Leading Auto Companies Launch Innovative Image Advertising Solution by Vibrant and Mindshare

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Leading Auto Companies Launch Innovative Image Advertising Solution by Vibrant and Mindshare

PR Newswire LONDON, August 9, 2012

LONDON,August 9, 2012/PRNewswire/ -- Vibrant Media, the global leader in premium contextual advertising, and Mindshare, the global media network, today announce that Ford and Mazda have launched innovative campaigns using Vibrant Image, the contextual image advertising solution that identifies static images within brand-safe content across the Web and embeds small overlays within them at the bottom of the image. Mindshare brokered the deal with the new Vibrant format, launching with Mazda and now running on Ford's campaigns.

The latest campaign launched by Ford to promote the new Ford B-MAX will be th running for two months from 6August across premium auto and men's lifestyle sites and gives participants access to unique lifestyle experiences and days out. As online advertising becomes more sophisticated, publishers and advertisers are continually looking to ensure their communications and sites are relevant to their audience - by enhancing the user experience and making sites work in the interest of the user, brand and publisher. Image is proving to be an extremely successful solution to the problem of 'banner blindness' for Ford and Mazda. In addition, Vibrant Image is a premium placement that is more contextually engaging than standard display ads. Brands find their audiences are increasingly consumed and engaged online through captivating imagery. For publishers, Vibrant Image offers further increase page yield on previously unmonetized portions of every page.

The effectiveness of Image has been demonstrated by research conducted by SKOPOS for Mazda. The studies demonstrate that Vibrant Image helps increase brand awareness, brand favourability (in comparison to other solutions) and helps increase future purchase intent. The main conclusions of the Mazda research are:

Brand awareness: 64% said it was clear who the advertising sponsor was; Brand information: 54% said the ad provided useful information about the brand; Website positivity: 10% uplift in positivity towards a website showing Image compared to other formats; Brand positivity: 7% uplift in positivity towards an advertiser using Image compared to other formats; Brand favourability: 42% of users more favourable towards a brand when using Image compared to other formats; Purchase intent: Consumers are 14% more likely to respond or purchase product after seeing Image format, compared to other online formats

Martin Forbes, SVP & Managing Director Europe, Vibrant Media says: "Traditional ad models were brought online through pre-roll and display, but we create unique media placements that are designed for the interactive nature of the internet and deliver truly relevant ad experiences to users. We are delighted that FordandMazda have seen first-hand the benefits of using Image and the research conducted by SKOPOS validates our vision: Image delivering a truly relevant brand advertising experience for consumers." Polly Chandler, Account Director: Online Display & Mobile from Mindshare says: "We arereally pleasedto be using Imageas part of the new Ford campaign. In our viewthis new innovative formatis deliveringgreat resultsforAuto brands. It isenablingthemto communicatewith their customersthrough an environment that they have sought, helpingtoincrease brand awareness".

About Vibrant Vibrant is a world leader in contextual technology aligning billions of words across the internet with relevant video, information, tools and advertising.With over 6,500 premium publishers, reaching more than 250 million unique users per month (comScore, 2011), Vibrant gives top brand marketers the opportunity to deliver highly targeted advertisements within premium Web content and offers publishers premium editorial tools to re-circulate users throughout their websites.Vibrant clients include Microsoft, Unilever, Sainsbury's and Hewlett Packard. The company, founded in 2000, has offices inLondon,New York,Boston, Detroit,Chicago,San Francisco,Los Angeles,Paris,Hamburg,Munichand Dusseldorf. Vibranthas featured in the Inc. 500 and Deloitte Fast 50 lists, and in the UK: Media Momentum 2006, 2007; 2008 and Sunday Times Tech Track in 2004 and 2005.http://www.vibrantmedia.co.uk or http://www.hyperlinkevolved.com or http://ww.facebook.com/vibrantmedia or http://twitter.com/vibrantmedia. Vibrant UK: Helen Mussard, Head of EU Marketing: [phone] / [e-mail]