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Why do ads stop working after repeated exposure?

Performance drops when users see ads too often.

Symptom

At 3.4 and rising, the LTV:CAC ratio sits comfortably above the standard efficiency threshold.

Cause

Ad platforms allocate delivery to the path of least resistance toward the conversion objective.

Impact

At a frequency of 6.8 against a reach growth rate of four percent, the program is delivering 1.7 new unique users for every impression that reaches an existing one.

Full diagnostic context

Performance drops when users see ads too often.

At 3.4 and rising, the LTV:CAC ratio sits comfortably above the standard efficiency threshold.

Ad platforms allocate delivery to the path of least resistance toward the conversion objective.

At a frequency of 6.8 against a reach growth rate of four percent, the program is delivering 1.7 new unique users for every impression that reaches an existing one.