Creative principles
for mobile ads
The golden rules
of mobile ads revealed
1
Reveal brand in the first 3 seconds.
You’ll be rewarded with higher brand recall.
2
Brand Shown for 50%+
Ads which feature the brand for at least half its duration are most likely to be remembered.
3
Deliver key message within 10 seconds.
Ads that fail to deliver their key message within the opening ten seconds have lower
recall.
4
Prominently Display Brand
17%
A significant number of videos in our study did not display the brand clearly. This is an investment wasted.
5
Show product in use to drive relevance.
It drives relevance and help consumers understand your product’s benefits.
6
Don’t make people work to figure it out.
Brands that scored highly on understanding outperformed the benchmark for brand interest.
7
Design for sound off.
Most mobile ads are watched without sound.
To thrive in a mobile feed environment videos should make sense when played without sound. This will impact breakthrough and response.
8
Be Concise. Less is definitely more.
Shorter ads have better breakthrough.
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