
GSTV Significantly Impacts Awareness of a Cash-Back Credit Card
GSTV Significantly Impacts Awareness of a Cash-Back Credit Card
Campaign Overview
A major credit card provider used GSTV’s programmatic network to promote gas and retail cash-back rewards, and drive consideration to apply among non-users.
For our measurement approach, Mobile surveys were deployed to GSTV-exposed (test) and unexposed (control) fueler panelists during the campaign; test vs. control lift assessed. Measured with mfour.

Key Results
+45%
Unaided Brand Awareness
(GSTV-Exposed vs. Control)
+33%
Cash-Back Category Recall
(GSTV-Exposed vs. Control)
+21%
Application Consideration
(GSTV-Exposed vs. Control)
Source: mfour campaign-exposed / control survey; total respondents: Total respondents: 200e/200c; Non-Owners: 168c/153e.; results are statistically significant at the 95%+ CL.
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