A Study on Consumer Disengagement from Digital Marketing Stimuli: A Behavioral Analysis of Ad Fatigue in the Attention Economy

A growing sense of ad fatigue-where people become disengaged indifferent or even resistant to digital marketing content-is brought on by consumers constant exposure to advertisements across multiple platforms in today’s digital landscape. With an emphasis on how ad frequency format and content affect consumer attention and engagement this study explores the behavioral and psychological elements influencing this phenomenon. The dual roles of relevance and personalization in improving user experience or hastening disengagement are further examined. The study also investigates how consumers feel about ad overload and the coping mechanisms they use like content avoidance and ad blocking. By combining these insights the study offers marketers strategic suggestions for developing less invasive more successful campaigns that meet consumer expectations and attention constraints in a market for attention that is becoming more and more competitive.