Flash sales refer to an emerging e-commerce practice in which a firm offers one or more products/service at a substantial discount within limited time. Macro-economic environment (residential areas), demographic (age, income and occupation) and ad media decision may collectively affect purchase...

Using a multi-year field experiment, we demonstrate several unique characteristics of advertising high-involvement products to businesses. Specifically, we randomize the delivery of digital display ads for electronics components produced by a semiconductor company that offers a new technology....