The product advertising glossary
What is Hook fatigue?
Hook fatigue describes a decline in the effectiveness of an opening that an audience has seen repeatedly.
By Drizzle team
A practical example
A once-effective bag reveal may lose early-view rate after repeated delivery to the same audience, while a new opening restores attention.
How to use it
Rule out placement mix, tracking changes, seasonality, and offer problems before blaming the hook. Review frequency and the timing of the decline together.
Put it in a creative brief
Write down the event, asset, or workflow you mean by Hook fatigue before sharing a brief or report. For campaign measurements, keep the source and reporting window with the number. For creative work, attach an example so the team can assess the same thing.
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