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Television Media Buying versus Online and On-Demand Media Buying

AUGUST 16, 2005 (Los Angeles, CA) - While television media buying remains a key plank in the direct response marketer's strategy, it has become more and more challenging to get a pure-play DRTV hit. The high cost of television media coupled with more competition for media slots makes it harder than ever to launch a new DRTV product.

One of the problems is that there are more direct response marketers on television than ever, competing in the same product categories for the same avails. We are also seeing an erosion in the value of linear television itself. Technology influences and lifestyle changes are diluting the mass-market effects that made broadcast TV such an attractive advertising medium in the first place.

Following are some of the factors contributing to this erosion:

• A flood of new cable channels and niche programming options are undermining the mass-media marketing formula
• Overall television viewership is decreasing; television advertising is reaching a smaller audience
• Television viewers are forwarding past commercials using DVR technologies such as TiVo
• More and more viewers are multi-tasking while watching television. Our busy lifestyles and multi-media remote controls are filtering out more and more television ad content.
• DVDs, video on demand (VOD), video games and other technologies are competing for viewers' attention/time
• Pirating of television shows on peer-to-peer networks using technologies such as BitTorrent
• Today's consumers prefer the Internet over television for product information; they tend to be tougher, more educated buyers

Koeppel Interactive understands this new landscape and works with direct response marketers to not only launch online campaigns, but also to leverage their television advertising to achieve better results on the Web. In addition, we help direct response marketers make the transition to on-demand television advertising, showing them which options (e.g. sponsorship of on-demand networks, showcases, in-stream ads, etc.) will get the best response rates.

Contact us today for a free consultation to learn more about our capabilities, flexible pricing and direct response testing options.