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Kate Waters

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Kate Waters is Director of Commercial Effectiveness at ITV, the UK's largest commercial broadcaster, where she leads work on proving and improving the effectiveness of television advertising. In this role she works with brands and agencies to demonstrate the business impact of advertising on ITV's platforms, drawing on research, data and measurement frameworks to make the case for TV as an advertising medium. Waters has been a visible voice in the UK advertising effectiveness debate, contributing to industry conversations around how broadcasters can better evidence the return on investment that TV delivers for advertisers. Her work sits at the intersection of media sales, research and marketing science.

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Role
Director of Commercial Effectiveness
Company
ITV
Based
London, United Kingdom
Connections
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Years in industry
15 years

Bio

Kate Waters is Director of Commercial Effectiveness at ITV, the UK's largest commercial broadcaster, where she leads work on proving and improving the effectiveness of television advertising. In this role she works with brands and agencies to demonstrate the business impact of advertising on ITV's platforms, drawing on research, data and measurement frameworks to make the case for TV as an advertising medium. Waters has been a visible voice in the UK advertising effectiveness debate, contributing to industry conversations around how broadcasters can better evidence the return on investment that TV delivers for advertisers. Her work sits at the intersection of media sales, research and marketing science.

Career

  • Director of Commercial EffectivenessCurrent

    ITV

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Expertise & education

Expertise

TV Advertising EffectivenessCommercial BroadcastingMedia MeasurementMarketing EffectivenessBroadcast MediaAdvertiser ResearchVideo Advertising

Speaking topics

TV advertising effectivenessMeasuring return on investment in broadcast mediaThe value of television for advertisers
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