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28%

28% -- share of campaigns with neutral brand impact for controversial ad campaigns (2024)

2024  · n=302  · Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science

28% of controversial ad campaigns studied had a neutral brand impact.

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28%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2024
Entity
controversial ad campaigns
Sample Size
302
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
60
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science Primary Tier B
https://greenfroglabs.com/blog/controversial-commercials ↗
Confidence: 59/100 Vintage: 2024 Channel: Deep Crawl
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 analysis of 302 controversial campaigns across 15 markets over 10 years

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controversial ad campaigns: 28% share of campaigns with neutral brand impact. Source: Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science (2024). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/controversial-campaigns-neutral-28
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