
Why in-content
Traditional ads are easy to ignore. What ICAs are, and why viewers want brands to show up differently.
How In-Content Advertising builds brands. A controlled study of 1,559 TV streamers shows what happens when brands become part of the content, rather than interrupt it.
The complete findings, including the formula for maximum in-content impact.
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of consumers avoid ads to some degree
stronger retention when ICAs join video ads
stronger “brand is premium” lift
“grabs my attention” among ad avoiders
65%: Omnicom Intelligence, From Tuned Out to Leaned In, 2026. Other results: Omnicom Media × Rembrand In-Content Advertising study.
From ad avoidance to sequencing, the study shows where In-Content Ads work hardest — and how to get the most from them.

Traditional ads are easy to ignore. What ICAs are, and why viewers want brands to show up differently.

Paired with video, ICAs lift message retention, cultural relevance and premium perception.

ICAs break through among ad avoiders — and younger viewers prefer them.

Quality content and the right sequence make ICAs work even harder.
“It wasn’t a commercial, it was part of the show.”Study participant, on seeing an ICA
Rembrand turns existing, professionally produced video into brand inventory — placing brands in, on and around the content people already choose to watch. All post-production. All at scale.