Tag: Political

New Nielsen Political Study: AM/FM Radio (Not Connected TV) Is The Solution For Campaigns To Expand Voter Reach, Especially Among Independent/Swing Voters

New Nielsen Political Study: AM/FM Radio (Not Connected TV) Is The Solution For Campaigns To Expand Voter Reach, Especially Among Independent/Swing Voters

By Pierre Bouvard
This week on a webinar, Nielsen unveiled a bombshell study sure to catch the attention of political campaigns, media strategists, and political agencies. Nielsen matched a massive voter file to cross platform media use and found the early use of AM/FM radio generates significant voter reach growth, especially among undecided voters.
Veritonic: Political AM/FM Radio Ad Best Practices: Use The Voice Of The Candidate And Customize The Ad To The Station Audience

Veritonic: Political AM/FM Radio Ad Best Practices: Use The Voice Of The Candidate And Customize The Ad To The Station Audience

By Pierre Bouvard
According to AdImpact, for 2022’s midterm elections, political ad dollars are projected to reach $9.67 billion with “this election cycle outpacing 2020 by nearly $700 million dollars.” AdImpact expects AM/FM radio to take $270 million of the total political ad spend alone. How can political campaigns optimize their use of their AM/FM radio advertising?
Nielsen: Political Media Plans Should Have A 10% Or Greater Allocation Of AM/FM Radio To Reach 45% Of Voters Not Reached By TV

Nielsen: Political Media Plans Should Have A 10% Or Greater Allocation Of AM/FM Radio To Reach 45% Of Voters Not Reached By TV

By Pierre Bouvard
Recently, Tony Hereau, Nielsen’s VP of Cross Platform Insights, made a presentation to the American Association of Political Consultants entitled The 10% Solution: Optimizing the Political Media Plan with Radio to Reach Swing Voters. His analysis finds that the addition of AM/FM radio to a political media plan can generate an extraordinary amount incremental voter reach.
Reach Voters With AM/FM Radio

Reach Voters With AM/FM Radio

By Pierre Bouvard
Kantar’s Campaign Media Advisory Group (CMAG) projects a $7.8 billion political ad spend for the midterm season across local broadcast TV, local cable/satellite, AM/FM radio, digital, and OTT. $7.8 billion will overwhelm inventories of many TV and digital platforms leaving campaigns to look for new ways to reach voters. Enter AM/FM radio.
Nielsen: Adding AM/FM Radio To Political TV Buys Generates Dramatic Lift In Reach

Nielsen: Adding AM/FM Radio To Political TV Buys Generates Dramatic Lift In Reach

By Pierre Bouvard
Local Media Impact is Nielsen’s new local market media planning and optimization platform. For the first time, agencies can now determine the lift in reach achieved by adding AM/FM radio to television and digital campaigns. Here's how it works for political.