Warner Bros. Discovery Advertising Sales stellt neue Werbelösungen vor: „Shop with Max“ und „Moments“ – shoppbares Entertainment im Streaming

WBD definiert das Werbeerlebnis auf Max mit spannender und innovativer Technologie von KERV.ai neu

 

New York, NY – 21. November 2024 –– Warner Bros. Discovery Advertising Sales gab heute bekannt, dass es das Werbeerlebnis im Streaming mit zwei innovativen Lösungen auf Max revolutionieren wird: „Shop with Max“ und „Moments“.

 

Durch die Integration der branchenführenden, KI-gestützten Technologie von KERV in die AdTech-Plattform von WBD bieten diese neuen Werbeerlebnisse den Zuschauern ein stärker integriertes, relevanteres und fesselnderes Erlebnis und ermöglichen es Marken gleichzeitig, auf neue und spannende Weise eine bessere Verbindung zu ihrem Publikum herzustellen – und zwar über die beliebten Serien und Filme, die diese im gesamten WBD-Ökosystem genießen.


„‚Shop with Max‘ und ‚Moments‘ sind zwei dynamische Lösungen, die verdeutlichen, wie Warner Bros. Discovery Innovationen im Bereich der Werbetechnologie vorantreibt und umsetzt“, sagte Ryan Gould, Leiter der Bereiche Advanced Advertising und Digital Ad Sales bei Warner Bros. Discovery. „Durch die enge Zusammenarbeit mit KERV definieren wir neu, wie Zielgruppen Produkte entdecken und mit ihnen interagieren, und schaffen gleichzeitig tiefere Verbindungen zwischen Marken und unserem ikonischen Portfolio an Premium-Inhalten und geistigem Eigentum auf Max.“

 

Einkaufen mit Max:

„Shop with Max“ ist eine Suite modernster Werbeformate, die darauf ausgelegt ist, den Weg vom Sehen zum Kauf zu beschleunigen – inspiriert von den Inhalten auf dem Bildschirm. Durch den Einsatz modernster Metadaten und KI-Technologie identifiziert „Shop with Max“ Artikel in Fernsehsendungen und Filmen und verknüpft diese über einen QR-Code, der zu einem zweiten Bildschirm führt, mit entsprechenden Artikeln aus dem Katalog eines Werbetreibenden. So können Zuschauer Produkte, die von den beliebten Geschichten inspiriert sind, die sie gerade sehen, ganz einfach entdecken und kaufen, ohne das Seherlebnis zu unterbrechen.

 

„Shop with Max“bringt Werbetreibende und Zielgruppen dank folgender Funktionen zusammen:

  • Verfügbarkeit: Verfügbar in allen Genres, einschließlich Serien mit und ohne Drehbuch, Animationsfilmen und Blockbustern. Die Verfügbarkeit der Titel kann variieren. 
  • Kontextbezogene Relevanz: Eigene Metadaten zeigen wichtige Gelegenheiten auf, Produkte zu präsentieren, die zur Handlung der Sendung passen.
  • Nahtloses Einkaufserlebnis: Optimiert für Connected TV (CTV) und Mobilgeräte – Einkaufen mit Max reduziert die Schritte von der Inspiration bis zum Kauf und schafft so ein nahtloses und effizienteres Einkaufserlebnis. 

 

Einkaufen mit Max bietet zwei spannende neue Werbeinnovationen: 

  • Produktpräsentation: Ein einzigartiges dynamisches Mid-Roll-Anzeigenformat, das relevante Katalogartikel präsentiert, die vom Inhalt auf dem Bildschirm inspiriert sind. Käufer können einen QR-Code scannen, um die Artikel direkt auf ihren Mobilgeräten zu entdecken.
  • Mobile Shop: Ein sorgfältig zusammengestelltes Second-Screen-Erlebnis, das eine Auswahl von 12 bis 20 Produkten bietet, die von den gerade angesehenen Inhalten inspiriert sind und mit der vertrauenswürdigen Kaufseite auf der Website des Werbetreibenden verknüpft sind. 

 

Werbetreibende können das Potenzial von „Shop with Max“ nutzen, indem sie (zusätzlich zu Titelsponsoraten) Produkte kuratieren, die von bestimmten Sendungen oder Filmen inspiriert sind, oder indem sie ihr Werbeerlebnis über kontextbezogene Episoden hinweg mithilfe von Momentsauszuweiten.

 

Momente:

Aufbauend auf dem Erfolg der kontextbezogenen Werbung führt WBD „Moments“ein, eine neue Lösung zur Abstimmung von Marken auf thematische Inhalte. Basierend auf der fortschrittlichen KI-Technologie von KERV Moments anhand von akustischen und visuellen Hinweisen relevante Themen, Stimmungen und Elemente auf dem Bildschirm zu erkennen.

 

In 40 ausgewählten Themenwie Kochen, Immobilien, Gaming sowie Wissenschaft und Weltraum „Moments“ ermöglicht es Partnern, Zielgruppen zu erreichen, die sich für bestimmte Themen interessieren, deren Tonalität mit ihren Botschaften im gesamten Max-Portfolio übereinstimmt. 

 

Schlüssel MomentZu den Funktionen von „Moment“ gehören:

  • Präzision auf Episodenebene: Geht über endemische Netzwerke und Titel hinaus, um Zuschauer in der richtigen Stimmung zu erreichen, während sie kontextbezogene Episoden konsumieren. 
  • Skalierbare Verbreitung: Ermöglicht es Werbetreibenden, vielfältige Zielgruppen über die umfangreiche Bibliothek von Max mit legendären Franchises, Sendern und geistigem Eigentum zu erreichen. 
  • „Privacy-First“-Design: Durch die Nutzung kontextbezogener Signale bietet Moments ein hochwertiges, effektives Werbeerlebnis in CTV- und mobilen Umgebungen.
  • Optionen zur Markeneignung: Mithilfe kontextbezogener Signale können Werbetreibende Targeting-Lösungen individuell an ihre Markenziele anpassen. Dazu gehört das Targeting auf relevante Themen, um eine positive Assoziation zu schaffen, sowie das Vermeiden sensibler Themen oder Inhalte innerhalb von TV-MA- und R-Rated-Inhalten. 

 

„Wir freuen uns sehr über die Partnerschaft mit Warner Bros. Discovery, um neue Maßstäbe in der Streaming-Werbung zu setzen“, sagte Marika Roque, Chief Innovation Officer bei KERV. „Mit ‚Shop with Max‘ und Momentsnutzen wir die Leistungsfähigkeit der patentierten, momentbasierten Metadaten von KERV, um äußerst relevante, kontextbezogene Werbeerlebnisse zu schaffen, die das Engagement der Zuschauer steigern und Marken durch Geschichten, die ihre Kunden lieben, näher an diese heranbringen.“

 

In Zusammenarbeit mit KERV beschreitet Warner Bros. Discovery weiterhin neue Wege bei der Gestaltung der Zukunft der Streaming-Werbung und schafft ein Ökosystem, in dem Markenbotschaften organisch, relevant und personalisiert wirken. Zum Start werden Marken wie Wayfair damit beginnen, sowohl „Shop with Max“ sowie Moments nutzen, um ihre Kampagnen im gesamten Max-Portfolio zu optimieren. 

 

„Wir freuen uns sehr, gemeinsam mit WBD und KERV daran zu arbeiten, den Zuschauern ein kontextbezogenes Werbeerlebnis zu bieten“, sagte Kara O’Brien, Leiterin des Markenmarketings bei Wayfair. „Diese neuen Lösungen auf Max werden es den Zuschauern erleichtern, Artikel für ihr Zuhause zu entdecken und zu kaufen, die von den Inhalten inspiriert sind, die sie auf Max ansehen und genießen.“

 

Weitere Informationen zur Zusammenarbeit mit Warner Bros. Discovery Ad Sales finden Sie unter hier.

 

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Über Warner Bros. Discovery 

Warner Bros. Discovery ist ein weltweit führendes Medien- und Unterhaltungsunternehmen, das das weltweit vielfältigste und umfassendste Portfolio an Markeninhalten in den Bereichen Fernsehen, Film, Streaming und Gaming entwickelt und vertreibt. In mehr als 220 Ländern und Regionen sowie in 50 Sprachen inspiriert, informiert und unterhält Warner Bros. Discovery sein Publikum weltweit mit seinen ikonischen Marken und Produkten, darunter Discovery Channel, Max, discovery+, CNN, DC, TNT Sports, Eurosport, HBO, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Warner Bros. Games, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies, Discovery en Español, Hogar de HGTV und andere. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter www.wbd.com.

 

Über KERV.ai 

KERV Interactive (KERV.ai) ist Marktführer im Bereich der KI-gestützten Videoanalyse, Leistungsmessung und Monetarisierung. Mithilfe patentierter Erkennungs- und Korrelationstechnologie erfasst unsere „Pixel-Edge“-Technologie Metadaten in jedem Einzelbild eines beliebigen Videos. So können wir Objekte identifizieren, analysieren und mit kontextbezogenen Werbeerlebnissen abgleichen. Diese immersiven und kaufbaren Lösungen ermöglichen es Verbrauchern, durch dynamische Videos zu lernen, zu entdecken und Transaktionen durchzuführen. Dadurch entstehen tiefere Beziehungen und echte Geschäftsergebnisse für die weltweit führenden Marken und Publisher.

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