Online Advertising

This chapter explores what makes online advertising different from traditional advertising channels. We argue that online advertising differs from traditional advertising channels in two important ways: measurability and targetability. Measurability is higher because the digital nature of online adv...

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Main Authors: Goldfarb, Avi (Author), Tucker, Catherine Elizabeth (Contributor)
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier, 2015-10-06T19:04:59Z.
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