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Columbia TV Viewership

Columbia viewers are migrating to streaming platforms faster than national averages, with particularly strong adoption among young professionals and military families. While Gamecock athletics remain broadcast draws, research shows 68% of Columbia adults now watch more streaming content than traditional television, with particularly high streaming rates among the 18-49 demographic.

This creates a critical gap for Columbia advertisers: your customers have redistributed their attention across numerous streaming services while most local advertising remains concentrated on diminishing broadcast audiences. Our data indicates that Columbia consumers now spend approximately 3.7 hours daily with streaming content compared to just 1.6 hours with traditional television, yet local ad spending hasn't adjusted accordingly.

 

More People Stream Than
Watch Cable or Broadcast TV...

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...But Ad Spend Is Still
Stuck on Traditional TV.

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How We Make CTV
Advertising Work in Columbia

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Smarter Targeting Than Broadcast

Instead of blanketing everyone with your message, we help you reach the people most likely to need your product or service based on their behaviors, interests, and online activity.
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Yes, We Still Geotarget

Just like local TV, we can target by city, zip code, or DMA. But we take it a step further by narrowing in on actual households that match your ideal customer profile.
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We Follow Up on Every Screen

After someone sees your ad on TV, we follow up across their phone, tablet, and computer so your message doesn’t stop when the commercial ends.

Why Local Brands and Agencies Trust Strategus
for TV Advertising

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We Run the Whole Campaign for You.

Most importantly, you have no new platforms to learn. Our team handles everything from strategy and planning to optimization and reporting. So you can stay focused on your business, not your media buys.

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You’ll See What Worked. (and what didn’t)

Unlike traditional TV, we show you exactly what your campaign drove — whether it’s website visits, store traffic, or conversions in your area. No more guessing if your ad dollars made an impact.

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Smarter Spend, Not Bigger Budgets.

By focusing your ad dollars on the right viewers — not just the right ZIP codes — we help you get more from your budget, without wasting impressions on the wrong audience.

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Strategus has been an excellent partner. Their outstanding customer service and communication made working with them a breeze. They constantly delivered what we needed (and more) with thoughtfulness and efficiency, making them a valuable partner in our digital media endeavors.

Marissa Spainhour

Digital Associate Media Director at Sterling Rice Group

Columbia's unique market dynamics, including its strong government presence, university economy, and growing tech sector, require sophisticated marketing approaches. Our research shows Columbia consumers typically need 8-10 quality brand interactions before conversion, particularly for major purchases.

Our sequential messaging strategy addresses this pattern by coordinating ads across all devices within target households. After seeing your commercial while streaming content at their Shandon home, a prospect might receive related messaging on their phone during lunch at the Vista, then on their tablet while relaxing at Riverfront Park.

For commuters, reinforcement ads might appear during drives along I-26 or I-20. This coordinated approach surrounds potential customers with consistent messaging throughout their Columbia routines, delivering conversion rates that consistently outperform traditional broadcast campaigns by 200-300%.



CTV Inventory

Your Audience Isn't Just Watching Local TV

Columbia's diverse communities, from young professionals in the Vista to families in Forest Acres to government workers in Northeast Columbia, have embraced personalized streaming experiences that traditional TV simply cannot match.

 

Instead of arranging their evenings around the programming schedules of WOLO ABC 25, WLTX CBS 19, WACH FOX 57, WIS NBC 10, or WIS CW 10.2, they're selecting content that precisely matches their interests and lifestyles. Strategus connects your business with these engaged viewers across 200+ premium streaming platforms, ensuring your message appears alongside relevant, high-quality content wherever your ideal Columbia customers are watching.
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