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<p>Online advertisers have the non-trivial job of jointly assessing the effects of banner ad design elements available in a large number of such formats. Our research found that animated formats are superior to static formats in most settings. It confirms that they can improve engagement, since they can generate higher recall, attract user attention, and create favorability for the advertised brand. Yet, static formats can still be effective when it comes to price ads and re-targeting. Most interestingly, we found that re-targeted ads are effective only if they offer price incentives. Another interesting finding is that the tactic of serving blanks – for instance, for page views from foreign countries – can distort simple measures of campaign effectiveness, such as click-through rates. </p>
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Online advertisers have the non-trivial job of jointly assessing the effects of banner ad design elements available in a large number of such formats. Our research found that animated formats are superior to static formats in most settings. It confirms that they can improve engagement, since they can generate higher recall, attract user attention, and create favorability for the advertised brand. Yet, static formats can still be effective when it comes to price ads and re-targeting. Most interestingly, we found that re-targeted ads are effective only if they offer price incentives. Another interesting finding is that the tactic of serving blanks – for instance, for page views from foreign countries – can distort simple measures of campaign effectiveness, such as click-through rates.

Effective Display Advertising: Improving Engagement with Suitable Creative Formats

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Online advertisers have the non-trivial job of jointly assessing the effects of banner ad design elements available in a large number of such formats. Our...

Effective Display Advertising: Improving Engagement with Suitable Creative Formats

Data publikacji: 27 kwi 2017

Zakres stron: 53 - 56

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/gfkmir-2017-0009

Słowa kluczowe
Display Advertising, Banner Ads, Targeting, Retargeting, Click-Through Rates

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Effective Display Advertising: Improving Engagement with Suitable Creative Formats

Data publikacji: 27 kwi 2017

Zakres stron: 53 - 56

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/gfkmir-2017-0009

Słowa kluczoweDisplay Advertising, Banner Ads, Targeting, Retargeting, Click-Through Rates

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
Display Advertising, Banner Ads, Targeting, Retargeting, Click-Through Rates