Do consumers actually notice online display ads served on Web pages? Which format of ads do people look at and engage with the most?
To find out, Meditative conducted an eye-tracking studyof 39 participants of mixed ages who were assigned certain search tasks.
Digital display ads were shown in the leaderboard (728×90), skyscraper (300×600) and big box (300×250) positions across both Web-page mock-ups and actual sites.
With data from the study, the researchers were able to generate heat maps showing the length of time spent looking at various parts of the pages, as well as gaze maps indicating where people clicked…
