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Ad frequency

Ad frequency is the average number of times each person in an audience has seen an ad: impressions divided by reach.

60,000 impressions across 12,000 people is a frequency of five. Some repetition helps an ad be remembered; too much wastes money and irritates.

Platforms let you cap frequency. In a small audience, it climbs fast whether you cap it or not.

Frequency and fatigue checker →