Kantar Media combines the views of 5,000 consumers from 5 major advertising markets alongside views from 40 industry leaders in a new study called DIMENSION to find out how consumers really feel about ad blocking how brands can connect better with consumers
4. CONSUMER SAMPLE
5,213 connected adults
18+ years old
55% live in an urban setting
5 major ad markets
LEADER SAMPLE
14 agencies
10 from advertisers
9 media owners
7 adtech organisations / trade bodies
The DIMENSION study by Kantar
Media combines the views of 5,213
‘connected adults’* across the UK, US,
France, Brazil and China and 40
leaders* from all sides of the industry.
This deck highlights 10 killer facts
relating to ad blocking
Methodology:
* Connected consumer = 5,213 adults (aged over 18 years old) across five of the world’s largest advertising markets: Brazil (1,097), China (1,067), France (1,000), UK (1,035) and the US (1,014 interviews). Interviews were
conducted by Lightspeed between 19th Oct - 14th Dec 2016. Consumers must have had access to the internet via both a PC/laptop (at home or work) and a personally owned mobile device be that a smartphone or a tablet.
* Leaders = depth interviews with 40 industry leaders based in Brazil (12), France (9), UK (12) and the US (7). 14 came from agencies (media & PR), 10 from advertisers, 9 from media owners, 7 from ad tech organisations
and trade bodies
7. 7Base: 5,213 connected adults.
73% of connected
adults agree that
advertisers are doing
a better job of
communicating with
me now than in the
past.
55% of connected
consumers believe
advertising is
changing for the
better.
9. 9
71% of connected adults
agree/strongly agree
‘Sometimes I see the
same ad over and over
again, it's too
repetitive’.
55% of connected
adults agree/strongly
agree they often see
ads for something
they’ve already
bought
Base: 5,213 connected adults. 9
10. Consumers have a choice
and more than half are using
ad blockers.
3
11. 11
Amongst those with adblockers, 47% claim
to like or tolerate advertising, suggesting
that their concern is with aspects of online
advertising as opposed to with advertising
as a whole
54% say they always use
or sometimes use
adblocker software
54
11Base: 5,213 connected adults. 11
19. Bear context in mind. It’s no
longer enough to connect
with the right audience…
7
20. 20
48% of our
respondents are
aware of ads being a
good fit with the
context in which they
appear.
Base: 5,213 connected adults.
21. Brands need to show the right
ads or provide the right
incentive...
8
22. 22
Ads that are specifically
shown or tailored to me are
more interesting than other
ads
I don’t mind seeing advertising
targeted to me if it helps pay for
quality content on sites I visit
51
Base: 5,213 connected adults.
24. 24Base: 4,068 of connected adults who are aware of targeting.
40% of connected adults who are
aware of targeting agree that
more advertising should be
specifically targeted to them
26. 26
51% of connected adults who are
aware of targeting agree that targeted
ads make them more interested in a
brand than random ads.
Base: 4,068 of connected adults who are aware of targeting.
27. For more in-depth insights..
Go to
www.kantarmedia.com/DIMENSION
to download the full study
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Notas del editor
Building upon its extraordinary growth over the last 5 years both in available channels, and in the ways in which these channels can be accessed, the media market continues to innovate and to evolve.
In this study we consider the impact of communication innovations on those whom they’re designed to engage – the connected adult consumer.
At the same time, we consider the views and opinions of a wide range of industry leaders: media sellers, creative, media and PR agencies, advertisers and adtech professionals among them.
Our aim is explore the challenges and opportunities faced by these leaders, and to set these alongside the views of those consumers they are trying to reach and influence
However, whilst advances in technology have driven some positive sentiment, retargeting increases frequency amongst those reached.
71% of the total sample agree (or strongly agree) with this statement: ‘Sometimes I see the same ad over and over again, it's too repetitive’.
Consumers are reporting to the industry that they see excessive frequency as an issue. As one respondent put it: “We have become so bombarded by advertising I don't take any notice of it anymore.”
These responses from our consumer sample send a strong message: excessive frequency, and an unsophisticated use of retargeting to contact those who’ve already purchased may very well be among the reasons that 20% of connected adults choose to use blockers.
The industry’s progress in using data and programmatic techniques to target existing and prospective customers is in danger of being undermined by these same customers rejecting or actively avoiding the messages sent their way.
However, whilst advances in technology have driven some positive sentiment, retargeting increases frequency amongst those reached.
71% of the total sample agree (or strongly agree) with this statement: ‘Sometimes I see the same ad over and over again, it's too repetitive’.
Consumers are reporting to the industry that they see excessive frequency as an issue. As one respondent put it: “We have become so bombarded by advertising I don't take any notice of it anymore.”
These responses from our consumer sample send a strong message: excessive frequency, and an unsophisticated use of retargeting to contact those who’ve already purchased may very well be among the reasons that 20% of connected adults choose to use blockers.
The industry’s progress in using data and programmatic techniques to target existing and prospective customers is in danger of being undermined by these same customers rejecting or actively avoiding the messages sent their way.