relevant Audiences Across Online Channels.8% 39.8% 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 Ad format 39.8%.58% Display 16.8% 39.8% 1.6% 39.8% 38. 120x600 160x600 180x150 300x250 300x600 468x60 728x90 Other 39.8% 40.4% 39.8%.1%.8 39.8% 1.17% Ad Format Trends Display advertising has been consistent with larger formats attracting interest in Q3 2013. More mobile in-app inventory is becoming available, and higher-converting mobile formats are attracting ad dollars. Video advertising is moving more into standardized highperforming formats such as 15-second pre-roll, which is optimal for leveraging brand video assets. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Ad format Mobile.6% 7.9% 300x50 300x250 320x50 728x90 82% 9. Video 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 Ad format 48% 15-second pre-roll 4.7% 15-second pre-roll companion 34.1% 30-second pre-roll 13.2% 30-second pre-roll companion Global Digital Audience Report 4
Q3 Global Ad Spend Trends Worldwide ecpm Averages Across Display, Mobile, Social, and Video Channels $12 $11 $10 Display Mobile Video 4.9% Display Insights Display ad ecpm continued to climb, moving from $1.22 in Q2 to $1.28 in Q3. Global impression volume is stable, but the summer lull has given way to amped-up back-to-school/ holiday media buys starting at the end of September. ecpm $9 $8 $7 $6.9% Mobile Mobile ecpm increased marginally from $1.01 in Q2 to $1.02 in Q3. An increase in impressions available is keeping pace with revved-up demand, with more dollars moving to digital and mobile. $5 $4 $3 $2.54% Video While pricing increased July through September, online video ecpm remained essentially unchanged this quarter dropping marginally from $11.03 in Q2 to $10.97 in Q3, with volume staying consistent. $1 $0 ecpm by Month US, EU, Latin America, and APAC July August September Global Digital Audience Report 5
Q3 Global Ad Spend Trends Worldwide ecpm for Display, Mobile, Social, and Video Channels Display: 53% of impressions are in the $0.10 $0.80 range. Mobile: 60.6% of impressions are in the $0.10 $1.00 range. 2 1 $0.10 $0.20 $0.30 $0.40 $0.50 $0.60 $0.70 $0.80 $0.90 $1.00 $1.10 $1.20 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $1.80 $1.90 $2.00 $2.10 $2.20 $2.30 $2.40 $2.50 $2.60 $2.70 $2.80 $2.90 Price Bucket (bin) 1 1 Price Bucket (bin) $0.10 $0.20 $0.30 $0.40 $0.50 $0.60 $0.70 $0.80 $0.90 $1.00 $1.10 $1.20 $1.30 $1.40 $1.50 $1.60 Video: 60.3% of impressions are in the $8 $12 range. <$0.50 $0.50 $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 $3.00 $3.50 $4.00 $4.50 $5.00 $5.50 $6.00 $6.50 $7.00 $7.50 $8.00 $8.50 $9.00 $9.50 $10.00 $10.50 $11.00 $11.50 $12.00 $12.50 $13.00 $13.50 $14.00 $14.50 $15.00 1 1 Price Bucket (bin) Global Digital Audience Report 6
About Turn Turn delivers real-time insights that transform the way leading advertising agencies and marketers make decisions. Our cloud applications and Internet-scale architecture work together to provide a complete yet anonymous picture of customers, execute cross-channel campaigns, and connect with a worldwide ecosystem of more than 100 partners. Every day, the Turn Cloud Marketing Platform makes nearly 100 billion advertising decisions and analyzes more than 1.5 billion customer attributes. Our robust architecture provides instant access responding within 10 milliseconds to over 2 trillion display, mobile, social, and video advertising impressions every month. Data for this Global Digital Audience Report is based on activity on the Turn platform from July to September 2013. Audience characteristics are based on data from Turn inventory partners (www.turn.com/inventory-partners). Special thanks to Max Knight, Turn Director of Professional Services, for the analytics that yielded the insights in this report. Turn is headquartered in Silicon Valley and provides its platform, products, and services worldwide. Visit www.turn.com. Follow us @turnplatform. For more information: Americas Quynh Cline quynh.cline@turn.com 1.650.362.6891 Europe Helen Miall helen.miall@turn.com +44.20.7255.5665 Asia-Pacific Rita Vannithone rita.vannithone@turn.com +852.6087.4576 For press inquiries Jonathan Gardner jonathan.gardner@turn.com 1.646.339.8626 2013 Turn Inc. All rights reserved. Turn and the Turn logo are registered trademarks of Turn Inc. Other trademarks are trademarks of their respective companies. All services are subject to change or discontinuance without notice. This document is general in nature and is not meant to be a comprehensive review. Turn makes no guarantee about the accuracy or completeness of the content in this document, and Turn expressly disclaims any responsibility for any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies herein. October 2013