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Cover: 83 thin lines run from "first idea" on day 1 to a single red line marking "booked" on day 83, showing that most of the travel decision happens long before the booking.

How Southeast Asian Travelers Decide Before They Book a Trip

2026-10-072026-10-07Ranusha VelavanLeave a Comment on How Southeast Asian Travelers Decide Before They Book a Trip

In short: Southeast Asian travelers now take 83 days to go from dreaming about a trip to booking it. Around half change their plans along the way. And while they decide, they watch travel videos many times longer than anything else on their feed. We decide we want to go somewhere. Then nothing happens for […]

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Data sheet listing respondents, multitasking share, ad-supported share and purchase-decision share.

YouTube Usage and Purchase Consideration: Research Data

2026-08-052026-08-25JiaYee LeeLeave a Comment on YouTube Usage and Purchase Consideration: Research Data

Reference figures from GP Inc.’s survey of 7,704 respondents on YouTube usage, attention to advertising, contextual relevance and purchase consideration.

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Bar chart of the share of trending football videos outside the Sports category in five Asian markets.

Football Content on YouTube: A Five-Market Study in Asia

2026-07-292026-08-25JiaYee LeeLeave a Comment on Football Content on YouTube: A Five-Market Study in Asia

Category mix, engagement rates, chart tenure and comment analysis for local-language football videos trending across five Asian markets, 11 June to 17 July 2026.

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Grid of 30 squares with 21 highlighted: 21 of 30 top placements on a B2B campaign were children programming.

One Account, Several Viewers: What YouTube Sharing Does to Targeting

2026-07-152026-08-25JiaYee LeeLeave a Comment on One Account, Several Viewers: What YouTube Sharing Does to Targeting

Around 40% of YouTube users share their account at home. In one campaign targeting business decision-makers, 70% of top placements were children’s programming.

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Bar comparison showing 2.7 times more favourable impression when the ad fits the content.

Contextual Ads Are Received 2.7x Better. Here’s the Data.

2026-06-242026-08-25JiaYee LeeLeave a Comment on Contextual Ads Are Received 2.7x Better. Here’s the Data.

Among viewers who disliked or felt neutral about YouTube advertising, favourable impressions rose roughly 2.7 times when the ad was relevant to the video around it.

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Large 3 percent figure: the share of multitasking viewers who say they watch the ad.

The 3% Problem: Why View Rate and Attention Measure Different Things

2026-05-132026-08-28JiaYee LeeLeave a Comment on The 3% Problem: Why View Rate and Attention Measure Different Things

A campaign can report a 40-50% view rate while only 3% of multitasking viewers actually watch the ad. Survey research across 7,704 respondents on why the two numbers diverge.

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Editorial cover for the planning guide.

Planning a Digital Campaign in Asia: A Practical Guide

2026-04-222026-08-25JiaYee LeeLeave a Comment on Planning a Digital Campaign in Asia: A Practical Guide

How to write an objective that can be tested, split budget by market familiarity, match format to funnel stage, and avoid the three planning mistakes that recur across Asian markets.

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Bars: 80 percent affinity, 60 percent topic and 1 percent placement-targeted impressions reported in aggregate.

How Much of a YouTube Shorts Buy Is Visible in the Placement Report?

2026-04-082026-08-28JiaYee LeeLeave a Comment on How Much of a YouTube Shorts Buy Is Visible in the Placement Report?

A placement test on YouTube Shorts: 80% of affinity-targeted impressions came back grouped under “Other”, 60% under topic targeting, and about 1% when buying against a specified video list.

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The Things We Stop Seeing When We Count Everything

2026-03-172026-08-21Ranusha VelavanLeave a Comment on The Things We Stop Seeing When We Count Everything

Are marketers relying too much on metrics? Explore why data alone isn’t enough, and how human insight and context drive more meaningful advertising across SEA.

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Bars: 44.4 percent of TikTok users watch a relevant ad through, 27.7 percent are put off.

Two Thirds of TikTok Users Like Ads That Fit Their Community

2026-03-042026-08-28JiaYee LeeLeave a Comment on Two Thirds of TikTok Users Like Ads That Fit Their Community

A survey of 874 TikTok users found 66.6% feel positively toward a brand when the ad fits the interest community they belong to, and 44.4% watch it through.

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  • Cover: 83 thin lines run from "first idea" on day 1 to a single red line marking "booked" on day 83, showing that most of the travel decision happens long before the booking.

    How Southeast Asian Travelers Decide Before They Book a Trip

    2026-10-072026-10-07Ranusha Velavan
  • Data sheet listing respondents, multitasking share, ad-supported share and purchase-decision share.

    YouTube Usage and Purchase Consideration: Research Data

    2026-08-052026-08-25JiaYee Lee
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