Social TV : How Marketers Can Reach and Engage Audiences by Connecting Television to the Web, Social Media, and Mobile

"The Internet didn't kill TV! It has become its best friend. Americans are watching more television than ever before, and we're engaging online at the same time we're tuning in. Social media has created a new and powerful 'backchannel', fueling the renaissance of live broadcasts. Mobile and tablet devices allow us to watch and experience television whenever and wherever we want. And 'connected TVs' blend web and television content into a unified big screen experience bringing us back into our living rooms. Social TV examines the changing (and complex) television landscape and helps brands navigate its many emerging and exciting marketing and advertising opportunities. Social TV topics include: Leveraging the 'second screen' to drive synched and deeper brand engagement Using social ratings analytics tools to find and target lean-forward audiences; Aligning brand messaging to content as it travels time-shifted across devices; Determining the best strategy to approach marketing via connected TVs; Employing addressable TV advertising to maximize content relevancy; Testing and learning from the most cutting-edge emerging TV innovations; The rise of one technology doesn't always mean the end of another. Discover how this convergence has created new marketing opportunities for your brand."--Résumé de l'éditeur

Praise for Social TV

"We are at the beginning of social TV's impact on the way audiences experience television and how networks create, market, and measure shows. If you are a TV executive, a content creator, or a brand marketer seeking to engage and understand your audience, Social TV is must read. Mike and Stacey share an essential road map to help you navigate the radically changing landscape of television as it blends with social media."
—Chloe Sladden, Director of Content and Programming, Twitter

"At the intersection of television, social media, and mobile lies a rapidly growing opportunity for brands to engage with their target audience in powerful and innovative ways. Mike and Stacey could not be more timely and relevant with Social TV as a guide for CMOs and other marketing professionals making their way through a new era of TV to differentiate their brands and drive sales."
—John Costello, Chief Global Marketing and Innovation Officer, Dunkin' Brands

"This book captures a critical moment in time, when social TV exploded, changing the relationship between TV networks and their audiences forever. TV is no longer a one-way communication; it is a two-way experience for fans and celebrities to participate, share, and grow the conversation around shows and brands as never before."
—Lisa Hsia, Executive Vice President, Bravo Digital Media

"In Social TV, the authors have taken on a task akin to documenting a hurricane while flying through it. And they have emerged with a book worth every page or ePage it takes up. This book not only documents TV's past and its volatile present, it presents the many possible paths the industry could take. Whether you're in the boardroom or the classroom, you won't get a more complete and more compelling view of TV's changing nature than this."
—James McQuivey, VP and Principal Analyst, Forrester Research

"The intersection between TV and social media is changing the way we experience entertainment and advertising. Mike Prouvélx and Stacey Shepatin provide an invaluable, in-the-trenches look at this transformation. Read this and you'll never look at your TV the same way again."
—Todd Wasserman, Business Editor, Mashable

"The Internet didn't kill TV! It has become its best friend. Americans are watching more television than ever before, and we're engaging online at the same time we're tuning in. Social media has created a new and powerful 'backchannel', fueling the renaissance of live broadcasts. Mobile and tablet devices allow us to watch and experience television whenever and wherever we want. And 'connected TVs' blend web and television content into a unified big screen experience bringing us back into our living rooms. Social TV examines the changing (and complex) television landscape and helps brands navigate its many emerging and exciting marketing and advertising opportunities. Social TV topics include: Leveraging the 'second screen' to drive synched and deeper brand engagement Using social ratings analytics tools to find and target lean-forward audiences; Aligning brand messaging to content as it travels time-shifted across devices; Determining the best strategy to approach marketing via connected TVs; Employing addressable TV advertising to maximize content relevancy; Testing and learning from the most cutting-edge emerging TV innovations; The rise of one technology doesn't always mean the end of another. Discover how this convergence has created new marketing opportunities for your brand."--Résumé de l'éditeur "The Internet didn't kill TV! It has become its best friend. Americans are watching more television than ever before, and we're engaging online at the same time we're tuning in. Social media has created a new and powerful 'backchannel', fueling the renaissance of live broadcasts. Mobile and tablet devices allow us to watch and experience television whenever and wherever we want. And 'connected TVs' blend web and television content into a unified big screen experience bringing us back into our living rooms. Social TV examines the changing (and complex) television landscape and helps brands navigate its many emerging and exciting marketing and advertising opportunities. Social TV topics include: Leveraging the 'second screen' to drive synched and deeper brand engagement; Using social ratings analytics tools to find and target lean-forward audiences; Aligning brand messaging to content as it travels time-shifted across devices; Determining the best strategy to approach marketing via connected TVs; Employing addressable TV advertising to maximize content relevancy; Testing and learning from the most cutting-edge emerging TV innovations; The rise of one technology doesn't always mean the end of another. Discover how this convergence has created new marketing opportunities for your brand"--Publisher's website The Internet didn t kill TV! It has become its best friend. Americans are watching more television than ever before, and we re engaging online at the same time we re tuning in. Social media has created a new and powerful backchannel , fueling the renaissance of live broadcasts.