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1. The IAB Rising Stars:
measuring awareness, buying
intentions, and key barriers to entry
AUTHOR:
Shawn Baron
Manager, Analytics and Insights
2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) unveiled the Rising Stars as the next big thing in high impact advertising in
February 2011. But how many agencies, marketers, and publishers are aware of the six units (Billboard, Filmstrip, Portrait,
Pushdown, Sidekick, and Slider) and how often are they actually making it onto media plans?
Undertone has been selling all six Rising Stars since the beginning of 2012. In selling the units, we’ve come across
widespread gaps in awareness levels and heard some consistent pain points being raised by both advertisers and
publishers. To help shine a light on these issues and reveal the buy and sell-side perceptions of the Rising Stars, we
decided to conduct a survey of marketers, agencies, and publishers.
The research focused on the following key elements:
Discovering where the opportunity lies among the
#1 six Rising Stars based on advertisers’ buying and
consideration intentions
Gaining a better understanding of the challenges faced
#2 by advertisers when employing these units
Identifying the most desirable creative elements/
#3 functionalities offered by the Rising Stars
Exploring the incentives and barriers to adoption for
#4 BOTH ADVERTISERS AND publishers
1 standout brand experiences
3. KEY FINDINGS
AWARENESS GAPs
There is a significant gap in awareness of the Rising Stars between agencies and marketers, highlighting
the need for broader market education. Less than a third (31%) of marketers have heard of the Rising
Stars, compared to over two thirds (69%) of agency respondents.
WIDESPREAD OPTIMISM FOR 2013
Despite the limited awareness levels amongst marketers, there is widespread optimism surrounding
adoption of the Rising Stars in 2013 across both agencies and publishers. Almost three quarters (73%)
of agency respondents familiar with the Rising Stars stated they were either very or somewhat likely
to buy Rising Stars in 2013. This positive sentiment was echoed on the sell-side with 79% of publisher
respondents stating that they expected demand for the Rising Stars to increase in 2013.
STARS DRIVE RESULTS
Just 2% of agency respondents who ran Rising Stars campaigns in 2012 plan to decrease their spend-
ing on the units in 2013, suggesting that they have seen strong performance from the units they’ve
included on digital plans.
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
Cost, production difficulties and distribution limitations are the key reasons for agencies not deploying
Rising Stars. Over half (52%) of agencies controlling media budgets over $10 million cited distribution
limitations as their key barrier to entry. For agencies controlling smaller media budgets, pricing emerged
as a more significant issue, with 49% citing cost as their main barrier to entry. These findings highlight
that deeper support and leadership are needed from vendors to help drive broader adoption.
PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY ARE KEY
Favored distribution partners for the Rising Stars are publishers and ad networks/aggregators. The key
selection criteria agencies focus on when considering distribution partners are performance and the
quality of media environments.
standout brand experiences 2
4. PHASE
ONE Marketer and Agency Perceptions
AWARENESS GAP BETWEEN MARKETERS AND AGENCIES
Despite all the media attention the Rising Stars have received, there is a familiarity gap between marketers and
those planning the media at agencies. By and large agencies have heard of the Rising Stars and can name at least
a few of the ad formats, however the story is quite different for marketers. Less than a third of marketers stated
that they have heard of the Rising Stars, with another 14% not sure. This compares to 69% of agency
respondents who stated that they have heard of the Rising Stars, a statistically significant increase compared to
marketer respondents.
Awareness of Rising Stars among marketers and agencies
have you heard of the iab rising stars?
YES NOT SURE NO
22%
56% 9%
14% 69%*
31%
Marketer Agency
N= 133 Marketer, 546 Agency
* Statistically significant increase compared to marketer awareness, at 95% confidence level
3 standout brand experiences
5. Pushdown unit has highest market awareness
Of those respondents who were aware of the Rising Stars, the Pushdown format had the greatest name recognition
amongst both marketers and agencies, followed closely by Billboard. The largest knowledge gap between marketers and
agencies appears with the less-adopted units Portrait, Filmstrip, and Sidekick. A closer inspection reveals that very few
respondents had a comprehensive familiarity of all the Rising Stars formats, with only 40% of agency respondents able to
name all six. Awareness of individual Rising Stars units was even lower among marketers, with only 25% of those respon-
dents who are aware of the Rising Stars able to name all six units.
Awareness levels of the individual units
marketer agency
86% 89% 83% 80%
73%
66% 63%* 64%*
62%*
49% 49% 49%
Pushdown Billboard Slider Portrait Filmstrip Sidekick
Base= Aware of Rising Stars, N= 59 Marketer, 419 Agency
* Statistically significant increase compared to marketer respondents, at 95% confidence level
“
”
We’ve seen great success with the Rising Stars and expect
to see continued success moving forward
-Agency Respondent
standout brand experiences 4
6. “
”
I think that the Rising Stars are great at trying to illicit
engagement from the audience
-Agency Respondent
Adoption of Rising Stars by advertisers reflects awareness levels
Rising Stars adoption followed the stated levels of awareness, as one might expect. Pushdown was the most highly
deployed format in 2012, with approximately half of agencies and 42% of marketers utilizing this unit within their media
plans. The level of adoption quickly dropped after Pushdown, with Billboard at approximately 25% and less than a quarter
of respondents having deployed the other four formats combined. About a third of respondents who were aware of the
Rising Stars stated that they have not deployed any of the units before. Interestingly, awareness of Slider far outpaces
its deployment. In addition, Slider had higher levels of awareness among more senior level agency respondents (81%) -
directors and above - than among planners or buyers (73%).
Adoption of Rising Stars in 2012
marketer agency
49%
42%
32%
28% 29%
24%
17%
14%
10% 10% 11% 10% 11% 9%
5% 5%
Pushdown Billboard Slider Portrait Filmstrip Sidekick Deployed but None of the
don’t recall above
Base= Aware of Rising Stars, N= 59 Marketer, 419 Agency
Note: No significant differences in adoption between marketer and agency respondents.
5 standout brand experiences
7. Media costs rated the biggest barrier to adoption of Rising Stars
When agencies were asked to highlight the issues that were holding them back from deploying Rising Stars, cost and
distribution limitations emerged as the two key factors. Cost was a particular issue for agencies controlling smaller media
budgets, while distribution was the most significant barrier to entry for agencies controlling larger budgets. Respondents
from both groups who answered “other” as a reason for not using these units were more likely than not describing the
Rising Stars as not aligning with their campaign KPIs.
KEY REASONS FOR NOT DEPLOYING ANY RISING STARS -
AGENCY RESPONDENTS BY SIZE OF MEDIA BUDGETS
SMALLER MEDIA BUDGETS LARGER MEDIA BUDGETS total
(less than $10 million) (greater than $10 million)*
COST 49% 24% 41%
PRODUCTION DIFFICULTY 29% 14% 17%
DISTRIBUTION LIMITATIONS 18% 52% 35%
LEGAL ISSUES 7% 7% 6%
OTHER 33% 38% 35%
Base= Did not deploy any Rising Stars in 2012, N= 29 Large Media Budgets, 91 Small Media Budgets
Note: No significant differences between agency respondents based on media budgets, due to limited sample size.
* Represents limited sample size
“ IAB Rising Stars units are pretty good from a branding
”
perspective... They are very high impact placements that
are great to showcase products
-Agency Respondent
standout brand experiences 6
8. Positive buying intentions for 2013
Marketers and agencies have an optimistic view when it comes to the future use of the Rising Stars. The majority of
respondents are considering these high impact formats for their 2013 media plans. In fact, results indicated that 81%
of agency respondents who work with media budgets over $10 million are very or somewhat likely to consider deploying
Rising Stars in 2013. Even those who have not deployed Rising Stars in the past have a positive outlook, with 53% very or
somewhat likely to consider using them in 2013. These results indicate that new buyers will enter the market in 2013.
2013 buying intentions
marketer AGENCY
4% 2% 5% 2%
VERY LIKELY
23% SOMEWHAT LIKELY 20%
39% 37%
UNDECIDED
SOMEWHAT UNLIKELY
32% VERY UNLIKELY 37%
Base= Aware of Rising Stars, N= 59 Base= Aware of Rising Stars, N= 419
POSITIVE buying intentions for agencies by media budgets
(very or somewhat likely to consider deploying)
ALL AGENCY RESPONDENTS 73%
LARGE MEDIA BUDGETS >$10MM 81%*
SMALL MEDIA BUDGETS <$10MM 72%
* Statistically significant increase compared to all agency respondents and agencies managing
small media budgets, at 95% confidence level
In addition to the high levels of consideration, advertisers who have deployed Rising Stars in 2012 are generally planning
to increase spend in 2013. Half of marketers and 58% of agencies plan to increase their spend. Within agencies, 64% of
respondents who were director level or above said they were planning to increase spending on Rising Stars, a statistically
significant increase when compared to the planner/buyer group (48%). Pushdown is the ad format most respondents intend
to increase spend on which may be due to the familiarity with the Pushdown unit, the ease of production, and the fact that
more publishers are able to support it than other Rising Stars units.
7 standout brand experiences
9. spending INTENTIONS AMONGST EXISTING RISING STARS ADVERTISERS
DO YOU PLAN TO INCREASE YOUR SPEND IN 2013?
increase stay the same decrease
2%
50% 39%
50% 58%
Marketer Agency
Base= Aware of Rising Stars and have deployed any format in 2012, N= 52 Marketer, 378 Agency
Marketers and agencies have executed or plan to execute Rising Stars with both ad networks and through publisher-direct
buys. Far fewer respondents are looking to deploy these units through portals or their agency trading desks.
DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS OF CHOICE FOR EXECUTING rising stars
marketer agency
88%
78% 78%
73%
39%
17% 17%
13%
Ad Network/Aggregators Publisher Direct Portal DSP/Agency Trading Desk
Base= Deployed Rising Stars in 2012 or considering for 2013, N= 50 Marketer, 155 Agency
Note: No significant differences in distribution partner choice between marketer and agency respondents.
standout brand experiences 8
10. Performance goals are key KPI for selecting a media partner to distribute
Rising Stars
The main criterion for selecting a distribution partner continues to be performance, with more than 60% of respondents
rating it as the number one factor in determining a partner. The quality of the media environment within which the ads
appear is a close second in terms of importance to agencies. This intuitively aligns with the value of the Rising Stars,
considering the large format of the ads and their use in branding campaigns. More than half of respondents indicated that
they use Rising Stars for branding purposes, with less than 10% choosing direct response. A third of agency respondents
said they use Rising Stars for both branding and direct response. At agencies, directors or above were statistically more
likely to select both goals (43%) than their planners/buyers (25%).
PRIMARY REASON FOR DEPLOYING RISING STARS
MARKETER AGENCY
branding 50% 59%
direct response 9% 8%
both 41% 33%
Base= Deployed Rising Stars in 2012 or considering for 2013, N= 50 Marketer, 372 Agency
Note: No significant differences between marketer and agency respondents.
Selection Criteria for Distribution Partners
top 2 box
(ranked as 1 or 2 out of 5-point scale)
marketer agency
92% 92%
86% 85% 86%
80% 78% 81% 76%
71% 67%*
64%*
50% 46%
Performance Targeting Quality of Media Cost/CPM Reach Ease of Customer
Capabilities Environment Production Service
Base= Deployed Rising Stars in 2012 or considering for 2013, N= 50 Marketer, 372 Agency
* Statistically significant increase compared to marketer respondents, at 95% confidence level
9 standout brand experiences
11. Advertisers favor creative elements and functionalities that support branding
Survey respondents rated a list of creative elements based on how appealing they are when utilized within Rising Stars
formats. The big winner was the ability to run video, with more than 78% of agencies rating it within the top two choices.
This increased to 84% when looking at agency respondents who said they use Rising Stars for branding goals. Marketers
also rated the video functionality highly; however, dynamic messaging was their top choice. Not surprisingly, direct
response focused elements such as a store locator or lead generation ranked the lowest in terms of appeal.
Brand-centric creative elements are most appealing to Advertisers
most appealing creative elements/functionalities: top 2 box
(ranked as 1 or 2 out of 5-point scale)
marketer agency
Dynamic creative/messaging 82%
75%
Ability to run video 66%
78%*
Content distribution 56%
68%*
Lead generation 50%
41%
Store locator 44%
39%
Social buttons 40%
48%
Base= Deployed Rising Stars in 2012 or considering for 2013, N= 50 Marketer, 372 Agency
* Statistically significant increase compared to marketer respondents, at 95% confidence level
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12. PHASE
TWO Publisher Perceptions
One recurring theme uncovered in the research was that advertisers had doubts as to the scalability of Rising Stars,
with one respondent claiming “they are often limited in terms of publisher adoption.” The second phase of the
research aimed to uncover the sell-side perceptions of the Rising Stars. Are publishers aware of them, do they have
the technical capabilities to deploy them, and what are the key barriers to mass adoption? 100 premium publishers
from Undertone’s core customer base were surveyed to determine if advertisers and publishers are in agreement as
to the importance of the Rising Stars.
Publishers predict high demand for Rising Stars
More than three-quarters of publisher respondents expect increased demand for Rising Stars compared to the last
twelve months. In addition, the anticipated demand for individual formats was very similar to marketers’ and
agencies’ expectations for the coming year. Seven out of ten publishers expected more demand for Pushdown,
followed by Billboard and Portrait. The formats with lesser awareness and adoption among advertisers, such as
Slider and Sidekick, were the units for which publishers are predicting the least demand.
PUBLISHERS’ EXPECTations of RISING STARS demand IN 2013
1%
23% INCREASE
STAY THE SAME
DECREASE
79% Base= Aware of Rising Stars,
N= 84 Publishers
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13. Publisher expectations for 2013 BY UNIT
70%
53%
45%
30%
23% 21%
15%
Pushdown Billboard Slider Portrait Filmstrip Sidekick Unsure
Base= Publishers expecting an increase in Rising Stars demand, N= 66 Publishers
Many publishers have adopted the Rising Stars, but some still see barriers
In the past year, Pushdown was the most highly adopted format for publishers, with 61% of respondents ranking it as the
number one format by usage in 2012. Slider and Sidekick were adopted least by publishers, which aligns with the demand
we saw above. When we asked publishers about the key barriers preventing them from increasing their availability of
Rising Stars, the results were split relatively evenly between limited ad space and concerns around website design.
Key barriers to publisher adoption
top 2 box
(ranked as 1 or 2 out of 5-point scale)
Limited ad space 34%
Website design 34%
Demand from advertisers 32%
Technical limitations 30%
Cost 21%
Publisher distribution 18%
Base= Aware of Rising Stars, N= 84 Publishers
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14. Publishers see value in Rising Stars
Although about a third of publishers still see barriers to adoption, most find value in Rising Stars. When polled on the
single most attractive aspect of the Rising Stars, publishers overwhelmingly answered increased CPMs. Two-thirds of
respondents chose that answer, far outpacing any other element that would incentivize adoption.
REASONS TO ADOPT RISING STARS
High CPMs 66%
Performance 12%
Competitive differentiation 11%
Creative flexibility 7%
User-initiation 2%
Ad unit consolidation 1%
Base= Aware of Rising Stars, N= 84 Publishers
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15. CONCLUSIONS
These research findings paint a picture of an industry
with considerable appetite and enthusiasm for the
Rising Stars. There’s significant optimism surrounding
expected spend for 2013, and advertisers who have
previously leveraged the units almost unanimously
agreed that they would not be decreasing spend in the
year ahead.
Despite this optimism, there is still a gap in awareness
of the Rising Stars, particularly amongst marketers.
More education about the six units, their capabilities,
and how they perform is needed to help drive broader
adoption.
As well as helping educate the market, Rising Stars
vendors need to also be more proactive in addressing
agencies’ concerns around deploying Rising Stars. Cost,
production difficulties, and distribution limitations are
the key barriers to entry and a collaborative approach
between the buy and sell-side is needed to unlock the
value of these units as a tool for building key brand
metrics.
METHODOLOGY
The study was fielded online from January 15 – 30,
2013. The sample included marketers, agency
members, and publishers representing leading
U.S. advertisers from a diverse array of industries.
Respondent incentives included gift cards, charitable
donations and a first-look at the results. Overall
sample sizes included 133 marketer, 546 agency, and
100 publisher contacts.
For further information on this research study and
to find out more about the IAB Rising Stars, contact
Shawn Baron
sbaron@undertone.com
(212) 685-8000 ext. 437
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