Driving the effort to close the widening industry “trust gap,” The ARF has launched its Research Quality Certification Program, created to raise the standards and increase the transparency of advertising and marketing studies. A key element of certification program includes making study data available for public review and reanalysis.
TV commercials are getting shorter and shorter, mimicking their digital counterparts, but how good are they at capturing viewers’ attention? ARF research comparing the effectiveness of more than 3,000 short-form TV advertisements found that what drives visual attention to :06s differs from the drivers for :15s and :30s.
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Flaws in data sampling accuracy and coverage can foil brands’ targeting efforts and ultimately their ROI, which bodes badly for advanced TV advertising. The culprits: crippling media fragmentation, and a dearth of research on missing and misidentifying consumers when using commercially available target segments for digital campaigns.
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Most digital video ads are viewed soundlessly because either the user mutes them, or sound does not play automatically. As video advertising production accelerates, this study found that video ads created for “sound on” are less effective when viewed silently—and offers four strategies for creating successful digital video ads in soundless environments.
What new research can inform smarter segmentation and targeting? Find out by reading this brief summary of articles from the June Journal of Advertising Research. The issue also offers insights into :06 ads, native advertising effectiveness, e-marketplace dynamics and more.
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As malls struggle to keep customers coming, a satisfying shopping experience as an effective marketing medium has become a top priority. Researchers have created a scale to measure that experience, and they offer guidance for malls based on their model’s findings.
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