Creative testing results
Mazda
Zoom Zoom
July 22, 2025
With 2.06 seconds of Active Attention, Instagram stories provides a prime opportunity for a challenger brand to establish brand presence. Over 1.74 / 6 of the ad is actively consumed, maximizing impact before audience disengagement.
A strategic addition to boost engagement and exposure is in-feed. With 1.74 of Active Attention and 1.09 of Passive Attention, it serves as an effective awareness driver.
With only 0 seconds of Active Attention, this format is ill-suited for brand-building, regardless of scale. Formats with sub-2.5-second Active Attention fail to provide necessary exposure before users disengage.
Challenger brands cannot afford late branding. By this time, only 39.4% of viewers remain engaged, meaning many users have already disengaged—move branding earlier to compete effectively.
A 6-second ad is too brief to effectively introduce new concepts or establish strong brand recognition. To maximize impact and ensure lasting recall, opt for longer formats that allow for deeper engagement and message reinforcement.