Brands in the United Kingdom and United States are too focused on narrow, goal-oriented TV creative rather than making ads that are based on empathy, relationships and human connection, according to a study by market-research firm System1.
Orlando Wood, System1’s chief innovation officer, used a sample of 100 television commercials – crafted by brands in the automotive, financial, fast moving consumer goods, health/beauty and technology sectors – from the US and UK in reaching this conclusion.
And he found that these spots exhibited a far higher quantity of “left-brain” features (which are literal, factual and explicit) than “right-brain” traits (offering...