Paid advertising

Frequency

Frequency is the average number of times a person in the target audience has seen an ad within a given period. The metric is calculated as impressions divided by reach. An appropriate frequency balances enough repetition to make the message stick against the risk of overexposure.

A brand campaign with a frequency of 8 over a week may need frequency capping if the effect per impression starts to decline.

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