Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. Opening comments by Lang Rust Sept. 10, 1998 The Kid Wear-out Debate
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. Wear-out or Wear-in? l Do kid advertisers repeat copy »too much »too little
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. What policy is right? l For given media dollars l Do kids need more…. »Repetition »New Creative
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. Wear-in l Kids learn by repetition l Kids like repetition »Changing creative undercuts learning »High frequency gets sales
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. Wear-out l Kids learn fast l Repetition loses their attention »High frequency wastes money »New creative pays back
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. Some data on kids TV... Kid attention to repeated copy
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. Kid Watch ©
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. Design l Mall recruit, One-on-one »150 kids per test l Camouflaged design »Ad embedded in TV show
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. Procedure l Standard room layout l Faces videotaped »Attention measured at 2-sec intervals l Exposure is not forced »Free to disengage
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. Ad placement l In program l In clutter l Repeated »Test ad plays twice »5 minutes apart l Track attention each time
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. Sometimes kids watch...
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. Sometimes they don’t
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. Wear data l Short-term wear-in/wear-out »One repetition l 54 ads l 7800 kids
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. Wear-in happens
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. Wear-out happens
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. Wear-out happens more often Wear-inWear-out
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. It depends on the kids’ age Wear-out Wear-in
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. It depends on copy
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. Changes can be partial
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. Changes can be total
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. Ages wear in different ways
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. Campaigns can wear out
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. And be rejuvenated
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. It all depends on what we do l So let me introduce our panelists…. »Rebecca Randall - MaMaMedia –VP Marketing & Brand Development »Alan Gersten - Campbell Mithun Esty KidCom –Sr VP Group Media Director
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. Rebecca Randall - MaMaMedia
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. Alan Gersten - CME/KidCom l Frequency: HIGH
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. Alan Gersten - CME/KidCom l Wear-out: LONG
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Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. In your work l Do kids ever wear out … l What does it depend on... l What do you do about it …
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Copy objectives vary l Communicate facts - News l Build associations - Image l Top of mind - Highlighting
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The different hats of wear-out l = Burned out l = Stale l = Boring l = Overlearned
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. Wear out issues in your business l Any ad, banner, program, series »Run too long vs should run longer l Take sides, tell your story
Langbourne Rust Research, Inc. What wears, what doesn’t l Comedy l Adventure l News l Music l