RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 How to Capture the Heart? Reviewing 20 Years of Emotion Measurement in Advertising JF Journal of Advertising Research JO J Advert Res FD WARC SP 18 OP 37 DO 10.2501/S0021849906060041 VO 46 IS 1 A1 Karolien Poels A1 Siegfried Dewitte YR 2006 UL http://www.journalofadvertisingresearch.com/content/46/1/18.abstract AB In the latest decades, emotions have become an important research topic in all behavioral sciences, and not the least in advertising. Yet, advertising literature on how to measure emotions is not straightforward. The major aim of this article is to give an update on the different methods used for measuring emotions in advertising and to discuss their validity and applicability. We further draw conclusions on the relation between emotions and traditional measures of advertising effectiveness. We finally formulate recommendations on the use of the different methods and make suggestions for future research.