Branded Content Leads to 59% Better Recall Than Other Digital Ads

IPG MediaLab-led study offers intriguing data

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Branded content bests other online advertising in multiple ways, per a new joint study from IPG MediaLab, Forbes and Syracuse University's Newhouse School.

Here are a few quick hits from their research:

  • Brand recall is 59 percent higher for branded content than display and native ads.
  • Consumers are 14 percent more likely to look for additional content from a company after a single impression of branded content.
  • Branded content is getting better, showing a 17 percent improvement in brand recall compared to a similar study in 2013 by the same trio of players.
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