Self serve - Nielsen Audience segments
How to use it and why its so powerful
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Written by Fredric Mercury
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What are Nielsen Audience segments?

The Nielsen Data sets include demographic, psychographic, behavioural, purchase-based and media consumption information. Acast has packaged these into 15 so curated segments that we offer as targetable audience groups.

Audience segment

Auto Intenders / Owners

Business Leaders

Cord Cutters

Fast Food Consumers

Health & Fitness

High Income Earners

Higher Education

Home Owners

Moviegoers

Parents

Pet Owners

Sports Fans

Tech Enthusiasts

Travelers

TV Subscribers

How does it work?

  1. Acast IPs - We pass our listenership addresses to Nielsen

  2. Nielsen Matching process - Acast IPs are matched to Nielsen IPs

  3. Analyze behaviours - Online behaviors and interests mapped from IPs

  4. Audience segments Data driven audience segments for advertiser targeting

What Data Makes Up Our Audience Segments?

THIRD PARTY SOURCES VIA

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BEHAVIORAL DATA

  • Which websites our audiences are visiting most

  • What time of day are they most active

  • If they have been looking at comparison websites etc

PANELISTS & CONSENSUS

  • Answers are collected from panelists to create an AI driven prediction model that can be applied to other profiles and deliver scale

INTENT DATA

  • Credit card purchase data

  • Digital subscriptions (e.g. product release)

  • ‘Out of Home’ tracking (e.g. retail proximity)

How many should you select?

Acast recommends selecting 2-3 segments.

Why are they not available everywhere?

Due to privacy laws and regulations Acast can only offer Audience segments on some select markets:

  • United States

  • Canada

  • Australia (Coming soon)

  • New Zealand (Coming soon)

What do they cost?

Audience segments add 25% to your CPM.

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