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    The Payback Series

    The Payback Series is Australia’s largest econometric modelling exercise investigating media effectiveness. Find out how to get the best return on your media investment.

    Which medium delivers the best payback for your buck?

    First commissioned by ThinkTV in 2016, The Payback Series calls on econometric modelling to determine which media channels deliver the best return on investment for your media spend. 

    The first edition of the study was conducted by Ebiquity and took three years of raw sales and campaign data generated by 21 advertisers including Unilever, Pfizer and Kimberly-Clark with a collective spend of more than $500 million. 

    In 2021, ThinkTV partnered with GroupM and WPP’s Gain Theory to analyse the campaign performance of 60 brands with a collective annual turnover of $23 billion and an annual media spend of $450 million. 

    To find out how specific channels perform, check out the reports below.

    Media Engine: Power up the revenue returns of your next campaign

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    Media Engine: Power up the revenue returns of your next campaign

    With a wealth of econometric and campaign learnings at our fingertips, we wanted to find a way to help ensure your briefs are grounded in facts. Because smart strategies, powered […]

    Media Optimisation: The Cheat Sheet

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    Media Optimisation: The Cheat Sheet

    While some channels burn bright and fast, TV burns bright and long, generating results in both the short- and longer-term.

    Research reveals the difference between efficient and effective ROI

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    Research reveals the difference between efficient and effective ROI

    The latest edition of The Payback Series examines the ability of media to optimise campaign return on investment (ROI).

    Total TV generates business demand in the short and long-term

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    Total TV generates business demand in the short and long-term

    The latest edition of The Payback Series demonstrates Total TV’s ability to generate demand for Australian businesses in a multitude of categories across a range of time frames.

    Maximising Payback

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    Maximising Payback

    Ebiquity’s advice for FMCG, Finance and Automotive sectors is to increase the average percentage of media budgets allocated to TV.

    Payback Australia: Full Report

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    Payback Australia: Full Report

    A $1 million study by leading independent marketing analytics firm Ebiquity found that TV is the most efficient media channel when indexed across key participants from four of the economy’s […]

    Payback Australia: FMCG

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    Payback Australia: FMCG

    TV creates the best return on investment for FMCG brands in Australia easily beating online video, online display, radio, press and outdoor advertising.

    Payback Australia: Auto

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    Payback Australia: Auto

    The Payback Study saw Ebiquity model $450 million in media spend against three years of sales data for four automotive brands.