Trust in native advertising: The neuroscience behind the processing of branded content

Beth Egan, Leanne Hirshfield, Mark R. Costa and Noah Buntain

Journal of Digital & Social Media Marketing, 2018, vol. 6, issue 3, 259-272

Abstract: Native advertising seeks to bypass consumer avoidance behaviour by integrating with sponsored content. While such advertisements are more likely to be seen and remembered, they may also increase viewer feelings of betrayal. Self-report surveys make it unclear when this sense of betrayal occurs, especially for applications of branded content, such as sponsored television. Using functional near-infrared spectroscopy, this study compared viewer reactions to a branded talk-show segment versus an unbranded control. Results of the pilot study suggest specific regions of the brain correlate with viewer feelings of distrust and negative emotion regulation that can be measured in real time. Implications for researchers and the advertising industry are included.

Keywords: native advertising; branded content; brand attitude; ad trust; fNIRS; psychophysiological research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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