B
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34%
34% -- share of campaigns with net positive brand impact for controversial ad campaigns (2024)
34% of controversial ad campaigns resulted in a net positive brand impact, defined as sales and awareness up with no lasting damage.
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34%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2024
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Sample Size
302
Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
60
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science
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Tier B
https://greenfroglabs.com/blog/controversial-commercials ↗
Source Article
Some of the most effective commercial ads in history were also the most controversial. Nike's Kaepernick campaign added $6 billion in brand value. The techniques that make viral marketing videos spread - emotional triggers, cognitive dissonance, social currency - are the same ones that make controve…
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Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science
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Ehrenberg-Bass Institute analysis of 302 controversial campaigns across 15 markets over 10 years
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controversial ad campaigns: 34% share of campaigns with net positive brand impact. Source: Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science (2024). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/controversial-campaigns-net-positive-34
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