Direct response TV (DRTV) media buying involves purchasing remnant TV inventory at reduced, pre-emptible (or direct response) rates on a daypart or broad rotation basis. DRTV rates are typically 50-80% off rates paid in the general market. Due to the possibility of preemption, direct response TV media is typically overbooked to clear the budgeted amount. However, higher rates can be paid to assure clearance if a client needs to clear based on other business goals (such as managing call center staffing or visibility to retailers or investors).

Direct response television campaigns are commonly managed by specialist Direct Response or DRTV agencies with a full range of strategic, creative, production, media, and campaign services. They may also be managed by media buying agencies who specialize in direct response. In either case, these agencies purchase two types of air-time in two ways. The first is to purchase off of a station or broadcast network's rate-card for time. The second is to purchase remnant airtime, which is time that stations were not able to sell, and need to fill quickly or cheaply to avoid broadcasting dead-air. This is cheaper for agencies, but they have less control over when their commercials will run. As DRTV has gained presence outside of its start in the United States, local agencies have developed in many countries.




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