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Programmatic Linear Planning

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Written by Adrian Livengood
Updated over 3 months ago

Process Owner: Trevor Jones

Last Updated: January 2025

SOP Linked: HERE

All Brands - General Questions:

  • Are you currently/have you advertised on TV?

  • What’s the goal of the campaign - DR or Brand focused?

  • Are you hoping to test TV as an evergreen channel or is this a focused campaign?

  • What’s the target audience(s)?

  • Are there local requirements to your business or this campaign?

    • Linear TV has to be purchased by DMA, no ability to state or zip code target

  • Do you already have creative ready for TV or will this need to be developed?

  • What does the split for your sales channel look like? Is it mostly D2C Ecomm/B&M/etc.?

  • Budgeting Questions are helpful as well:

    • Do you have a dedicated TV budget already?

    • If not, what’s your rough monthly marketing budget

If Brand is New to TV:

  • What sparks the interest in TV? Examples: are you trying to reach a different audience, are you seeing diminishing returns on other channels?

  • Have you seen success with specific content/audiences on other channels that could be impactful for TV?

  • Are there any seasonality factors to consider?

If Brand is an existing TV Advertiser:

  • Any context on the strategy? Positive or negative experience and why?

  • How did you execute the media/who did you buy it through?

    • Linear -

      • Did you use a traditional agency or a performance platform?

      • Which of the marketplaces did you buy in: Remnant, scatter or upfronts?

    • Streaming - DIO, Prog?

  • Do you have performance/pricing information that we can review to inform our strategy recommendation?

    • Any log level information including network, daypart, creative length, pricing, and impressions is very impactful

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