At Experian, we understand the importance of audience targeting when it comes to crafting a successful marketing campaign. We are excited to share a curated list of audience recommendations to support your campaign planning so you can confidently connect with your audience.
What separates Experian’s syndicated audiences
- Experian’s 2,400+ syndicated audiences are available directly on over 30 leading television, social, programmatic advertising platforms, and directly within Audigent for activation within private marketplaces (PMPs).
- Reach consumers based on who they are, where they live, and their household makeup. Experian ranked #1 in accuracy by Truthset for key demographic attributes.
- Access to unique audiences through Experian’s Partner Audiences available on Experian’s data marketplace, within Audigent for activation in PMPs and directly on platforms like DirectTV, Dish, Magnite, OpenAP, and The Trade Desk.
New and improved audience segments we recommend for Q1 campaigns
Q1 is the ultimate season for TV, with the NFL playoffs, Super Bowl, College Football playoffs, award shows and so much more capturing viewers’ attention. That’s why we’re excited to introduce 14 new and 8 updated television audiences. Recently released on major platforms, these new television audiences offer unique opportunities to align your campaign planning with the latest viewer behavior trends.
- Cable Satellite or Streaming Network Subscribers
- Satellite Service Subscribers
- Mutli Brand TV Owners
Seasonal audiences for Q1
New Year’s audiences
As the new year approaches, it’s the ideal moment to connect with consumers inspired by their New Year’s resolutions. In 2024, one-third of U.S. adults set goals for the year, focusing on key areas like healthier living, getting organized, exploring new experiences, and improving financial wellness. Experian’s New Year’s resolution audiences provide valuable insights into these aspirations, allowing you to tailor your messaging and engage with consumers determined to make positive changes in 2025. From promoting healthy lifestyles and travel to supporting organization and financial goals, Experian’s data-driven solutions help you capture these motivated audiences with precisely targeted messaging.
Football audiences
Football season presents an unmatched opportunity for brands to connect with one of the most engaged audiences in the U.S. As in-game ad costs continue to rise and slots fill up quickly, brands are seeking innovative ways to reach passionate football viewers beyond the game. Experian’s specialized football audience segments allow advertisers to engage with fans across categories like NFL stadium visitors, college football enthusiasts, beer drinkers, and dedicated TV viewers, ensuring your brand connects meaningfully with consumers throughout the season.
Financial audiences
With tax season just around the corner, brands have the opportunity to connect with financially engaged audiences in the U.S. Whether your goal is to reach self-starters managing their own returns or high-net-worth individuals seeking advanced tax solutions, Experian can ensure your brand connects meaningfully with the right financial audience at the right time.
Experian’s specialized financial audience segments empower brands to engage with key groups, such as:
- Tax Return – Self prepare user
- Tax Return – Online tax software user
- Tax Return – Professional Service Preparer user
- Savvy Sounding-Board Seeking Investor
- Price Sensitive, Self-Directed Investor
Top recommendations for Q1
Based on the top Experian audiences activated in Q1 of 2024, our top 10 list is designed to assist agencies and media buyers plan data-driven advertising campaigns.
Occupation
- 1) Small Business Owners: This segment contains consumers who are likely to be small business owners.
- 2) Military – Inactive: This segment contains consumers who are likely to be inactive in the military.
- 3) Legal/Education and Health Practitioners: This segment contains consumers who are likely to have an occupation in Legal/Education and Health Practitioner.
- 4) Technical: Computers/Math and Architect/Engineering: This segment contains consumers who are likely to have an occupation in Computers/Math and Architect/Engineering.
Consumer Lifestyles
- 5) Vacation/Leisure Travelers: Weekend Getaways: This segment contains consumers who are likely high spenders or frequent purchasers of weekend getaway travel.
- 6) Women’s Sleepwear and Lingerie: High Spenders: This segment contains consumers who are likely high spenders at women’s sleepwear and lingerie stores (e.g., Soma, Victoria’s Secret).
- 7) Smart Investors: This segment contains consumers who are likely actively seeking out as much information about an investment as possible before committing, shopping around for the best investment deal, and aversion to financial debt.
- 8) Computers/Software Frequent Spenders: This segment contains consumers who are likely frequent spenders of computer software.
Life Events
- 9) New Movers: High Spenders: This segment contains consumers who are likely new mover high spenders.
- 10) New Parents: Child Aged 0-36 Months: This segment contains consumers who are likely to be new parents for children aged 0-36 months.
You can find the complete audience segment name in the appendix.
Activate the right audiences with Experian
For a full list of Experian’s syndicated audiences and activation destinations, download our syndicated audiences guide. Need a custom audience? Reach out to our audience team and we can help you build and activate an Experian audience on the platform of your choice.
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Appendix
Here are the complete audience segment names (taxonomy paths) for all audience segments discussed in this blog post.
TV Audiences
- Television (TV) > Household/Family Viewing > Cable Satellite or Streaming Network Subscribers
- Retail Shoppers: Purchase Based > Seasonal > Discount Holiday Shoppers
- Television (TV) > Brand Owners > Multi Brand TV Owners
Financial Audiences
- Lifestyle and Interests (Affinity) > Financial Behavior > Tax Return – Self prepare user
- Lifestyle and Interests (Affinity) > Financial Behavior > Online Tax Software user
- Lifestyle and Interests (Affinity) > Financial Behavior > Tax Return –Professional Service Prepare user
- Financial Personalities > Investments Financial Personality > Savvy Sounding-Board Seeking Investor, Average Investable Assets
- Financial Personalities > Investments Financial Personality > Price Sensitive, Self-Directed Investor, Very High Investable Assets
Occupation
- Consumer Behaviors > Occupation: Small Business Owners
- Lifestyle and Interests (Affinity) > Occupation > Military – Inactive
- Demographics > Occupation > Professional: Legal/Education and Health Practitioners
- Demographics > Occupation > Technical: Computers/Math and Architect/Engineering
Consumer Lifestyles
- Retail Shoppers: Purchase Based > Travel > Vacation/Leisure Travelers: Weekend Getaways
- Retail Shoppers: Purchase Based > Apparel > Women’s Apparel (Clothing): Women’s Sleepwear and Lingerie: High Spenders
- Financial Behavior > Smart Investors
- Retail Shoppers: Purchase Based > Technology/Telecom > Computers/Software Frequent Spenders
Life Events
- Retail Shoppers: Purchase Based > Shopping Behavior > New Movers: High Spenders
- Life Events > New Parents > Child Age 0-36 Months
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