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More Targeted TV Ads Are Coming as Marketers Use Data to Reach Viewers

Consumption habits are changing, and advertisers need to adapt

Illustration of a network of connected people
Addressable initiatives are taking off as TV consumption habits drastically change, leaving marketers with fewer opportunities to reach engaged audiences. Ani Ka/Getty Images

By Andrew Blustein

July 13, 2020

Have you ever seen a television commercial play for two seconds, and then it suddenly gets cut off for a different ad to run? That’s addressable TV done poorly.

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Andrew Blustein
@andrewblustein andrew.blustein@adweek.com Andrew Blustein is a programmatic reporter at Adweek.
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