Creative testing results
TK Maxx
Christmas Pool 1:1 6"_Big brand gifts at prices you can't keep to yourself.
November 12, 2025
With 1.5 seconds of Active Attention, Facebook feed delivers the most active attention out of the applicable platforms. 26% of the ad is viewed actively, allowing for message delivery however, this level of active attention is too low to build memory without DBAs present.
A complementary choice for boosting engagement is Pinterest max_width_video. With 1.42 seconds of Active Attention and 2.04 seconds of Passive Attention, it enhances visibility and reach however will not work for brand building without DBAs present in the first second.
Formats with less than 0.57 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 1.5 seconds 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.