Strategy question

Google gets the opportunity to place ads in in-flight entertainment (seat-back and personal device). Should it proceed, or not?

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What this question tests

Strategic go or no go reasoning, weighing new revenue against user experience and brand risk in a captive audience setting.

Clarify the ad format: seat back screens versus personal device ads shown during a flight, since captive attention raises different concerns than typical browsing.
Assess the upside: in flight entertainment ads reach a captive, low distraction audience, a premium inventory type advertisers would pay well for.
Assess the downside: passengers can't skip ads easily, and airline partners worry about degrading the premium feel of the flight experience.
Weigh the trade off: incremental ad revenue against airline partner relationships and passenger satisfaction scores.
Recommend proceeding cautiously, starting with a pilot on a few routes, capped ad load, and airline opt in rather than a full rollout.
Define success as ad revenue per flight and passenger satisfaction scores staying flat or improving versus a no ad control group.

Gives a clear go or no go recommendation instead of listing pros and cons with no conclusion.
Identifies the real constraint, captive audience means ads can't be skipped, raising the annoyance bar higher than typical ads.
Gives an illustrative number, for example assuming 5 dollars of ad revenue per flight at a capped ad load.
Proposes a pilot structure to de-risk the decision before a full commitment.

Giving a one word yes or no without weighing passenger experience against revenue.
Ignoring that airlines, not just passengers, are a key stakeholder who must agree to this.

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