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Video Ad Formulas for Automotive Ads

Heista decoded 1 automotive video ads and mapped their beat structure. Delivery dominates at 22.1% of total ad time. Here's the full structural breakdown with beat subtypes and efficiency data.

Key Takeaways

  • 1 automotive ads decoded. Delivery receives the most time at 22.1%.
  • Average automotive ad: 31s, 6 beats.
  • Beat Efficiency Ratio shows where automotive ads diverge from the cross-category average. Validation over-index compared to other verticals.

Automotive Ad Formula: Time Allocation

How automotive ads distribute time across the 7-beat structure, compared to the cross-category average.

Automotive

Cross-Category Avg

17.8%
15.6%
13.2%
18.2%
12.7%
11.9%
10.6%

Beat Efficiency Ratio

Compares automotive time-per-beat against the cross-category average. Above 1.0 means automotive ads spend more time on that beat. Below 1.0 means less.

Opening
0.64x
Context
0.97x
Tension
0.00x
Delivery
1.00x
Validation
1.19x
Shift
0.38x
Close
0.00x

Automotive Ad Stats

31s

Avg Duration

6

Avg Beats per Ad


Beat Subtypes in Automotive Ads

The most common beat subtypes in 1 decoded automotive ads, showing which psychological mechanisms this vertical relies on.

Opening

Provocation1x

Activates the amygdala through emotional charge. Strong reactions, even negative ones, override the impulse to scroll.


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