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DISQO advertising benchmarks

The most robust full-funnel cross-channel normative benchmarks in the industry

DISQO advertising benchmarks

Why marketers need benchmarks

Reveal how campaigns truly perform

Get a grounded baseline view of performance to see how campaign results compare to what is typical in the market.

Optimize media strategies

Pinpoint where campaigns excel or fall short, with a reference point for continuous testing and iteration to systematically improve campaigns over time.

Stay ahead of shifts in consumer and media behavior

Track how the market evolves, helping adapt to new platforms, formats, and audience expectations in real time.

Set clear goals

Define expectations across teams by defining what strong outcomes look like for a brand, a category, and a specific media strategy.

Defend and grow budget

Provide the proof needed to justify investments, protect high-performing channels, and ensure dollars flow to tactics that truly work.

Understand competitive positioning

Reveal how performance stacks up with category and industry norms, with clarity on where you lead and where you can improve against competitors.

What questions benchmarks answer

How does my performance compare to what’s typical in the market?
What do “good” results really look like for a brand like mine?
Which channels are most effective on driving site visitation?
Are we pacing with the category or falling behind?
How do our campaigns stack up to industry competitors?
What should I expect from my campaigns by demographic?
Are we focused on the right advertising KPIs for how people buy in our category?
Which channels play the biggest role in shaping purchase decisions?
Which channels play the biggest role in driving awareness?
Is this channel delivering enough impact to warrant more, less, or the same investment?
What do “good” results look like based on how well known my brand is in the market?

Explore DISQO benchmarks

DISQO Benchmarks cover eight attitudinal metrics, including awareness, familiarity, favorability, consideration, and purchase intent, as well as nine behavioral metrics, such as site visits, searches, and e-commerce activity for brands and their competitive set, providing a comprehensive, full-funnel view of ad performance.

DISQO Reports

Explore benchmark reports and whitepapers for:

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CTV
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Brand maturity
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Category, industry, & sub-industry

For DISQO clients

Get access to Benchmarks for:

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Online channels
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Offline channels
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Category, industry, & sub-industry
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Brand maturity
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Digital frequency
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Audience
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Demographic (age, gender)

DISQO's channel benchmarks

DISQO’s channel benchmarks for Audio, Display, OTT/CTV, Podcast, Social, and Video capture the typical performance of each advertising channel without blind spots.

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Assess and index campaign impact by channel against the benchmark.
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Match channel strengths to your goals—driving awareness, building intent, or influencing action.
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Plan and optimize future campaigns, understanding what success looks like.
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Category and industry benchmarks

DISQO’s category benchmarks help establish expectations for typical performance and inform decision-making by highlighting the differences in expected lift across 20 categories and industries.

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Set lift goals that match your category’s realities, like consideration length, price point, and how buyers respond to advertising.
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Compare your position to a composite of competitors across categories like Goods, Services, and more to quantify over- and underperformance.
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Use sub-industry norms in areas like Health & Beauty, Pet, and Travel to see which metrics typically move, by how much, and what defines success.

Brand maturity benchmarks

DISQO’s Brand Maturity benchmarks, defined by New ≤33%, Emerging 34–66%, and Established ≥66%, aided-awareness thresholds help quantify how advertising impact varies by brand stage.

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Set the right KPI targets based on how well-known your brand is in the market.
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Compare apples to apples within your maturity cohort to see true over- and underperformance across attitudinal and behavioral metrics.
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Understand the metrics that matter most, based on your brand's maturity progression, and when to focus on specific lift metrics.
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Why use DISQO Benchmarks?

DISQO Benchmarks help marketers understand performance, align on goals, optimize media strategies, and maximize advertising ROI.

Consistent methodology

Captures attitudinal and behavioral metrics in one benchmark set, so you see impact across the entire funnel.

No blind spots across channels

Get insights across otherwise gated platforms and channels that represent real consumer ad exposure.

Highly relevant & recent data

Updated with data from thousands of recent campaigns that reflect current consumer behavior and modern media mixes.

Used by 500+ Fortune 2000 brands and 150+ agencies and media partners

In their own words

DISQO Benchmarks bring objectivity, comparability, and confidence to cross-channel measurement. They help show how advertising truly influences consumer behavior with an ability to connect brand and performance outcomes within a single framework that aligns with how we plan and measure through the funnel.
Laura Williams
Director of Campaign Effectiveness

Benchmarks frequently asked questions

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Are benchmarks predictive or descriptive?

Can I get benchmarks for niche audiences or formats?

What is the minimum sample required for reliable comparisons?

What should I keep in mind when interpreting benchmark numbers?

How does DISQO measure the impact of advertising for benchmarks?

What are Brand Lift and Outcomes Lift, and how do they work?

How is incremental lift calculated for benchmarks?

Why does DISQO use median rather than mean in benchmark calculations?

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