Size does matter: Effects of in-game advertising stimuli on brand recall and brand recognition
Size does matter: Effects of in-game advertising stimuli on brand recall and brand recognition
Rapid growth in the global gaming industry has created substantial opportunities for marketers. The potential and effectiveness of in-game advertising have attracted increasing attention from academics.Drawing on product placement literature, this study explores the influence of size (small, large), order (primacy, recency) and level of absorption (low, high) on consumer memory (brand recall and recognition) of well-known brands placed in a racing game. Using a controlled experiment, 285 participants were recruited to play the sports video game Trackmania 2 Canyon. Results indicate a positive effect of size, but order and level of absorption had no effect on brand recall and brand recognition. In particular, large size brands are recalled and recognised significantly better. Findings offer important implications
for marketers in a global gaming industry that is steadily growing.
in-game advertising , product placement , brand recognition, brand recall, size, memory
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Chaney, Isabella
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Hosany, Sameer
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Wu, Meng-Shan Sharon
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Chen, Cheng-Hao Steve
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Nguyen, Bang
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September 2018
Chaney, Isabella
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Hosany, Sameer
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Wu, Meng-Shan Sharon
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Chen, Cheng-Hao Steve
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Nguyen, Bang
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Chaney, Isabella, Hosany, Sameer, Wu, Meng-Shan Sharon, Chen, Cheng-Hao Steve and Nguyen, Bang
(2018)
Size does matter: Effects of in-game advertising stimuli on brand recall and brand recognition.
Computers in Human Behavior, 86, .
(doi:10.1016/j.chb.2018.05.007).
Abstract
Rapid growth in the global gaming industry has created substantial opportunities for marketers. The potential and effectiveness of in-game advertising have attracted increasing attention from academics.Drawing on product placement literature, this study explores the influence of size (small, large), order (primacy, recency) and level of absorption (low, high) on consumer memory (brand recall and recognition) of well-known brands placed in a racing game. Using a controlled experiment, 285 participants were recruited to play the sports video game Trackmania 2 Canyon. Results indicate a positive effect of size, but order and level of absorption had no effect on brand recall and brand recognition. In particular, large size brands are recalled and recognised significantly better. Findings offer important implications
for marketers in a global gaming industry that is steadily growing.
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Accepted/In Press date: 7 May 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 7 May 2018
Published date: September 2018
Keywords:
in-game advertising , product placement , brand recognition, brand recall, size, memory
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/420922
ISSN: 0747-5632
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