Using a Media Campaign to Increase Engagement With a Mobile-Based Youth Smoking Cessation Program
Amy Sanders1, Cendrine Robinson2, Shani C Taylor1
11 Digital Strategy Group, ICF International, Fairfax, VA, USA.
Purpose:
To describe the impact of the National Cancer Institute's promotion of its youth smoking cessation program, Smokefree Teen (SFT).
Design:
We provide a description of campaign strategies and outcomes as a means to engage a teen audience in cessation resources using a cost-effective approach.
Setting:
The campaign occurred nationally, using traditional (TV and radio), online, and social media outreach.
Participants:
Ads targeted adolescent smokers (aged 14-17). The baseline population was 42 586 and increased to 464 357 during the campaign.
Measures:
Metrics used to assess outcomes include (1) visits to SFT website from traditional and online ads, (2) cost to get an online ad clicked (cost-per-click), and (3) SmokefreeTXT program enrollments during the 8-week campaign period.
Analysis:
We conducted a quantitative performance review of all tactics.
Results:
The SFT campaign achieved an online ad click-through rate of 0.33%, exceeding industry averages of 0.15%. Overall, web traffic to teen.smokefree.gov increased by 980%, and the online cost-per-click for ads, including social media actions, was approximately $1 as compared with $107 for traditional ads. Additionally, the campaign increased the SmokefreeTXT program teen sign-ups by 1334%.
Conclusion:
The campaign increased engagement with evidence-informed cessation resources for teen smokers. Results show the potential of using multiple, online channels to help increase engagement with core resources.
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