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Digital does not rule the ad world. Direct mail campaigns using letter-sized envelopes generated a 112% return on investment, according to the 2022 Response Rate Report released by the Association of National Advertisers. Meanwhile, peer-to-peer texting campaigns have higher open rates than email campaigns and boast impressive ROI.

You have a burning question. One thing you need to know to target your ideal audience. But how do you find the answer? Simple: Ask.

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been building an ad campaign on Hulu, and when you get to the audience selection section, you audibly heave a “that’s it?” about the available options. The alternative is to bring over third-party audience data like Tunnl’s, but then a new issue emerges: Platform-imposed data usage fees. Most ad platforms play nice with outside audience data, but only at a cost. Essentially, whenever you want to advertise against a third-party audience, your ad platform will tack on an extra charge. Why? All that data requires resources to collect, aggregate, and store securely without any liability landing on the advertiser. We’d know; Our Tunnl audiences sit atop billions of lines of media consumption insights and survey data that need genius teams and constant diligence to maintain. But since third-party audiences allow you to spend less, get your ads in front of the right people, and maximize your ad spend ROI, are data usage fees justifiable? There are a few things you should know, including how data usage fees are calculated, who you’ll pay them to, and whether or not they’re worth the added expense. Once you nail down those details, you’ll plan your next campaign with a clearer idea of what you’ll spend using third-party audience data.

Are you an advertiser that manages multiple digital ad campaigns through programmatic ad platforms? If so, you are probably familiar with the demand-side platform (DSP) system, where you can manage multiple accounts through one interface. One of the most favored DSPs for Tunnl clients is The Trade Desk, where you can take advantage of real-time programmatic marketing automation for all of your campaigns.

Modern consumers are paying attention to the values of the brands, organizations, and public figures they support. The big question on their minds is, Are we aligned? This sentiment drives an ever-increasing number of purpose-driven engagement: a whopping 70% of consumers now prefer to engage with brands they believe reflect their own principles.

Thousands of companies everyday waste money because they can’t reach their target audience and their message isn’t being heard. You know that a custom audience can help you get in front of the right crowd. But you may think it’s too time-consuming and expensive.