This statistic illustrates the value of sponsored content according to online users in the United States in 2014. Of respondents consuming business news, 45 percent reported they thought sponsored content added value to their experience on the website.
Thinking specifically about this content, how much do you believe sponsored content can add value to website experience?*
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visitors of each media vertical at least several times a week
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* Respondents were exposed to examples of sponsored content. The original survey question was: "Thinking specifically about this content, how much do you agree or disagree with the following? This content can add value to my experience on this website." ** Nationally representative consumers who visit these news media verticals online at least several times per week devided into three groups based on the sites they visit: Business (n=1,622); Entertainment (n=1,648); General News (n=1,730).
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IAB (U.S.). (July 22, 2014). Thinking specifically about this content, how much do you believe sponsored content can add value to website experience?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/524813/percieved-value-of-sponsored-content-to-readers-us/
IAB (U.S.). "Thinking specifically about this content, how much do you believe sponsored content can add value to website experience?*." Chart. July 22, 2014. Statista. Accessed March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/524813/percieved-value-of-sponsored-content-to-readers-us/
IAB (U.S.). (2014). Thinking specifically about this content, how much do you believe sponsored content can add value to website experience?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/524813/percieved-value-of-sponsored-content-to-readers-us/
IAB (U.S.). "Thinking Specifically about This Content, How Much Do You Believe Sponsored Content Can Add Value to Website Experience?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/524813/percieved-value-of-sponsored-content-to-readers-us/
IAB (U.S.), Thinking specifically about this content, how much do you believe sponsored content can add value to website experience?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/524813/percieved-value-of-sponsored-content-to-readers-us/ (last visited March 16, 2025)
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