#media-fragmentation

#media-fragmentation

The infinite options available - there are more than 32,200 linear channels and 89 unique streaming sources in the U.S. alone - can often feel more like a challenge and less like an opportunity. But by simplifying media planning and buying, leveraging automation and unifying data and audiences across platforms, local advertisers are deriving more value from their campaigns and driving better business outcomes - vital in an environment in which marketers everywhere are forced to do more with less.

But as media fragmentation has gone into hyperdrive over the past two decades, brands have been forced to diversify the ways in which they gain and hold our attention. It's no longer viable or effective to overly depend on traditional paid media tools. Marketers can create content and experiences that attract and engage audiences rather than interrupt and annoy them-and drive results. Some of the best examples of this is what we call "brand entertainment." Brands of all stripes talk about it, but it is the exceptions that truly invest in making actual entertainment.

We called it the Social Bowl. This year's Super Bowl showcased TikTok's dominance, signaling that digital communities are crucial for cultural relevance.