Digital’s effectiveness: the evidence

The home of digital advertising’s effectiveness research – get up to date with our latest projects

Why digital advertising works

Discover why digital advertising is effective for reaching your customers and building brands.

Case studies hub

Search brand case studies for evidence of digital's effectiveness

We’ve pulled together examples of effective digital campaigns from across the industry to help you supercharge your digital advertising. Filter by objective, format and sector to find the work most relevant to you.

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The five rules of effectiveness

We have teamed up with Kantar to analyse and test the factors that create an effective digital display campaign. Analysis of the top 20% performing campaigns reinforced five basic rules for getting it right.

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Five ways to maximise ad attention online

Generating attention is a key component when it comes to understanding digital advertising’s overall effectiveness. We’ve teamed up with eye-tracking specialists Lumen and IPSOS MORI to identify five key ways brands can boost the attention of their digital ads.

Five rules to ensure the quality of digital advertising

Working with our Display & Data Steering Group and research company Sparkler, we set to understand what factors consumers consider key to a high-quality digital ad. Explore the five key rules that can help advertisers improve the quality of online advertising.

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Digital is Effective

Previous IAB UK research in collaboration with Kantar Millward Brown, OnDevice Research and RAM demonstrates that digital display advertising is effective across all key marketing metrics, including awareness, brand perception, education and sales intent.

Rediscover the joy of digital advertising

Champion connections instead of clicks. Capture audiences' imaginations, not just their attention. Boldly move to your own beat instead of letting tech set the pace. It’s time to rediscover the joy of digital.