Offers agency trading desks and brand advertisers efficiency, extended TV-scale reach and 1st party data-powered audience targeting, across all screens
REDWOOD CITY, CA – YuMe, Inc. (NYSE:YUME), a leading provider of digital video brand advertising solutions, announces the launch of Video Reach, a YuMe brand. Video Reach, the Programmatic Branding Solution, enables agency trading desks and brand advertisers the opportunity to leverage the efficiency, TV-scale reach and accuracy of programmatic video buying, with two distinct advantages – first-party data science-powered audience targeting through SDK-integration and multi-screen reach without the use of cookies.
“Brand advertisers are having difficulty embracing programmatic video due to scale concerns, inferior targeting algorithms and being limited to online only,” said Jayant Kadambi, Co-Founder and CEO, YuMe. “In fact, the bulk of programmatic support doesn’t include mobile, tablet and CTV. So, we built a solution that alleviates all of these concerns and more – helping TV brand advertisers fully embrace programmatic video advertising, across all screens.”
YuMe’s existing platform was built on automated data sciences for real-time audience targeting, campaign delivery and optimization – essentially supporting the programmatic buying and selling of digital video advertising. However, the launch of Video Reach more fully enables its programmatic distribution channels, by supporting brand advertisers who seek increased efficiency and reach. YuMe now has a true complementary solution to its existing high-touch sales model (selling directly to agencies and large brand advertisers).
Key Attributes of Video Reach
- Proven first-party data science, going beyond the cookie, for accurate audience targeting across screens
- Massive, multi-screen SDK-integrated video inventory
- Efficiency through automation , extending high-quality reach at TV-scale
Joanna O’Connell, Director of Research at AdExchanger (and former Forrester analyst), describes the current video programmatic marketplace, saying, “I am hearing more and more marketers say, ‘I want to spend my money this way, so you’d better get on this train – agencies, publishers, technology partners – because it’s leaving the station, with or without you.’”[1]
Andrew Frank, VP Distinguished Analyst, Gartner, echoed the sentiment in a recent report, “The automation of premium media sales is inevitable and long overdue…media companies have little choice but to embrace programmatic premium advertising; the seller’s market in media is gone, along with the scale and scarcity that once characterized mainstream media.”[2]
Reaching the fragmented digital video audience efficiently, accurately across multiple screens, and at scale, is complex. Reaching specific audience segments is even more problematic. However, the combined offering of YuMe’s existing Connected Audience Network and now programmatic solution, Video Reach (which are both 100% focused on premium in-stream, high-quality inventory), addresses the needs of all video brand advertisers, without compromising inventory quality.
“TV brand advertisers who are already extending their campaigns with digital video using our Connected Audience Network, have been asking for a product that offers more cost-effective reach. Similar to the way they diversify their TV schedule with broadcast and cable across both primetime and other day parts to meet both reach and budget goals, we’re providing a method for them to do that with digital video,” said Kadambi. “Having both our Connected Audience Network and Video Reach allows us to serve distinctive needs across the campaign objectives of any brand campaign.”
While Video Reach and the Connected Audience Network will both draw from PQI-graded video inventory, the offerings will differ in the way they are sold. Video Reach will be sold by a separate and unique sales team, specifically trained to sell to trading desks, and assist with the technical integration component.
Kadambi continued, “It’s without a doubt the early days for video programmatic, but Video Reach will serve as a beacon to large traditional brand advertisers, as they adapt to the fragmented and complex digital video advertising environment.”
About Video Reach
Video Reach (www.videoreach.com) is the next generation programmatic brand advertising solution for TV advertisers. Video Reach collects first-party data from across all screens with its proprietary Audience-Aware SDK, uses audience surveys and applies proven data sciences, to enable brands to efficiently extend the high-quality reach and frequency of their TV buys. Video Reach automates the traditional media planning process, resulting in improved campaign and agency efficiencies. Video Reach is a YuMe brand.
About YuMe
YuMe, Inc. (NYSE: YUME) is a leading provider of digital video brand advertising solutions. Its proprietary data-science driven technologies and large audience footprint drive inventory monetization and enable advertisers to reach targeted, brand receptive audiences across a wide range of Internet-connected devices. Designed to serve the specific needs of brand advertising, YuMe’s technology platform simplifies the complexities associated with delivering effective digital video advertising campaigns in today’s highly-fragmented market. YuMe is headquartered in Redwood City, CA with European headquarters in London and nine additional offices worldwide. For more information, visit YuMe.com/pr, follow @YuMeVideo and like YuMe on Facebook. Current YuMe logos can be found atwww.yume.com/news/logos. YuMe supports consumer choice and is a member of the Network Advertising Initiative. See YuMe’s privacy policy for details.
YuMe, The Programmatic Branding Solution, and Connected Audience Network are trademarks of YuMe. All other brands, products or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statements
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[1] AdExchanger, December 17, 2013, Programmatic Is Table Stakes
[2] Gartner, July 18, 2013, Hype Cycle for Advertising, 2013
