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Ad Adjacency & Brand Safety Perception Survey

Measures audience comfort with ad placements across content types and assesses how content adjacency affects brand trust. Designed for media buyers, brand safety teams, and platform researchers seeking placement optimization insights.

Sample questions

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29 questions · ~4 min
Q01
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Welcome! Thank you for participating in this survey about online advertising experiences. This brief survey (approximately 6–8 minutes) asks about your recent ad experiences and your comfort with where ads appear online. Your responses are confidential and will be reported only in aggregate. There are no right or wrong answers—we are interested in your honest opinions. Participation is voluntary, and you may stop at any time.

Q02
Multiple Choice

In the past 30 days, have you noticed any ads while reading, watching, or listening to content online?

Q03
Multiple Choice

In which of the following places have you seen ads in the past 30 days? Select all that apply.

Q04
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The next few questions ask how acceptable it is for a brand's ad to appear alongside different types of content.

Q05
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If you saw a brand's ad next to content you consider inappropriate, how would your trust in that brand change?

Q06
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Please rank the following ad placement issues from most concerning to least concerning.

Q07
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What most influences your comfort with ad placement near different types of content?

Q08
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What is your age?

Q09
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Thank you for completing this survey. Your feedback will help improve how ads are placed alongside online content.

Q10
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In the past 30 days, how often did you encounter ads while browsing or streaming content?

Q11
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How acceptable is it for a brand's ad to appear next to content involving graphic violence or gore?

Q12
Multiple Choice

How acceptable do you find it when a brand's ad appears next to breaking crisis or disaster news?

Q13
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Please rank the following platforms from where you are most comfortable seeing ads to where you are least comfortable.

Q14
AI Interview

We'd like to understand your feelings about ad placement in a bit more depth. An AI moderator will ask you a couple of follow-up questions based on your earlier responses.

Q15
Multiple Choice

Which best describes your gender?

Q16
Multiple Choice

In the past 30 days, did you see an ad placed next to content you found inappropriate or disturbing?

Q17
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How acceptable is it for a brand's ad to appear next to adult or sexual content?

Q18
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To what extent do you prefer ads that are related to the topic of the content you are viewing?

Q19
Multiple Choice

If available, would you use controls to hide ads appearing near certain topics?

Q20
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Based on your responses in this survey, please share any additional thoughts or feelings about ad placement and brand safety.

Q21
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In which country or region do you currently live?

Q22
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If you answered 'Yes' above, please briefly describe the content and why the ad felt out of place.

Q23
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How acceptable is it for a brand's ad to appear next to political news or election coverage?

Q24
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What is the highest level of education you have completed?

Q25
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How acceptable is it for a brand's ad to appear next to misinformation or conspiracy-related content?

Q26
Multiple Choice

What is your current employment status?

Q27
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How acceptable is it for a brand's ad to appear next to coverage of tragedies or fatal accidents?

Q28
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How acceptable is it for a brand's ad to appear next to content containing profanity, slurs, or hate speech?

Q29
Multiple Choice

Which of the following types of content would you prefer brands avoid placing ads next to? Select all that apply.

What’s included

  • AI follow-ups

    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

    Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.

  • AI-drafted copy

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

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