Pattern interrupt

Anything in an ad that breaks the viewer's expectation and re-captures attention.

A sudden cut, a change of style (for example a claymation scene inside a UGC ad), an odd object or a direct question to the viewer. Used at the start to stop the scroll and in the middle to stop the drop-off.

Related terms

Thumb-stop
Restyle

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