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Author: JiaYee Lee

Survey of 7,704 respondents

YouTube Usage and Purchase Consideration: Research Data

2026-08-052026-08-21JiaYee 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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72% of Korea trending World Cup videos sat outside Sports

Five Markets Watched Five Different World Cups

2026-07-292026-08-21JiaYee LeeLeave a Comment on Five Markets Watched Five Different World Cups

Tracking every local-language World Cup video that trended on YouTube across five Asian markets. Buying the Sports category would have missed 39% to 72% of it.

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Contextual ads received 2.7 times more favourably

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

2026-06-242026-08-21JiaYee 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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Only 3% of multitasking viewers watch the ad

The 3% Problem: What YouTube View Rates Don’t Tell You

2026-05-132026-08-21JiaYee LeeLeave a Comment on The 3% Problem: What YouTube View Rates Don’t Tell You

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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Planning a digital campaign in Asia guide

Planning a Digital Campaign in Asia: A Practical Guide

2026-04-222026-08-22JiaYee 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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Content marketing for Asian brands guide

Content Marketing for Asian Brands: The Complete Guide

2026-02-182026-08-21JiaYee LeeLeave a Comment on Content Marketing for Asian Brands: The Complete Guide

Why content programmes in Asia fail on distribution rather than writing, how to choose topics from real demand, and how to measure each content type against the job it was built for.

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One in four use YouTube to decide what to buy

One in Four People Use YouTube to Decide What to Buy

2026-01-212026-08-22JiaYee LeeLeave a Comment on One in Four People Use YouTube to Decide What to Buy

A quarter of people consult YouTube while deciding what to buy, and it leads all online media for games, daily necessities and cosmetics. Why last-click reporting misses it.

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Generations, personas and what moves audiences in Asia

Audiences in Asia: Generations, Personas and What Actually Moves Them

2025-11-262026-08-21JiaYee LeeLeave a Comment on Audiences in Asia: Generations, Personas and What Actually Moves Them

Why generational labels break down across Asian markets, what predicts response better than demography, and how to build personas that change a media decision.

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Music has the highest reach and the lowest attention

The Biggest YouTube Category Is the One Nobody Watches

2025-10-082026-08-21JiaYee LeeLeave a Comment on The Biggest YouTube Category Is the One Nobody Watches

Music reaches more YouTube viewers than any other category and holds the least attention. What the category data says about the trade-off between reach and being looked at.

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Native advertising in Southeast Asia guide

Native Advertising in Southeast Asia: The Complete Guide

2025-09-172026-08-22JiaYee LeeLeave a Comment on Native Advertising in Southeast Asia: The Complete Guide

What native advertising is, why it outperforms display in Asian markets, where it breaks, and how to measure it — with findings from FreakOut’s research with Hyundai and Nielsen.

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    YouTube Usage and Purchase Consideration: Research Data

    2026-08-052026-08-21JiaYee Lee
  • 72% of Korea trending World Cup videos sat outside Sports

    Five Markets Watched Five Different World Cups

    2026-07-292026-08-21JiaYee Lee
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