Kantar Adds Social to Advertising Data

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Kantar Media said it will add social media engagement metrics to its advertising intelligence data in the U.S.

The added data will give advertising clients a more holistic view of their brand message activity across paid, owned and earned media, the company said.

Social media information about posts, shares and comments on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube will be provided through a partnership with Unmetric and will be available in November.

“As we continue to expand our digital and mobile analytic offerings, the ability to integrate brand social media engagement metrics is critical,” said George Carens, president of Kantar Media Intelligence. “With this new service, our clients will now have the opportunity to understand and make informed decisions on the total message being delivered by a brand across its paid, owned and earned media presence.”

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.