Rich Media Market Trends
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Ad:Tech San Francisco Michelle Kann
Dynamic Logic, Inc.
May 24, 2004 Control vs. Exposed Methodology 1. Exposure is tracked Both groups are surveyed about their attitudes toward the brand in the banner at the SAME time 2. Respondents are surveyed Exposed Group Control Group Test Creative This methodology at a “Point in Time” isolates the impact of online and controls for variables such as offline advertising, previous brand awareness. 2. How Does AdIndex Work?
The MarketNorms Data Platform The MarketNorms database is fueled by AdIndex studies
4+ years of data
1,200+ campaigns
14,000+ creatives
1,200,000+ respondents
Across more than a dozen industries MarketNorms Data Elements For each study in the database, we have 5 types of data:
Ad attributes
Ad format/size, rich media use, nature and appearance of messaging, ad technology, etc.
Brand/client attributes
Industry, brand tenure, high versus low consideration, new product launch, B2B versus consumer, etc.
Respondent attributes
Age, gender, income, state, country, etc.
Website attributes
Multi-level categorization of website (portal, sports site, news site, etc.)
Brand impact metrics
Impact on ad awareness, brand awareness, message association, sponsorship association, brand favorability and purchase intent 5. Key Questions
We already know that:
Overall, rich media units have a greater influence than gif/jpeg units
Rich media units from top providers yield the highest ROI
In what specific contexts do rich media outperform standard gif/jpeg units and why?
What can we learn from what specific site categories are doing?
What industries have successfully implemented rich media campaigns?
What can we learn from them? Note: Multiple factors contribute towards a campaign’s success; the following summary include only univariate analyses
6. Overall Gif/Jpeg v. Rich Media
Overall, rich media ads have a greater impact on brand metrics than gif/jpeg ads
Diff: 0.9 Diff: 2.6 Diff: 2.1 Diff: 0.7 Diff: 0.4 n=680 n=472 n=365 n=406 n=657 n=437 n=687 n=524 n=744 n=539 Overall Gif/Jpeg v. Rich Media Point increase after exposure n = number of campaigns
7. Effect of Rich Media by Site Category
8. Creative Technology Differences by Site CategoryMessage Association
Message Association Diff: 1.9 Diff: 1.3 Diff: 1.3 Diff: 1.6 Diff: 6.6 n=56 n=44 n=188 n=187 n=86 n=43 n=253 n=205 Campaigns on women sites show the largest differences between rich media and gif/jpeg creatives in raising Message Association n=85 n=78 Point increase after exposure n = number of campaigns
9. Why is Rich Media on Women Sites So Effective?
10. Creative Technology Differences by GenderMessage Association
Message Association
(Across all sites and industries) Diff: 2.4 Diff: 2.4 n=491 n=318 n=565 n=335 Success of rich media on women sites is not due to gender differences in response to rich media Point increase after exposure n = number of campaigns
11. Creative Technology Differences by Site Category: WomenMessage Association
Women respond more positively to rich media ads on women sites than on other types of sites
Message Association: Women Only Diff: 6.2 Diff: 2.1 n=84 n=42 n=386 n=285 Point increase after exposure n = number of campaigns
Women sites have a lot of CPG advertisers
Better targeted ad placement Women Sites Non-Women Sites 12. Brand Industry by Site Category
Rich media units for CPG brands outperform rich media units for brands of other industries 13. Creative Technology Differences by IndustryMessage Association
Message Association Diff: 4.6 Diff: 1.9 n=186 n=92 n=437 n=305 Point increase after exposure n = number of campaigns
Rich media ads on women sites are more likely to use top providers (Eyeblaster, EyeWonder, PointRoll, Unicast)
Women Sites Non-Women Sites 14. Top Rich Media Providers† by Site Category
† Analysis only includes respondents with isolated exposure to these creatives n = number of campaigns
15. Conclusions
Rich media works well, but how it is used is important
Women sites have successfully implemented rich media
Possible reasons include:
The types of brands that advertise on those sites
The rich media formats used
Other reasons may also play a role
Layout and placement of ads
Behavior of site visitor: goal-oriented vs. exploratory
Creative attributes: interactivity, audio/video, intrusiveness, etc.
Reach of target audience
Creativity of advertisement
Need a more sophisticated analysis to investigate every factor