How multitasking during video content decreases ad effectiveness: The roles of task relevance, video involvement, and visual attention
Paper presented at the 103rd Annual Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Abstract: In a 3 (secondary task: none, related, unrelated) x 2 (ad-video congruence: high/low) between-subjects eye-tracking experiment, participants (N = 151) watched a 9-minute video documentary segment containing one mid-roll video ad while their visual attention to the screen was recorded. Participants in two-thirds of the conditions also read two online articles on a mobile device during the video. Results show effects for both multitasking and task relatedness on attention to the ad and attitudes toward the ad, through distinct pathways.
Getting a little too personal? Positive and negative effects of personalized advertising on online multitaskers
Abstract: Given the increasing number of personalized ads and the prevalence of media multitasking, understanding the impact of online privacy concern on ad outcomes is important. However, the interaction effects between […]
Increasing the Efficacy of Emotional Appeal Ads on Online Video Watching Platforms: The Effects of Goals and Emotional Approach Tendency on Ad-Skipping Behavior
Abstract: Using an experimental tool that tracks the viewers’ real-time ad skipping behavior, the current research tested when and why a highly arousing emotional appeal ad that induces a set of […]
