Generating long-term memory for an ad and the advertised brand are challenges in natural media environments, especially on the Web where ad avoidance is a norm rather than an exception. Little is known if creative executions like increasing ad sizes and intrusive ad formats that enhance...

Measuring effectiveness of online ads is of critical importance to the survival of the Web as an advertiser-supported medium. Present efforts in measuring performance of Web ads are concentrated on adapting measures used in traditional media to the online medium (Novak and Hoffman 1996). However...

Purpose – The research investigates how consumers differ in their interpretation of advertised and “surprise” (or unexpected) next-purchase coupons as delayed rewards or immediate losses based on promotion context and coupon start date restrictions.Design/methodology/approach – Two...

Advertisers are increasingly incorporating online and offline media in their marketing communication plans to leverage synergies across them. However, if there are no differences in modality it is unclear if mixed online-offline media usage can lead to cross-media synergies. Drawing from priming...