Attitudes to online advertising

Consumers accept online advertising, but at present feel it hasn’t kept pace with the evolution of the Internet. They expect it to be more contextually relevant and more entertaining - although not necessarily just like TV.

Email has been rehabilitated as a marketing channel, with many consumers perceiving brand related email newsletters to be a service rather than advertising. In contrast, pop-ups remain widely reviled.


“If I get a car ad on a car site then it would be helpful, but if you put a cosmetic ad in a car site then I wouldn’t like it” // Male, 32 – Shanghai


“Usually I have a purpose when I’m online. If it’s not related I’m not going to think twice about it” // Male, 26 – Chicago


“I like profiled suggestions, but block them immediately if I feel bombed by random information” // Female, 31 - Cologne



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