Creative testing results
Dyson
SNEM
July 28, 2025
With 5.21 seconds of Active Attention, Facebook in-stream delivers the strongest potential for a category leader to drive brand-building goals. More than 3.67 / 55 of the ad is actively viewed, ensuring the message is absorbed before users scroll, skip, or disengage.
A well-suited supporting platform to extend engagement and reach is pre-roll. With 3.67 seconds of active attention and 2.42 seconds of passive attention, it reinforces awareness effectively.
With just 0.81 seconds of Active Attention, this format is ineffective for brand awareness, regardless of brand size. Avoid formats offering less than 2.5 seconds of Active Attention, as they fail to sustain audience engagement before viewer drop-off.
Branding appearing after 4 sec significantly reduces impact in awareness campaigns. By this time, only 5.214 of viewers will still be engaged—urgent changes needed to maintain visibility.
These formats don’t support long-form content well, as users disengage quickly on scrollable channels. Switch to high-retention formats and shorten the ad to 15 or 10 seconds for better performance.