Nielsen to Add Hyper-Targeted Ad Measurement to National TV Ratings

This hyper-targeted advertising method has gained steam thanks to connected TV devices

Nielsen is adding hyper-targeted ad measurements to its National TV currency, a long sought-after addition that should please advertisers who are wary that Nielsen is missing key swaths of people who are watching commercials.

With so-called “addressable” TV advertising, sponsors can target consumers down to the household level and break down viewers by a much wider swath of categories such as income level, lifestyle and shopping interests. This is much more granular than the age and gender demographics that Nielsen typically measures — and could lead to consumers seeing different TV commercials than their next-door neighbors.

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Tim Baysinger

TV reporter • tim.baysinger@thewrap.com • Twitter: @tim_bays