In this study, the authors investigate the role of advertising in affecting the extent of bias in the media. When making advertising choices, advertisers evaluate both the size and the composition of the readership of the different outlets. The profile of the readers matters since advertisers...

Traditional advertising, such as TV and print advertising, primarily builds awareness of a firm's product among consumers. On the other hand, sponsored search advertising can target consumers in a later stage of the purchase process because they self-identify themselves by searching for a...

Businesses have widely used email ads to directly send promotional information to consumers. While email ads serve as a convenient channel that allows firms to target consumers online, are they effective in increasing offline revenues for firms that predominantly sell in brick-and-mortar stores?...