Online Video Ad Views Jump 78 Percent

Allison Howen — Wed, 30 May 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Social media and online video are two of the hottest topics on the Web today – so it should be no surprise that social video ads are more popular than ever.

A report from social video analytics and advertising platform Visible Measures reveals that social video advertisements received more than 1.3 billion views in Q1 of 2012, which is a 78-percent rise over Q4 2011. And while Q1 usually maintains the largest numbers of social video views due to Super Bowl advertisements, the video success in Q1 of 2012 is also more than a 40-percent increase compared to the same time last year.

The report also notes that the most watched online video advertisement creative approach in Q1 of 2012 was humor – with these types of ads receiving more than 489 million views. The second most watched type of campaigns featured celebrities and generated more than 326 million views, which was followed by the community and activism approach, animation campaigns and product demos.

With the continuous growth of social networks, it is more important than ever for marketers to understand best practices when it comes to creating online video ads, because unlike traditional commercials, consumers are choosing to watch these videos. By creating a captivating advertisement, marketers not only increase their chances of going viral, but also the probability that consumers will share these videos with their networks, resulting in word-of-mouth advertising – which isn't only valuable, but also completely free.

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MySpace & Visible Measures

Pete Prestipino — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:13:00 GMT

One of the challenges with video -- in addition to creating and distributing it -- is measuring it effectively. Fortunately, there are companies out there that help advertisers and publishers know a little bit more about the effectiveness of that content.

Video measurement provider Visible Measures has entered into an agreement to become the online video measurement platform for social portal MySpace. The company provides brand advertisers and agencies with a view across all campaign components including syndicated content, social and paid video placements.

MySpace will be able to leverage Visible Measures to collected audience behavior data on the millions of video streams that are served every month and provide advertising clients and content providers visibility into campaign performance and content effectiveness.

“MySpace is a global leader and a premier video-sharing destination that is relied upon by many leading brand advertisers,” said Brian Shin, founder and CEO of Visible Measures. “As we look to help MySpace capitalize on their unique value proposition, we are excited to expand our relationship with them and enable their content providers and advertisers to be even more successful on MySpace.”

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Online Video Ad Views Jump 78 Percent

MySpace & Visible Measures