AdSmart, a ground-breaking style of TV advertising, is the brainchild of Sky. The AdSmart methodology is simple: enable different advertisements to be displayed in various households viewing the exact same TV programme. Why does AdSmart do this? Well, this method of TV advertising is designed to enable all businesses to profit from the power of TV, irrespective of their size, history and capacity.
More specifically, AdSmart allows a wide variety of companies to advertise to their target audience(s) on some of our nationβs most-loved channels, including all Sky Sports and Sky Cinema channels, Sky1, Fox, Lifetime, and many more! Sky AdSmart gives companies an extremely good level of control and accuracy when it comes to their advertising campaigns, which makes the process more open and efficient. Astoundingly, due to its simplicity, effectiveness and inclusivity, Sky AdSmart is able to say that over 75% of advertisers using the service are Sky or TV novices.
Sky AdSmart firstly gives you the opportunity to choose your desired audience from a multiplicity of options to ensure that your advertisements are shown to the perfect households. The wonderful thing about AdSmart is that your advertisements only air when your desired audience is watching TV, which means that you can control costs without having to manually monitor your audience! Hereβs a step-to-step guide of the process:
AdSmart is able to discover a companyβs ideal audience thanks to its location-based targeting options, which are split into five distinct approaches:
Alongside the location-based targeting method, AdSmart is able to target ads according to a wide variety of measures, such as:
Sky AdSmart is perfect for you if:
Axiom Media is the UKβs largest independent TV & Digital advertising sales house. Founded in 2012 by former executives from prominent broadcasters around the country, Axiom Media provides bespoke sales opportunities on a domestic, international and global scale across a number of genres, including entertainment, news, and sport.
Axiom Mediaβs aim is simple: to return true value to channel owners through tailor-made sales opportunities. In other words, Axiom Media is keen to recognise the value and unique benefits of a channel, and to offer sales proposals that recognise these key assets. Working on a price per spot model, Axiom Media aims to establish fully-integrated commercial partnerships for all clients.
In its time, Axiom Media has established a number of media partnerships with high-profile channels such as BritAsia TV, Smithsonian Channel, VisionTV and many more.
There are a number of reasons to choose Axiom Media. Firstly, thanks to Axiomβs diverse portfolio, it continues to deliver volume. This can be seen by cross-comparison, which suggests that Axiom Media has reached double the audience of Turner and 68% more than Media15, both of whom are leading sales houses.
On top of its incredible volume, Axiom continues to work with two of the UKβs leading documentary channels: PBS and Smithsonian Channel. Focusing on the former, PBS is renowned for showcasing many of Americaβs best-loved and award-winning factual shows. Displaying some of the highest-quality documentary content, PBS reaches a large number of households, which is why it has collected over 18 million impressions.
Axiom is always a great choice for those interested in targeting the BAME population because it has an incredible ethnic network. According to Axiomβs data, the Indian and Brit Asian population makes up 7.4% of the UKβs population. Moreover, this population is more likely to consume brands that theyβve seen advertised on ethnic channels, largely due to the fact that they have greater loyalty to ethnic-targeted channels.
Given this information, Axiom Media works with 13 broadcast channels that target the BAME network, each of which delivers a strong reach. Axiom also work with the only FTA South Asian BVOD Platform (Zee5), the only African 24/7 movie channel via CTV, and a leading African News Network (again via CTV).
When compared to Sky, Axiom Media has a lower entry cost. Axiom Mediaβs services also represent better value for money when compared to Skyβs services.