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In 2013 as trendy new diets and fitness programs were all the rage, two best friends set out to create a more nutritious protein bar. As the company grows, it maintains its innovative thinking — partnering to capitalize on the benefits of real-time media optimization by comparing multiple campaigns.
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times, bar none.
The extraordinary marketplace disruptions of 2020 have made next-day insights imperative. Yesterday’s measurement tools providing results at the end of a campaign are simply not enough.
Most optimization efforts occur mid-campaign, wasting weeks of media investment. And for marketers that use real-time measurement, new questions arise on how to best reallocate budgets.
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for success.
Using granular attribution insights from its MTA solution, the Catalina Nerds established a test (optimized) vs. control (non-optimized) comparison of RXBar’s summer multi-channel media campaign.
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Starting in July, RX Bar’s banner ads were split across 6 audience targets. The optimized test campaign had the same channels and target splits but allowed for weekly media shifts and adjusted budgets based on near real-time insights from Catalina MTA results.
See how having access to real-time insights put RXBar on the fastest, most effective path to conversion for their multi-channel media campaigns.
Return on Ad Spend
57%
When comparing Catalina MTA
optimized campaign to the
non-optimized one
Lift
12 pt
$/HH when channels and targets
are adjusted more frequently