Stephanie Hughes

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They're why brands are paying as much as $10 million for 30 seconds of airtime this year.

They're why brands are paying as much as $10 million for 30 seconds of airtime this year.

Ross Benesch, a senior analyst at eMarketer, says as viewing habits have become more fragmented, live events have become more important for advertisers.

Ross Benesch, a senior analyst at eMarketer, says as viewing habits have become more fragmented, live events have become more important for advertisers.

whether like you're watching in California or in New York or wherever, you got everyone experiencing the same ad at the same time.

whether like you're watching in California or in New York or wherever, you got everyone experiencing the same ad at the same time.

Which is sort of the opposite of what advertising is these days, tailored and targeted.

Which is sort of the opposite of what advertising is these days, tailored and targeted.

I'm Kristen Schwab for Marketplace.

I'm Kristen Schwab for Marketplace.

Sure.

Sure.

Canary is a company that helps to facilitate charitable grants to individuals when they experience a crisis.

Canary is a company that helps to facilitate charitable grants to individuals when they experience a crisis.

We help facilitate individuals and companies making donations that are especially for the purpose of helping people when they experience a financial crisis.

We help facilitate individuals and companies making donations that are especially for the purpose of helping people when they experience a financial crisis.

Then on the other end of it, we help identify people who are experiencing a crisis and direct that money to them.

Then on the other end of it, we help identify people who are experiencing a crisis and direct that money to them.

I'd love to say I thought of this idea, but I'm not that creative.