Creative testing results
TK Maxx
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November 12, 2025
With 2.62 seconds of Active Attention, Facebook feed is the most effective option for a small brand to achieve awareness objectives. More than 44% of the ad is actively consumed, ensuring strong message delivery before users disengage.
A complementary choice for boosting engagement is Instagram feed. With 2.14 seconds of Active Attention and 0.37 seconds of Passive Attention, it enhances visibility and reach.
Formats with less than 0.7 seconds of Active Attention are not viable for awareness-building, regardless of brand scale. Insufficient exposure before drop-off weakens effectiveness.
You can build a brand with only 1.5sec of active attention as long as the DBAs are present. DBAs don't appear until second 3 at which point only 18.6% of viewers are still engaged. This risks misattribution to your largest competitor.
In fast-decay environments, longer ads don’t earn more attention - they simply create more wastage. Keeping ad lengths under 10 seconds maximises efficiency (including reduced production costs) and ensures your message is delivered within the actual attention window available. Designing longer ads in these conditions means much of it will go unwatched, and key parts of your message will be lost.