Is there an optimum frequency in advertising?

According to Leo Bogart, it is the quality, the intensity and above all, the meaning of an experience that counts, rather than its duration or the frequency with which it occurs.

Is there an optimum frequency in advertising?

Any notion of optimum frequency must recognise that each advertisement has a unique creative form and content

Leo Bogart

According to Leo Bogart, it is the quality, the intensity and above all, the meaning of an experience that counts, rather than its duration or the frequency with which it occurs. The notion of optimum frequency therefore rests on a number of mistaken assumptions. The author argues for variations on a theme. The combination of familiar and unfamiliar elements makes a sequence of exposures to different but related advertisements look more compelling than the...

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