“Opening” location-based mobile ads: How openness and location congruency of location-based ads weaken negative effects of intrusiveness on brand choice

Paul Ketelaar, Stefan Bernritter, Thabo van Woudenberg, Esther Rozendaal, Ruben Konig, Arief Ernst Huhn, Marnix van Gisbergen, Loes Janssen

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    Abstract

    Smartphone apps allow retailers to track the location of their customers and provide the opportunity to reach them with location-based mobile ads. However, the efficacy of these ads often suffers from consumers' feelings of intrusiveness. Little research has investigated how location-based mobile messages should be designed to maximize their effectiveness and avoid undesired outcomes such as feelings of intrusiveness. The present study tested the effect of openness in ad design, in interaction with location congruency of mobile advertising, using a virtual reality supermarket setting. A process of moderated serial mediation demonstrates indirect positive effects of ad openness on brand choice (via intrusiveness and Aad), moderated by location congruency. Specifically, openness in mobile ad design lowers perceived ad intrusiveness, which positively affects consumers' brand choice (via Aad). This effect is stronger for ads that are presented in a location-congruent situation than for location-incongruent ads.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)277-285
    Number of pages9
    JournalJournal of Business Research
    Volume91
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018

    Keywords

    • Location based advertising
    • Location congruency
    • Openness in advertising
    • Intrusiveness
    • Mobile marketing
    • Brand choice

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