Advertising Creative Testing

Advertising and creative testing research
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Research focus

Creative that captures attention
and moves people.

Advertising works when it is noticed, understood, and able to create the intended response. IMI's Advertising & Creative Testing helps brands evaluate ideas, messages, and executions before or after launch.

By exploring attention, comprehension, relevance, and persuasive impact, we identify what connects with audiences, what creates friction, and where creative can be strengthened.

What does your creative need to achieve?

We help brands understand whether creative is being seen, understood, remembered, and able to influence audience response.

Attention Capture

Does the creative attract attention quickly enough to earn meaningful engagement?

Message Takeout

Are the intended messages and key ideas noticed, understood, and retained?

Emotional Response

How does the creative make people feel, and does that response support the brand?

Persuasive Impact

Does the execution strengthen consideration, preference, or intended action?

Attention
Relevance
Recall
Impact

Know what the audience really takes away.

Effective creative must earn attention quickly, communicate the intended idea clearly, and create a response that supports the brand and its objectives.

IMI helps reveal which elements are working, what audiences understand and remember, and where creative refinement can strengthen relevance, persuasion, and overall impact.

Stronger creative begins with knowing what audiences actually see, feel, and remember.

ADVERTISING & CREATIVE TESTING

What we evaluate.

Concept Testing

Assess early-stage creative ideas to understand appeal, relevance, clarity, and potential before full development.

Message & Claim Testing

Evaluate whether core messages, claims, and propositions are noticed, understood, credible, and motivating.

Creative Diagnostics

Identify the visual, verbal, and emotional elements that strengthen or weaken overall creative performance.

Comparative Testing

Compare alternative executions to determine which route creates stronger attention, understanding, and audience response.