Consumers are responding positively to holiday ads focused on philanthropy, food and family time, according to new data from ad tracking firm Ace Metrix.
And in contrast to the pre-Black Friday holiday rush, when fewer ads ran than a year ago, retail and consumer companies have run more holiday ads year to date, at 352 versus 342 at this time last year, said Jonathan Symonds, exec-VP marketing at Ace Metrix, which tracks ad effectiveness based on consumer responses and scores them based on metrics like “likability,” “attention” and “relevance.”
“Consumers really do relate with doing good in this time of year,” Mr. Symonds said, citing ads from Walmart and Duracell that did well with consumers as examples. “They like the sprit of the message.”
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