Key research themes
1. How do different online advertising formats affect user experience, memorability, and subsequent brand attitudes in digital contexts?
This theme investigates the cognitive, affective, and behavioral impacts of various online ad formats—including pop-ups, banners, display ads, and programmatic ads—on user experience, memory (both implicit and explicit), brand perception, and purchase intention. It matters because user interruption and ad intrusiveness directly influence ad effectiveness, brand recall, site revisit intentions, and overall consumer responsiveness, which determine advertising ROI in digital ecosystems.
2. What business models and strategic frameworks best explain and optimize the monetization and coordination of online and mobile advertising channels?
This theme focuses on the economic and strategic perspectives underlying online advertising. It examines evolving business models specifically in mobile advertising and integrated media planning that combine traditional and digital channels. Understanding these models helps firms maximize revenue, coordinate multi-channel campaigns, and adapt pricing and bidding strategies in dynamic auction-based environments such as search ads.
3. How can adaptive and personalized advertisement systems leverage user data, including social network information, to enhance online advertising relevance and user acceptance?
This theme explores the design of adaptive web-based advertising systems that use personalization and contextual data—especially from social networks—to increase ad effectiveness and reduce ad avoidance. It focuses on user-centred design, adaptive hypermedia techniques, and the integration of social actions to deliver relevant, non-intrusive ads aligned with individual user expectations, addressing core challenges in online ad targeting and user acceptance.