Audience Attentiveness to Advertising

A couple of recent studies report on audience attentiveness to advertising across different media.

First, a Simmons study (covered in MediaPost) showed that consumers are 47% more engaged in ads that run with TV programs they view online than in similar ads viewed on a TV set. 25% are more engaged in the content of online TV programs compared to those watched on a TV set.  "Web sites that are extensions of properties that exist in other media channels have great potential to funnel audiences that are highly engaged in the first place."

Additional findings:

  • People are 18% more engaged in ads online, as opposed to print versions, of magazines, and 15% more engaged in magazine articles online than in print.

  • Women and younger consumers were shown to have higher levels of engagement online than men and older users. However, the differences were not huge.

  • Those between the ages of 35 and 54 rated the Internet as being almost as trustworthy a source of information as did 18- to-34-year-olds.

  • People are more receptive to ads on sites that they visit often. Those who visited sites two to six times per week or more are more likely to be responsive to ads than less frequent visitors.

  • Print rated higher in engagement than TV or the Internet, even though, overall, the audience for print media is declining.

Second, a Myers study (covered in eMarketer) showed that TV and movie sites are generating the highest advertising awareness among consumers under the age of 55. Major portals such as AOL, Yahoo!, MSN and other portals were fifth in ad attentiveness overall.  Ad attentiveness varied somewhat by age. For example, Web sites visited for information were ranked highest among 55 to 64-year-olds, but sixth and seventh respectively among Internet users ages 15 to 17 and 18 to 24. Given their mix of high traffic and ad attentiveness, expect to see ads for more than just TV and movies on TV and movie sites.




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