Trivago's TV Advertising Secrets Go Way Beyond A Scruffy-Looking Actor
Skift Take
Trivago's TV ads are a key element of its growth and success; other travel companies should view them as a case study in taking the digitally oriented test and learn manta into offline advertising.
Hotel-search site Trivago's success in television advertising, epitomized by that the fact that the U.S. is now the Germany-based company's largest market, goes way beyond its choice of actor Tim Williams and his scruffy and controversial look -- there is an almost scientific method to the madness.
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