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Attention Data Challenges 'Reach of One' Media Planning Rule

Mark Ritson examines a new study by Lumen and Amazon Ads that analyzed 270 campaigns with brand lift studies and nearly 200,000 survey respondents. The study found that frequency explained almost none of the movement in brand metrics, while cumulative attention (total seconds viewed) explained eight times as much. Campaigns with identical reach could deliver wildly different attention levels: one delivered nine seconds of attention per person, another 71. A Prime Video ad on TV was viewed 92% of the time for nearly 18 seconds, while the same ad on the open internet was viewed only 42% of the time for about 3.5 seconds. The study suggests setting attention targets (about 20 seconds for awareness, 50 for purchase intent) and scheduling TV spots before digital ads for greater lift. The findings challenge the industry's default 'reach of one' planning and highlight the importance of media context.

• Lumen and Amazon Ads analyzed 270 campaigns from six countries with brand lift studies and nearly 200,000 respondents.
• Frequency explained almost none of the movement in brand metrics; cumulative attention explained eight times as much.
• A Prime Video ad on TV was viewed 92% of the time for nearly 18 seconds, versus 42% for about 3.5 seconds on the open internet.

IAB Europe Launches CTV Measurement Framework & Transparency Principles

IAB Europe has launched its final 'CTV Measurement Framework' to standardize connected TV measurement across platforms, vendors, and measurement providers. The framework addresses fragmentation and lack of transparency in CTV ad delivery, providing a unified approach for campaign measurement, viewability, and brand safety. It defines a dependency of metrics starting with valid ad impressions (filtering invalid traffic and TV-off impressions), followed by reach and exposure metrics like Video Completion Rate, and ultimately outcome metrics such as conversions and brand lift. The framework distinguishes between household, device, and person-level reach, requiring providers to disclose whether person-level values are observed or modeled. Five transparency principles include unified definitions, disclosure of methodological limits, and granular reporting. Developed with Amazon Ads, Freewheel, ProSiebenSat.1, Samsung Ads, and IAB UK, it aligns with privacy regulations to improve trust and accountability for advertisers and publishers.

• IAB Europe published its final 'CTV Measurement Framework' to standardize CTV measurement.
• The framework defines common definitions and transparency requirements for CTV campaign reporting.
• It distinguishes between household, device, and person-level reach metrics, requiring disclosure of observed vs. modeled person-level values.

Attribution Remains Key to AI-Driven Ad Measurement

Article discusses the evolving role of AI in ad measurement, emphasizing that attribution remains essential. It features insights from Paula Despins, VP of measurement at Amazon Ads, who argues that AI insights should complement, not replace, traditional measurement. Despins highlights new metrics like 'long-term sales' and 'accumulated sales' in Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC), which forecast and track customer lifetime value. She notes that while AI reporting is more accessible, it cannot replace the need for deterministic measurement and control. The piece warns against over-reliance on AI insights, using Albertsons' adoption of lifetime value forecasts as an example of storytelling metrics rather than hard financial data. The core message: treat attribution as an auditor and guide for AI models, ensuring accountability and transparency.

• Amazon Ads VP of Measurement Paula Despins argues attribution remains critical for AI-driven analytics.
• Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) released a 'long-term sales' metric forecasting new-to-brand customer value.
• Amazon introduced 'accumulated sales' benchmark to track actual purchases from forecasted cohorts.

Equativ Partners with DoubleVerify to Elevate Media Quality and Programmatic Curation Precision

Equativ announces a partnership with DoubleVerify to enhance media quality and programmatic curation precision.

Equativ brings contextual expertise to ChatGPT Ads

Equativ, an adtech provider, has joined OpenAI's partner network for ChatGPT Ads, leveraging its expertise in contextual and native advertising. The company has developed its own campaign tool called Ad Studio, which advises advertisers on adapting messages and creatives to different stages of the purchase decision. A first campaign with BNP Paribas, its direct bank Hello Bank, and agency Havas Media France was implemented, targeting students and their families. OpenAI expanded ChatGPT Ads to 31 European markets in August and has been building a network of technology partners, including Criteo, StackAdapt, and Adform. Equativ's partnership focuses on campaign planning and design, while ad delivery remains with OpenAI, which decides which ads appear based on signals and bids. The partnership covers markets including Germany, France, the UK, and the US.

• Equativ has become a technology partner for ChatGPT Ads as part of OpenAI's partner network.
• Equativ developed its own campaign tool called Ad Studio for ChatGPT Ads.
• Equativ emphasizes its expertise in contextual and native advertising for ChatGPT Ads.

ChatGPT Ads Expands Partnerships; McDonald's Tests Drive-Thru Ads

This article from AdExchanger's daily roundup covers multiple advertising technology developments. Key points include the expansion of ChatGPT Ads' partner ecosystem with Equativ and Quartile joining the technology partner program, Adform partnering to sell ChatGPT's agentic conversation ads in Europe, and Amazon Ads beta testing ads in ChatGPT. Additionally, McDonald's is testing ads on digital menu boards at drive-thru windows, leveraging first-party customer data to create a new revenue stream. The article also mentions YouTube's new features announced at Made on YouTube event, including TV-focused enhancements and a Coachella streaming rights deal through 2030. Other news includes Scope3 rebranding to Apostra, Disney raising streaming prices, and Pluto TV launching a new ad campaign.

• Equativ and Quartile joined ChatGPT Ads' technology partner program.
• Adform signed on to sell ChatGPT's agentic conversation ads in Europe.
• Amazon Ads is beta testing ads in ChatGPT.