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17.9%
17.9% -- company liking increase for B2B brands using funny ads (2026)
Funny ads from B2B brands can make people like the company up to 17.9% more than non-funny ads do.
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17.9%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Science Says
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Science Says
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B2B brands using funny ads: 17.9% company liking increase. Source: Science Says (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/funny-b2b-ads-company-liking
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