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What neuroscience tells us about exposure time, attention
and Opportunity to see
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Vas Bakopoulos
SVP-Head of Research, MMA @mmaglobal
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We focused on the first 3 seconds
IN SCOPE:
How much time does an ad need
to stay on the screen to trigger
ATTENTION & COGNITION?
OUT OF SCOPE:
What makes an ad “work?
What is the role of exposure
time on EFFECTIVENESS?
Phase 1 Phase 2
7. Opportunity to see research: the need for a new methodology
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AD
Seen Processed Reacted
8. How we measured attention and cognitive processing
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COGNITIVE LOAD (CL)
Are consumers processing the
information given? Are they
experiencing information
overload and stress?
MOTIVATION /EMOTIONAL
RESPONSE (FAI)
Do consumers display interest and
desire? Are they motivated to
approach or avoid?
PERCENTAGE of ADS
SEEN
What percentage of ads
are consumers seeing?
ATTENTION
COGNITIVE
PROCESSING
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The human brain needs less than ½ second to
engage with mobile advertising & trigger a reaction.
Cognition is FAST
11. Cognition is fast
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Total Exposure time
Chart shows the percentage of Ads who have shown a significant lift
in cognitive load compared to the control group at the given speed.
More than 67% are already seen at 0.4 seconds Two third of ads are cognitively recognized at 0.4 seconds
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Cognitive Load
Chart shows percentage of participants who have a minimum of 60ms (3 gaze points) at the ad that
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Ads in a mobile feed environment get attention faster
and trigger stronger cognition, compared to desktop.
Time is RELATIVE
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Ads are processed slower in desktop
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Chart shows the percentage of Ads who have shown a significant lift in cognitive load compared to the
control group at the given speed.
DESKTOP
* = significantat p<0.05
Attention Cognitive Load
MOBILE
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25. A blur can trigger an emotion
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From initial attention to
emotional response
During this phase, ads are seen mostly as a
blur, but can trigger emotional responses due
to color and composition.
COLORS matter:
RED: love and passion
GREEN: life and health
26. Visual elements will determine stopping power
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Overall:
MORE contrast and density is better,
but there are trade-offs
Contrast
Angles
Color composition
Picture density
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How are we:
✓ Using colors?
✓ Using contrast and angles?
✓ Using motion?
✓ Making the first frames of a video count?
STRATEGY
Creative Checklist
Are we:
✓ “Pretesting” for visual salience and complexity?
✓ Adjusting for platform complexity?
✓ Adjusting for brand familiarity?
✓ Triggering primary needs?
✓ Triggering social needs?