Comscore Releases New Advanced Segmentation Data for Digital Audiences in Canada

Following the launch of Plan Metrix Multi-Platform in December 2018, new data from Comscore and Vividata provides advertisers ability to identify and reach online consumers based on their interests, attitudes and behaviors

Toronto, ON, April 4, 2019 – Comscore, a trusted partner for planning, transacting and evaluating digital media across platforms, today released new data from Plan Metrix® Multi-Platform Powered by Vividata, the psychographic digital segmentation tool. Launched in Canada in December of 2018, Comscore Plan Metrix Multi-Platform combines consumers’ desktop and mobile behaviour with detailed information about their lifestyles, interests, attitudes, demographics and behaviors from Vividata’s survey data for a unified digital view.

“We are excited about the early client participation and industry excitement with Plan Metrix Multi-Platform. This reinforces our beliefs that there has been a gap in Canada for robust, person-centric data sets that are better aligned with how digital media is analyzed and planned today,” said Bryan Segal, senior vice president, commercial, Comscore. “We are looking forward to serving the industry and helping our clients deliver against these new data and insights with this innovative partnership.”

A first for the Canadian marketplace, the new data from Plan Metrix Multi-Platform provides the following benefits to buyers and sellers of media:

• Generate stronger media plans, identify advanced audience segments, and reach consumers across different platforms
• Achieve better ROI by creating segments based on nearly 20,000 attributes
• Demonstrate the value of a platform’s audiences and competitive comparisons through a deep understanding of the total media consumption, attitudes and interest of their audience

Media buyers and sellers can combine a wide array of behaviour and lifestyle categories to create richer custom segments in different industries, including retail, travel, automotive, media, real estate, lifestyle, finance and household products. An online lifestyle publisher, for example, can demonstrate how their properties over index for certain attractive target groups such as expectant mothers, food lovers or cosmetics shoppers. Inversely, a media buyer for a baby formula brand can gain insight into expectant mothers’ online behaviors to better optimize advertising campaigns.

“Plan Metrix Multi-Platform is part of our continued strategic plan to build and partner on new solutions for the marketplace that help media buyers and sellers maximize the power of our rich consumer and media data,” said Pat Pellegrini, Ph.D., president and CEO, Vividata.

Since its initial launch the solution has been met with enthusiastic responses from industry thought leaders who are engaged with the platform:

“We are thrilled to add Plan Metrix Multi-Platform data to enhance The Globe and Mail’s continued investment in audience data science, which is extremely valuable in generating brand engagement,” said Greg Doufas, chief digital and technology officer, The Globe and Mail. “This will allow us to deepen our understanding of audiences and to use Plan Metrix data to showcase our value to advertisers throughout the entire consumer path to purchase.”

“The Comscore and Vividata partnership will enable agencies to create better targeting and narratives, and more complex campaigns for our clients looking to reach the multi-touchpoint, multi-screen consumer of today,” said Fred Auchterlonie, executive vice president, client service, PHD Canada. “We welcome the availability of new tools that enable us to deliver more relevant and timely ads by using third-party, industry standard data to give our clients a complete picture of how to optimize success in reaching their targets.”

To learn more about how Comscore or insights from Plan Metrix® Multi-Platform Powered by Vividata can help you make business decisions, register for the webinar or contact us today.

About Comscore

Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR) is a trusted partner for planning, transacting and evaluating media across platforms. With a data footprint that combines digital, linear TV, over-the-top and theatrical viewership intelligence with advanced audience insights, Comscore allows media buyers and sellers to quantify their multiscreen behaviour and make business decisions with confidence. A proven leader in measuring digital and set-top box audiences and advertising at scale, Comscore is the industry’s emerging, third-party source for reliable and comprehensive cross-platform measurement. Learn more about Comscore here.

About Vividata

Vividata is Canada’s authoritative source for insights on multi-media and consumer behaviour. It is the leading provider of cross platform audience measurement for publishers. A tripartite, not-for-profit organization, Vividata is governed by a board of directors representing the interests of Canadian publishers, agencies and advertisers.

Vivintel, the newly created custom research arm of Vividata, offers bespoke solutions to deliver ‘a closer look’ at unique research needs. Through syndicated surveys and reports, segmentations, custom studies, first and third-party data integration opportunities, and strong partnerships, Vivintel provides a complete suite of unified solutions for actionable data.