Political Campaign

High-AU Media Drives Increased Favorability and Ad Recall for a Gubernatorial Candidate

Goals

  • Prove the relationship between attention and brand lift
  • Implement an attention strategy to ensure ad spend goes toward high-quality media

Approach

  • Leverage Adelaide AU to measure media quality across display, OLV, and CTV impressions
  • Partner with Lucid to evaluate the impact high- vs. low-AU exposures on brand lift
  • Optimize mid-flight to improve performance and reduce waste from low-quality media

Results

High-AU Media Delivered Up to 13.7% Lift in Ad Recall

Exposure to one or more ads above 30 AU drove an average of 9.25% higher Ad Recall.

60%65%70%75%FemaleMale+7.2%+13.7% Ad Recall by Max AUAd RecallMax AU < 30Max AU > 30

High-AU Media Drove Increased Favorability

Black or African American respondents saw the highest lift, with +5.9% among males and +12.6% among females. White males saw a +5.8% increase, while White females saw no substantial difference.

0%25%50%75%100%Male Female MaleFemale+5.9% +12.6% +5.8% -1.1% Favorability by Max AUBlack or Afr. Amer. RespondentsCaucasian RespondentsFavorabilityMax AU < 30Max AU > 30

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