Consumers believe traditional media trumps digital for ad effectiveness: study
The same trend is apparent looking the best source for marketing and advertising, with traditional media considered the most effective channel (47%), followed by family and friends (31%) and consumer forums (25%). Company websites scored just 18% while blogs came last with 8%.
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TV is still king
Though digital media allows for more effective ad targeting it seems that consumers are still more impressed by the scattergun approach of TV advertising.
When asked which is the best advertising opportunity for companies to reach them 40% of consumers answered TV.
Coupon offers were deemed to be the second most effective channel (22%), reflecting the consumer hunger for freebies and discounts.
Digital channels such as social ads (5%), online video (4%) and mobile apps (1%) are thought to be far less effective in comparison.
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It’s obviously important to point out that these results are based on consumer perceptions of ad effectiveness, so the truth may actually be quite different.
However it shows that digital advertising still has an image problem in the eye of the consumer.
This is reiterated by a question asking whether respondents agreed with the statement that online advertising is not effective. Almost a third (32%) of global consumers agreed with the sentiment, while half of respondents (49%) agreed that web banner ads don’t work.
Please rate each of the following statements based on whether you agree or disagree. Agree.
