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Why "Minutes Viewed" Is a Flawed Metric

August 10, 20261:22

High viewing hours sound great on paper, but total minutes viewed doesn't equal true audience engagement. Emily Paschal Williams from MRI-Simmons explains why view time is often just background noise and what marketers should focus on instead to measure true campaign impact.