This chart shows how much consumers trust different kinds of advertising. In 2015, personal recommendations were the most trusted form of advertising with 83% of respondents stating that they somewhat or completely trusted recommendations they got from friends and acquaintances.
Trust in advertising – additional information Advertising is responsible for delivering a message to existing and prospective customers on behalf of a company. If customers do not trust the message or indeed the messenger, then advertising will likely fail.
Recommendation from people I know | 78 | 92 | 84 | 83 |
Branded websites | 60 | 58 | 69 | 70 |
Consumer opinions posted online | 61 | 70 | 68 | 66 |
Editorial content such as newspaper articles | 58 | 67 | 66 | |
TV ads | 56 | 47 | 62 | 63 |
Brand sponsorships | 49 | 47 | 61 | 61 |
Newspaper ads | 63 | 46 | 61 | 60 |
Magazine ads | 56 | 47 | 60 | 58 |
Billboards and other outdoor advertising | 53 | 47 | 57 | 56 |
E-mails I signed up for | 49 | 50 | 56 | 56 |
Product placement on TV | 40 | 55 | 55 | |
Cinema ads | 38 | 41 | 56 | 54 |
Radio ads | 54 | 42 | 57 | 54 |
Online video ads | 36 | 48 | 48 | |
Search advertising | 34 | 40 | 48 | 47 |
Social media advertising | 36 | 48 | 46 | |
Display ads on mobile devices | 33 | 45 | 43 | |
Online banner ads | 26 | 33 | 42 | 42 |
Text ads on mobile phones | 18 | 29 | 37 | 36 |