{"id":20955,"date":"2022-01-30T17:07:58","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T01:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/?p=20955"},"modified":"2022-01-31T10:28:22","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T18:28:22","slug":"batteries-plus-radio-advertising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/batteries-plus-radio-advertising\/","title":{"rendered":"BATTERIES PLUS+” RADIO SPOT = ADVERTISING MINUS"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first time I heard this, I knew exactly what it was:<\/span><\/p>\n


\nThe audio track of a TV or video spot.<\/span><\/p>\n

For many years it has been common practice for ad agencies to send radio stations the audio from TV commercials to air as radio spots.<\/span><\/p>\n

That’s almost always the sign of an agency that’s either lazy or ignorant.<\/span><\/p>\n

The audio of an effective video ad almost always supports the visual images…but the visual images tell the story.<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, a good test of a TV commercial is if the viewer is able to perceive the message while the audio is muted.<\/span><\/p>\n

I heard this one on Spotify.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Aha! Then it was streamed with some sort of visual accompaniment \u2014 a video or, at least, a static image that reinforces the ‘branding’ effect of the campaign.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

No.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yes, probably it did have a visual component.<\/span><\/p>\n

But no, most listeners never saw it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most people who listen to Spotify rarely if ever “look” at the commercial.<\/span><\/p>\n

(The exception is for “Video Takeover Ads,” which appear only when users are engaged in activity for which they must be looking at the screen \u2014 for example, searching for a particular artist, song or genre.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Listeners to this spot who know nothing about “Batteries Plus+”<\/strong><\/span> still<\/em> know nothing about that advertiser.<\/span><\/p>\n

Advertising should be optimized for the medium via which it is delivered.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Audio taken from a video ad” rarely results in optimal use of the client’s radio advertising budget.<\/span><\/p>\n

More often, it’s the equivalent of advertising malpractice.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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