MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA.—March 17, 2013 — Ace Metrix®, the new standard in television and video analytics, today revealed the most effective tax ads that have debuted thus far during the 2013 tax preparation season. The Top 10 list is led and dominated by TurboTax, the only tax prep advertiser whose average Ace Score of 532 surpassed the Tax Services category norm of 505.
“Many of the more successful ads released during this tax prep season have focused on differentiation – showcasing each firm’s unique value proposition,” said David Gordon, Ace Metrix General Manager of Financial Services. “And while concerns were raised by H&R Block about the attacking nature of some of the TurboTax ads, the hundreds of verbatim responses we received for every ad test revealed very little viewer acknowledgement of these jabs.”
TurboTax’s ads for the 2013 tax season, which began in earnest on December 31, represent eight of the top 10 tax ads, and their messages are resonating across demographic breaks. TurboTax’s top-ranking ad, “Get What You Deserve,” achieved an Ace Score of 561. TaxSlayer achieved an average Ace Score of 499 having introduced four new ads in the last 90 days with only one appearing in the Top 10 list. H&R Block’s “Figure it Out” achieved an Ace Score of 545, rounding out the Top 10 list. H&R Block, which aired 13 new ads in the last quarter, earned an average Ace Score of 495. Jackson Hewitt earned an average Ace Score of 450 with their five new ads, each of them ranking among the 10 least effective overall during this tax season.
Most Effective Tax Ads, Last 90 Days to Date*
|
Rank |
Brand | Ad Title |
Ace Score |
|
1 |
TurboTax | Get What You Deserve |
561 |
|
2 |
TurboTax | Stretch Every Dollar |
559 |
|
3 |
TurboTax | Checks |
556 |
|
4 |
TurboTax | Keep Hard Earned Money |
550 |
|
5 |
TurboTax | All In Your Palm |
548 |
|
6 |
H&R Block | Figure It Out |
545 |
|
7 |
TurboTax | Trust The Turbo |
544 |
|
8 |
TurboTax | Keep Hard Earned Money |
542 |
|
9 |
Taxslayer | Done |
540 |
|
9 |
TurboTax | Rudy’s Story |
540 |
| *Definition: Ace Score is the measure of ad creative effectiveness based on viewer reaction to national TV ads. Respondents are randomly selected and representative of the U.S. TV viewing audience. The results are presented on a scale of 1-950, which represents scoring on creative attributes such as Persuasion, Relevance, Information, Attention, Change, Desire and Watchability. The list above reflects the ten most effective tax ads to air between December 14, 2012- March 14, 2013 | |||
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