The Psychology of Banner Ads
Ars Technica reports on the effect of banner ads on consumers. Research shows that while repeated exposures to banner ads can create positive feelings in consumers, those feelings are not backed up by any positive evaluation. In other words, banners might work for impulse purchases, but without greater context you won’t earn true consideration.

Frenzied Waters, Campfire’s big summer campaign for Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, was a huge success. Bloggers, radio personalities and the general public hunted for mysterious “Shark Attack” capsules, capsules that contained the artifacts of oceanic tragedies. Some from times past, some that hit closer to home than anyone could have imagined.
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