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The Attention Recession Is Thumb Stopping Content Enough?
The hypnotic glow of a screen, the almost involuntary flick of a thumb, scrolling until something, in a fleeting moment, breaks the pattern. This is the moment every marketer lives for – the “thumb-stop”. For years, achieving this digital pause has been the holy grail in the battle for eyeballs. Now, we’re deep into the ‘attention recession’ an era defined by an overwhelming flood of content, sophisticated consumer filters and genuine digital fatigue. In this landscape, where true focus is the scarcest resource, simply stopping a thumb is a critical first step in audience engagement, but far from the finish line.