Update on Tesco digital signage deployment

Mediaweek.co.uk has a very in-depth article about the current performance of the Tesco in-store television network, one of the largest in Europe. Some key quotes:

"[H]as Tesco TV lived up to expectations in its first year and what does this mean for the rest of the sector? The short answer is that while the in-store channel is still on course, it seems to be encountering a few speed bumps on the way.

"The number of advertisers on Tesco TV is still lower than many had predicted and a few weeks ago JCDecaux, which holds the sales contract, was forced to slash its rate-card prices."

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"'What's been interesting, 12 months down the track with Tesco TV, is who gets it and who doesn't,' [Spencer Berwin, group sales director at JCDecaux] says. 'It's not entirely surprising that advertisers themselves understand their brands, how they're set up on the shelf and how customers use them – they're very much used to the in store experience and understand how it works for them. It's more challenging for more mainstream agencies to get to grips with it.'"

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"Within the past few weeks, supermarket chain Sainsbury's has launched a six-month trial of digital TV at three of its largest stores – in south London, Ipswich and Edinburgh. Each store has about 120 TV screens, with 150 screens dedicated to specific product areas.

"Sainsbury's says 70% of the output relates to customer information, helpful consumer tips and the company's own brand products, with the remaining 30% advertising branded products, including Heinz, Coca-Cola, Müller, Goodfellas, Kingsmill and Bernard Matthews."

I recommend you read the whole article, which can be found here.