Ad Fatigue

Ad fatigue occurs when an audience has seen the same ad so many times that engagement drops and costs rise. The phenomenon typically appears alongside high frequency and a limited audience size. The fix is often fresh creatives, broader audiences or frequency capping.

When the click-through rate on a video ad drops after a few weeks, ad fatigue is often the cause, and a fresh creative can restart performance.

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