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Decibel tracks ads across every major platform. And with an exclusive set of newsletter tracking data for over 200 publications – only Decibel can tell you what Beltway decision-makers and Silicon Valley elites see every morning.

Ad Prediction Score

Prediction: Public Affairs
Score: 90%

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Decibel Ad Summary Report

	Ad 1: "Helping Small Businesses"	Ad 2: "Carbon Commitment"	Ad 3: "Why Benefits Matter"
Theme	Small business	Climate / sustainability	Wages & benefits
Flight Dates	1/1/2022 - 1/21/2022	12/15/2021 - Now	2/5/2022 - Now
Spend	$804K	$5.8M	$124K
% Seen Ad	Percent seen is 33%	Percent seen is 48%	Percent seen is 12%
Impact on Trust	+2.7%	+0.2%	+4.3%
Impact on Favorability	+4.3%	-1.7%	+5.3%

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