Earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal ran an article (which I read online) about P&G cutting up to $1 billion out of its marketing budget over the next five years. The anticipated loser: TV. The predicted winner: digital. As The Wall Street Journal suggested, P&G will be “leaning more heavily on lower-cost digital marketing and easing up somewhat on pricey broadcast ads.” That’s a big change for a marketer the size of P&G. The article explored TV’s role in P&G’s marketing mix — generating awareness and interest; but it’s the digital that amplifies the message and really engages customers. Because of this new mindset, P&G is exploring a new currency to measure their marketing efforts across traditional and digital touch points: the electronic gross rating point.

Online video provides marketers the best of both worlds: the sight, sound, motion, and “magic” of traditional TV, and the targetability, accountability, and interactivity of online media.

SOURCE: Why video is the new TV – iMediaConnection.com.