Smartphones, due to their pervasive usage, represent a powerful platform through which products and services can be efficiently advertised. Past work has made significant contributions in the area of ad content adaptation, yet no research has holistically focused on the perception of ads on mobile devices in different contexts. In this thesis we develop a data collection application that allows us to gather data pertaining to a user's context, his personality traits, and the perception of a mobile ad. The data collection campaign involved 14 participants and lasted for seven weeks. Statistical analysis based on multilevel-hierarchical linear modelling of the collected data showed that the context of a mobile device has a negligible effect on ad perception. Personality traits, as well as ad type and content, have a more important role in the way an ad is perceived. In addition, we find that users generally prefer picture-based to video adverts.
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