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> ... digital ads are easier to track ... whereas "traditional" ads are not.

digital ads are not always easy to track. a lot of malware is dedicated to filling your cookies with visits so that if you happen to buy something, they can claim you saw the ad prior and take credit. in many cases, a digital add campaign creates such a tiny blip in sales its hard to differentiate from randomness, were as a TV ad shows floods of sales.

> The best thing for ad industry is if traditional media dies and goes away and then they could focus their attention on "digital" rather than traditional/print.

traditional advertising, namely TV, is still the most successful way to increase sales for many companies. since digital ads leads to so few sales, even the platforms have often moved away from 'advertise to produce sales' to advertise for brand management.




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