National CineMedia (NCMI) Expands Data Intelligence Platform, NCMx, with New Product Capabilities in Collaboration with Neustar and ElementalTV

National CineMedia (NCM), America’s largest movie network uniting brands with young, diverse movie audiences, today announced the expansion of its NCMxTM data intelligence platform capabilities with Neustar, a TransUnion company, an end-to-end identity resolution and marketing analytics provider, and ElementalTV, a technology company that is powering the next generation of CTV ad innovation. NCM is leading the cinema advertising industry as it transforms into a data-first media company that reaches audiences at scale with the most engaging content.

The NCMx platform delivers quantifiable business outcomes for marketers by:

• Leveraging Neustar’s identify graph and feeding NCM cinema audience data into the Neustar Marketing Attribution solution, giving brands the ability to make critical, real-time optimizations to their marketing campaigns and improve conversions
• Transforming on screen ads into interactive shoppable content for an immersive and personalized consumer experience, powered by ElementalTV and resulting in heightened brand awareness and recall

With over 600 million moviegoers reached annually through the NCM® network of over 1,600 theaters with over 20,600 screens through the US, the NCMx offering connects advertisers to consumers before, during and after moviegoing. NCM has one of the largest deterministic and probabilistic data sets of the moviegoing audience in the industry with over 274 million data records, giving brands a 360-degree view of recent consumer behavior. Marketers can leverage NCM to execute advanced audience-matching against key geographic, behavioral, and contextual targets on the big screen, as well as use the NCMx capabilities to retarget moviegoers with digital ads and mobile offers. Catalina, Affinity Solutions, PlaceIQ, Crossix and Kochava are also partners.

“NCM seized the opportunity to innovate and invest in building one of the most robust data intelligence platforms in the industry during the pandemic as theaters were shut down. The NCMx platform is the result of that commitment. We are thrilled to have Neustar and ElementalTV on board as part of the growing capabilities and product offerings within NCMx. These partners are integral to helping us fulfill our vision of transforming NCM into a next-gen, data-led company and delivering quantifiable business outcomes to clients and advertisers,” shared Manu Singh, SVP, strategic insights & analytics at NCM.

“NCM’s robust data and intelligence on their moviegoing audience integrated with our industry-leading data and analytics solutions will be transformational for cinema advertising. From reach and frequency analytics to marketing attribution, this partnership delivers one of the most comprehensive views of the moviegoing audience in the industry, benefiting brands in countless new ways,” said Steve Silvers, SVP Product at Neustar, a TransUnion company.

“We are excited to partner with NCM in creating a first of its kind shoppable marketing solution that is centered around delivering an engaging and immersive experience for the moviegoing audience across CTV screens,” said Omer Latif, CEO of ElementalTV.

Research shows elevated levels of consumer spending compared to typical spending patterns on the day of theater visits across multiple categories. For example, after leaving the cinema, consumers spend on average 20% more per month, with nearly 45% of audiences going out to eat following the movie and more than 23% engaging in retail shopping.

“We know cinema advertising is one of the most engaging and effective mediums to reach consumers,” said Scott Felenstein, NCM’s president - sales, marketing and partnerships. “The NCMx platform provides incredible value to our clients. We have seen sales lifts ranging from 12% - 29% for CPG and QSR partners along with increased key business metrics such as app downloads, in-app purchases and in-store traffic, outperforming CTV norms.”

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