A scientific study of viewability and ad effectiveness

February 26, 2016

The concept of when an ad should be counted as “viewable,” what effects various levels of viewability have on users, and how to pay for these varying levels has been hotly debated. Integral Ad Science’s Q3 2015 report found that only 43% of ads are currently considered viewable according to the Media Ratings Council’s (MRC) viewability standards and, to date, these viewability levels have not been scientifically correlated with actual ad effectiveness measures. The IPG Media Lab partnered with Integral Ad Science and Cadreon to conduct a large scale scientific research study, meant to quantify the relationship between viewability and brand metrics.

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