Creative testing results
NBA
NBA Tip-Off
October 18, 2025
Youtube pre-roll skippable is optimal for short-term conversion campaigns, capturing high levels of Active Attention upfront. With 52.35% of viewers engaging in this crucial moment, it effectively delivers fast-impact, sales-driven messaging—provided brand-building efforts are reinforced elsewhere.
A complementary format for reinforcing conversions is General_Web pre-roll. With 12.8%, and seconds of active attention, this platform expands the reach of rapid-response messaging.
With only 9.2% engaging actively early on and just 0.82 seconds of Active Attention in total, this format lacks the engagement needed for short-term sales goals. Early viewer drop-off reduces message effectiveness.
While branded moment appears within first 2 seconds it only briefly appears, taking up a small proportion of the screen. Without clear branding or use of distinctive assets, this creative has a high risk of misattribution particularly as less than 2% of the audience is actively watching by the end of the ad (where overt branding takes place).
Use of 30 second ad sees significant wastage (>50% of the ad unseen in all formats). Recommend reducing ad length to 15 seconds and prioritising non-skippable formats to encourage sustained viewing and reduce risk of brand misattribution.