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Trust In Search Ads Rises, Along With All Other Ads Except Newspaper [Nielsen]

nielsen-logoA new Nielsen study on consumer trust in advertising shows trust in search ads has risen since 2007.

Nearly half (48 percent) of consumer respondents now say they trust search ads, that’s up 14 percent since 2007.

This is certainly good news for search advertisers. In more good news, with the exception of ads in newspapers, which saw a slight slip, consumers displayed an increased level of trust across all ad formats.

Search along with other online ads still lag behind traditional ad mediums — including newspaper ads — in consumer trust, however.

To find out how other digital ad formats perform and see the complete list, head to Marketing Land to read Nielsen: Search Ads Gain Trust, But Traditional Ads Still Outrank Digital In Consumer Trust.

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Ginny Marvin
Ginny Marvin was Third Door Media’s former Editor-in-Chief (October 2018 to December 2020), running the day-to-day editorial operations across all publications and overseeing paid media coverage. Ginny Marvin wrote about paid digital advertising and analytics news and trends for Search Engine Land, MarTech and MarTech Today. With more than 15 years of marketing experience, Ginny has held both in-house and agency management positions. She can be found on Twitter as @ginnymarvin.