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Comscore And TargetSmart Partner To Deliver Enhanced Political Segmentation For Advertisers
Campaigns and political advertising agencies to benefit from new customized segments matching voter files to household viewing data As the election season heats up, it’s never been more important for campaigns and agencies to have the most complete picture of voter preferences possible in order to create messages that resonate with the public. That’s why Comscore, a trusted partner for planning, [...]
Why We Need Meaningful Digital Ad Regulation
The following op-ed was published in Campaigns and Elections on November 25, 2019. The 2016 election was a low-point for political advertising. While record amounts of money were spent to reach voters online, the decisions taken by Facebook, Twitter, and Google to put profits ahead of our democracy had far-reaching consequences. Misinformation campaigns abounded, foreign governments interfered with our campaigns, [...]
Research shows Latinx voters want ads in Spanish, bolstering the case for more spending
For campaigns looking to gain an edge with Hispanic voters, a new study links advertising on television in Spanish with a “statistically significant” increase in turnout of Latinx voters. It’s the latest research to show that investing in Spanish-language media is a good bet for campaigns – a perennial debate in political media circles. For the most part, campaigns have [...]
TargetSmart/Telemundo Station Group Study “Effects of Spanish-language Political TV Advertising on Latinx Voter Turnout 2012 to 2018”
Key Precinct-Level Analysis Takeaways: Precinct-level turnout analysis suggests that increased Spanish language advertising in a media market predicts significantly and substantially increased Latinx turnout. Immigration-related Spanish advertising spending predicts significantly higher Latinx turnout at the precinct level, while English language immigration-related advertising does not. Key Market-Level Analysis Takeaways: Market-level synthetic control analyses show that in nine of the ten [...]
New TargetSmart/Telemundo Station Group Analysis Finds Spanish-Language Political TV Ads Greatly Increase Latinx Voter Turnout
A $1 Million Increase in Spanish TV Advertising Spending Predicts an Average Increase of 0.15% Points in Latinx Turnout at the Precinct Level Increased Spending on Spanish-language Ads Drove Turnout Increases in Key Markets: Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, Houston, San Francisco, San Diego between 6.2% and 14.0% WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Increased Spanish-language advertising in a media market predicts significantly increased Latinx [...]
Virginia Early Vote: Young, Suburban Voters Increasing Early Vote
All eyes turn to Virginia ahead of its statewide elections on November 5th, where all 40 seats in the state Senate and 100 seats in state House of Delegates are up for re-election. Despite Virginia’s long history as a battleground state, it has trended blue in recent years, most notably in 2017 when Democrats flipped 15 seats in its [...]
