Article: The impacts of media type, placement and exposure type on attitudes towards advertisements on mobile devices Journal: International Journal of Mobile Communications (IJMC) 2014 Vol.12 No.2 pp.160 - 176 Abstract: This study examined the relationships between the features of mobile advertisements and users' attitudes and purchase intention. Two experiments were conducted to explore the effects of media type, exposure type and placement on attitudes towards advertisements and purchase intention. The first experiment involved two factors: media type (still pictures vs. motion pictures) and placement of advertisements (top vs. bottom). The results for 192 participants indicated that bottom-located motion picture mobile advertisements elicited more positive attitudes regarding advertisements and purchase intention. The second experiment was a between-subjects experiment examining two factors, media type (still pictures vs. motion pictures) and exposure type (banner vs. pop-up). The results for 180 participants indicated that pop-up motion picture mobile advertisements elicited more positive attitudes and purchase intention. The findings and limitations of this study are both explained from the perspectives of advertising studies and media features. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: The impacts of media type, placement and exposure type on attitudes towards advertisements on mobile devices

Authors: Eunil Park; Jay Ohm

Addresses: Graduate School of Innovation and Technology Management, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea ' Graduate School of Innovation and Technology Management, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea

Abstract: This study examined the relationships between the features of mobile advertisements and users' attitudes and purchase intention. Two experiments were conducted to explore the effects of media type, exposure type and placement on attitudes towards advertisements and purchase intention. The first experiment involved two factors: media type (still pictures vs. motion pictures) and placement of advertisements (top vs. bottom). The results for 192 participants indicated that bottom-located motion picture mobile advertisements elicited more positive attitudes regarding advertisements and purchase intention. The second experiment was a between-subjects experiment examining two factors, media type (still pictures vs. motion pictures) and exposure type (banner vs. pop-up). The results for 180 participants indicated that pop-up motion picture mobile advertisements elicited more positive attitudes and purchase intention. The findings and limitations of this study are both explained from the perspectives of advertising studies and media features.

Keywords: mobile advertisements; pop-up; banner ads; still pictures; motion pictures; advertisement placement; adverts; media type; exposure type; user attitudes; purchase intention; mobile devices; mobile communications.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMC.2014.059736

International Journal of Mobile Communications, 2014 Vol.12 No.2, pp.160 - 176

Received: 11 Sep 2012
Accepted: 05 Jun 2013
Published online: 10 Sep 2014 *

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