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MAGNA ad partnership with Roku

January 26, 2017

MAGNA, the intelligence, investment and innovation unit of IPG Mediabrands, has formed a strategic partnership with Roku to deliver targeted advertising to OTT audiences. Through this partnership, IPG Mediabrands clients will gain accelerated access to the advanced advertising capabilities of the Roku platform, including precision targeting, programmatic workflows, interactivity, and audience measurement.

MAGNA’s partnership with Roku further cements the agency’s video diversification efforts. During the 2016 Upfronts, MAGNA secured the largest ever Google Preferred deal and shifted a portion of clients’ TV advertising spend to YouTube. Partnering with Roku builds on these efforts, enabling MAGNA clients to reach viewers who have shifted their TV consumption to OTT. MAGNA clients already active with Roku include BMW, Coca-Cola, The Hershey Company, MillerCoors, JetBlue, Dunkin Donuts, Charles Schwab, IHOP, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Office Depot.

“Last year, we made a concerted effort to provide marketers with viable sight, sound and motion opportunities beyond linear television,” said David Cohen, President, North America at MAGNA. “Now, we’re continuing to diversify the mix, transcending audience demographics while leveraging data in a new and exciting way through our partnership with Roku. They offer the most sophisticated OTT advertising path to reaching customers.”

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