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Duane Varan

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The effectiveness of branded mobile phone apps

…, JA Robinson, D Varan - Journal of …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Mobile phone applications (“apps”) have generated substantial interest among marketers,
primarily because of their high level of user engagement and the positive impact this …

What makes a television commercial sell? using biometrics to identify successful ads: demonstrating neuromeasures' potential on 100 mars brand ads with single …

…, L Larguinat, B McColl, D Varan - Journal of …, 2017 - journalofadvertisingresearch.com
This study demonstrates the potential of certain neurological measures—in particular,
biometrics—to identify television advertisements that successfully lead to sales. The researchers, …

Best measures of attention to creative tactics in TV advertising: when do attention-getting devices capture or reduce attention?

…, N Hartnett, D Varan - Journal of …, 2019 - journalofadvertisingresearch.com
Attracting attention is a common goal for advertisers, but there is limited knowledge about
how best to measure attention. Measuring attention to advertising is a complex task because …

How coviewing reduces the effectiveness of TV advertising

…, JR Rossiter, A Schweda, D Varan - Journal of Marketing …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
In the present study – a naturalistic laboratory experiment – coviewing of TV commercials
reduced their effectiveness (delayed proven ad recall) from 63%, obtained by single viewers, …

Using the P3a to gauge automatic attention to interactive television advertising

…, A Schweda, J Ciorciari, C Critchley, D Varan - Journal of economic …, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper is the first step to an understanding of how engagement with interactive television
advertisements may increase the relevancy of a brand and therefore facilitate the automatic …

How Reliable Are Neuromarketers' Measures of Advertising Effectiveness?: Data from Ongoing Research Holds No Common Truth among Vendors

D Varan, A Lang, P Barwise… - Journal of …, 2015 - journalofadvertisingresearch.com
Buyers in search of new neuromarketing methods that potentially can predict advertising
effectiveness face a daunting process. Vendors in this evolving industry offer a confusing range …

The effectiveness of advergames compared to television commercials and interactive commercials featuring advergames

S Bellman, A Kemp, H Haddad, D Varan - Computers in Human Behavior, 2014 - Elsevier
Advergames played on computers can be persuasive forms of advertising, especially when
players are highly involved or experience telepresence (“being there” in the game). But 30-s …

The effects of social TV on television advertising effectiveness

…, JA Robinson, B Wooley, D Varan - Journal of Marketing …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Social TV is the use of communication devices to connect with family and friends watching
other TV screens. Plausible arguments suggest both positive and negative effects of social TV …

The residual impact of avoided television advertising

S Bellman, A Schweda, D Varan - Journal of advertising, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
This study reports the results of a laboratory experiment that compared the effects of partial
exposure associated with six major avoidance modes, including DVR (digital video recorder) …

A humor typology to identify humor styles used in sitcoms

J Juckel, S Bellman, D Varan - Humor, 2016 - degruyter.com
The sitcom genre is one of the most enduringly popular, yet we still know surprising little about
their specific elements. This study aimed to develop a typology of humor techniques that …