NBCU Expands Performance Insights Hub to All Clients by Q4, Citing 5.5x Ad Spend Return
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Updated · AdExchanger · May 11
NBCU Expands Performance Insights Hub to All Clients by Q4, Citing 5.5x Ad Spend Return
2 articles · Updated · AdExchanger · May 11
NBCU said its Performance Insights Hub will reach all ad clients by Q4, extending a platform it first teased late last year.
The hub is built around outcomes measurement, giving brands direct access to providers including VideoAmp, iSpot, LiveRamp, Dynata, EDO and Kochava, with Instacart as exclusive consumer-packaged-goods partner.
Instacart’s first-party commerce data paired with NBCU inventory delivers an average 5.5x return on ad spend, NBCU said, positioning the product around closed-loop attribution.
NBCU also highlighted LIVE Total Impact, a retargeting dashboard launched earlier this year; State Farm saw a 90% lift in quote starts, while other early users posted 40% gains in site visits and search engagement.
AI was the other pillar of NBCU’s upfront pitch, with new contextual ad tools for live programming and planned agentic AI features aimed at making TV buying more performance-oriented.
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