Saturation

Definition

When your ad has been shown to literally everyone in your target audience so many times that they've memorized it, and you're just burning money at this point.

Example Usage

Our ad reached saturation after two weeks—all the interested people have already seen it five times over.

Origin

From media buying and frequency capping terminology

Fun Fact

Most studies show ad fatigue sets in after 3-5 exposures, making rotation critical

Source: Media buying and campaign optimization terminology

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