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attention in advertising

Published November 1, 2017
Updated October 22, 2025
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For advertising to work, it needs to be noticed. But, as any marketer will tell you, human attention is the scarcest of resources. What’s worse, it seems to only be getting scarcer.

A survey of Canadian adults revealed that:

  • Television ads garner the most attention
  • TV ads are the most likely to be remembered
  • TV is the most trusted medium across all age groups, and social media is the least

Chart showing that TV ads capture the attention of Canadians more than social media and online video.

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