GLOBAL – TORONTO, CANADA, MAY 2011 – Advertisers looking to increase memory retention among audiences should seriously investigate 3D, says a leading producer of stereoscopic 3D commercials, James Stewart. In a presentation delivered at the Ontario Centres for Excellence (OCE) Discovery 2011 conference, Geneva Film Co. founder and director James Stewart shared statistics of the use of 3D in advertising. Memory retention results for 3D audiences: 92% total recall of an ad, with 68% of that number showing a higher likelihood of following through with a purchase of the product advertised – a significant increase over the same commercial in 2D. Quoting studies from multiple independent sources – including ESPN, Xpand and Texas Instruments, the data shows an average increase in viewer retention of 15%.
Showing examples of his 3D work used in customer testing, Stewart said, “For a nominal increase in production costs, you get a 15% – 20% increase in ad recall. Who does not want that?”
But advertising is not the only medium where retention rates are boosted through the use of 3D. Stewart also provided the Discovery audience with powerful data from a study conducted in the UK on behalf of Texas Instruments, showing that the use of 3D as a learning method in the classroom also improved a pupil’s understanding of a difficult topic.
“3D is now prominent in our movie theaters and is becoming increasingly acknowledged by the advertising community as the powerful and immersive advertising medium. And, based on information I’ve shared at this conference, clearly 3D has legs beyond commercial use,” says Stewart. “Now we have the empirical research to validate what our gut and the rising audience attendance rates in theatres have been telling us all along. 3D is not just here to stay – it is going to dominate communication channels in the future,” says Stewart.
Since producing its first 3D commercial in 2008, Geneva has fielded steadily increasing demand for its 3D expertise as advertisers race to claim first to market rights in their respective brand categories. Geneva has produced an array of 3D commercials for such brand leaders as Sprint, JCPenney and Lexus.
For more information about Geneva Film Co. visit www.genevafilmco.com.
