Clutter (advertising)

Billboard clutter in Texas, 1972

Advertising or marketing clutter refers to the large volume of advertising messages that the average consumer is exposed to on a daily basis.

Background

One explanation, in a general sense, is that advertising clutter is often a result of a marketplace that is (over)-crowded with competing products. Heightened competition from this phenomenon has led to the emergence of other advertising strategies, including guerrilla marketing, viral marketing, and experiential marketing along with new focuses on humanising messaging within marketing.^{[ citation needed ]}

Online advertising clutter

Studies have shown that annoyance factors from online advertising clutter is a significant contributor to advertising avoidance.^{[ improper synthesis? ] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

References

Citations

1. Ha, Louisa (2017). "Digital Advertising Clutter in an Age of Mobile Media". Digital Advertising. pp. 69–85. doi:10.4324/9781315623252-5. ISBN   978-1-315-62325-2.
2. Morimoto, Mariko (2017). "Personalization, Perceived Intrusiveness, Irritation, and Avoidance in Digital Advertising". Digital Advertising. pp. 110–123. doi:10.4324/9781315623252-7. ISBN   978-1-315-62325-2.
3. Burns, Kelli S.; Lutz, Richard J. (2006). "The Function of Format: Consumer Responses to Six On-Line Advertising Formats". Journal of Advertising. 35 (1): 53–63. doi:10.2753/joa0091-3367350104. JSTOR   20460712. S2CID   143825277.
4. Cho, Chang-Hoan; Cheon, Hongsik John (2004). "Why Do People Avoid Advertising on the Internet?". Journal of Advertising. 33 (4): 89–97. CiteSeerX   10.1.1.614.2271 . doi:10.1080/00913367.2004.10639175. JSTOR   4189279. S2CID   53486785.)
5. Seyedghorban, Zahra; Tahernejad, Hossein; Matanda, Margaret Jekanyika (2 January 2016). "Reinquiry into Advertising Avoidance on the Internet: A Conceptual Replication and Extension". Journal of Advertising. 45 (1): 120–129. doi:10.1080/00913367.2015.1085819. S2CID   146725666.

Sources

1. "The Persuaders," Frontline, PBS, November 9, 2004; OCLC   1056937285
2. "Research: Clutter rises, Even In Weak Ad Economy: Study: Nearly 1 in 4 Primetime Minutes in 2001," by Keven Downey, article in Media Life (bygone eMagazine), April 5, 2002; OCLC   46765995 (archival access host: Wayback Machine)

   Note: The article is a review of "Clutter Watch 2002" (annual survey), Debbie Solomon, senior partner and group research director, Mindshare, April 2001. Mindshare's data used in the survey was culled from Competitive Media Reporting, now owned by the Kantar Group.
3. "The Real Competition Is Clutter : Marty Neumeier," Humanise The Brand Magazine

Further reading

• Ha, Louisa; McCann, Kim (January 2008). "An integrated model of advertising clutter in offline and online media". International Journal of Advertising. 27 (4): 569–592. doi:10.2501/S0265048708080153. S2CID   168088754.
• Elliott, Michael T.; Speck, Paul Surgi (1998). "Consumer perceptions of advertising clutter and its impact across various media". Journal of Advertising Research. 38 (1): 29–30. OCLC   86771724. Gale   A54376730.
• Ha, Louisa (1996). "Advertising clutter in consumer magazines: dimensions and effects". Journal of Advertising Research. 36 (4): 76–85. OCLC   193912585. Gale   A18782739.
• Rumbo, Joseph D. (February 2002). "Consumer resistance in a world of advertising clutter: The case of Adbusters". Psychology and Marketing. 19 (2): 127–148. doi:10.1002/mar.10006.
• Ha, Louisa; Litman, Barry R. (March 1997). "Does Advertising Clutter Have Diminishing and Negative Returns?". Journal of Advertising. 26 (1): 31–42. doi:10.1080/00913367.1997.10673516.
• Brown, Tom J.; Rothschild, Michael L. (June 1993). "Reassessing the Impact of Television Advertising Clutter". Journal of Consumer Research. 20 (1): 138. doi:10.1086/209339.
• Speck, Paul Surgi; Elliott, Michael T. (September 1997). "The Antecedents and Consequences of Perceived Advertising Clutter". Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising. 19 (2): 39–54. doi:10.1080/10641734.1997.10524436.
• Lee, Sang Yeal; Cho, Yong-Suk (8 July 2010). "Do Web Users Care About Banner Ads Anymore? The Effects of Frequency and Clutter in Web Advertising". Journal of Promotion Management. 16 (3): 288–302. CiteSeerX   10.1.1.688.1429 . doi:10.1080/10496490903582594. S2CID   10211274.