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Context isn't king 

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You'll need to take this with a pinch of salt, as the study's been funded by companies selling behavioural targeting, but Adweek reports:

New research casts doubt on the long-held belief that advertising is most effective when placed near content related to the product. Product ads displayed out of context had roughly the same impact on brand preference as identical placements shown next to related content.

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September 28, 2007 7:25 PM
 
It's not very behavioural to measure brand preference, is it? You should measure, er, behaviour. I suspect that people targeting banners know that context does affect click-through. Placement may well have a smaller effect on perception than on action.
 
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