RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 What's Up?
JF Journal of Advertising Research
JO J Advert Res
FD WARC
SP 91
OP 106
DO 10.2501/S002184991009121X
VO 50
IS 1
A1 Kendall Goodrich
YR 2010
UL http://www.journalofadvertisingresearch.com/content/50/1/91.abstract
AB This research examines the effect of the vertical positioning and format of online advertising on attention, aided recall, and brand attitude. Prior research (Previc, 1990) suggests greater attention for stimuli in the lower visual field (LVF) than in the upper visual field (UVF). The results of this online study indicate that (1) lower page placement significantly increases ad attention, supporting prior LVF/UVF research; (2) there is an inverse relationship between ad attention and brand attitude (in this study's online environment), supporting mere exposure theory; and (3) online ad format (rectangle ad or leaderboard) has a significant direct effect on attention, aided recall, and brand attitude, attributed to object salience/familiarity. Management implications are discussed.