Emmy-Award Winning Media Researcher Bill Harvey teaches us about Attention vs Resonance

Summary

In this conversation, Tim and Emmy-Award Winning Media Researcher, Bill Harvey, Founder/Chairman at Research Measurement Technologies, Inc., unpack the evolution of addressable TV advertising technology, focusing on the development of driver tags and their impact on recommendation engines. Bill shares insights from his early work in the industry, the creation of a system that distilled a million words into 265 driver tags, became the concept of 'Resonance' (vs Attention), and how these tags have proven to be more effective than other traditional attention metrics in predicting sales outcomes.

The discussion covers the integration of resonance in digital advertising, the relationship between resonance and physical context, and the future of addressability and AI in advertising.

Takeaways

Driver tags were developed to empirically deduce behavioral drivers.
Driver tags have shown to be more effective than attention metrics in predicting sales.
Privacy can be maintained while optimizing marketing strategies through data clean rooms (DCRs).
Resonance drives Attention and can maintain interest in ads themselves.
Bill's literary pursuits reflect his lifelong interest in consciousness, improving the world, and using advertising as a vehicle for positive impact.

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