Decision making and cognitive processing
Fields of use: Consumer behavior research and behavioral economics
Eye tracking is applied to assess:
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Consumer choice processes
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Economic decisions
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Cognitive bias
Academic marketing and consumer research
Data-driven marketing and consumer research
Understanding the modern consumer is a continuous iteration of data gathering, testing, analyzing, and insight generation. Eye tracking brings deep consumer-behavior insights into the mix because it can measure how advertising, messaging, and packaging capture shopper attention — helping academics assess the effectiveness of, for example, store layouts, product placement, and ad content.
Why use eye tracking in academic marketing and consumer research
Data collected from eye tracking suggests how to create more successful marketing messages that capture attention and resonate with today’s consumers.
In the continuously evolving media landscape, it is also a popular research method to understand new media habits and their influence on consumer decisions.
What eye tracking reveals
Effectiveness of communication and design
Fields of use: Marketing and advertising research, package design research, and architectural design
Eye tracking is applied to assess:
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Advertising
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Package design
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Web design
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Store layout
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Signage
Visual attention, perception, and behavior
Fields of use: Media research, ethnographic studies, shopper studies, and in research targeting issues such as communication, culture, and learning
Eye tracking is applied to assess:
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Media channel preferences
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Device use habits
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Messaging and comprehension
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Shopper behavior
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Tobii wearable eye trackers used in a real-world retail environment
The Service Research Center (CTF) at Karlstad University used Tobii Pro wearable eye trackers in two different pilot studies regarding retail and consumer behavior.
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Eye tracking adds a new dimension in experimental economics
The WISO-Research Lab at the University of Hamburg in Germany has equipped their lab with thirty eye trackers to better understand cognitive processes behind decision making when running their economic research.
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Lund University's eye tracking lab for research and teaching
Ranked among the top 100 universities in the world, Lund University holds a strong reputation for research and education which is underpinned by the availability of world-class resources.
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Tobii Pro Lab
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Understanding lateral and vertical biases in consumer attention: An in-store ambulatory eye tracking study
Chen and colleagues (2021) used Tobii Pro Glasses 2 to study consumer’s attention in a grocery store. The study results indicated that shoppers pay more attention to products on their right side when crossing the aisle, and on the products positioned at the chest level, not on the eyes level, as previously believed.
PACE labels on healthy and unhealthy snack products in a laboratory shopping setting: perception, visual attention, and Product choice
Mehlhose and colleagues (2021) combined Tobii Pro Glasses 2 and Tobii Pro Lab to study consumers’ visual attention on physical activity calorie equivalent (PACE) labels. The analysis of fixation behavior on different products with PACE label revealed that health-related labels attract more attention when placed on healthier products.
Twenty seconds of visual behaviour on social media gives insight into personality
Woods and colleagues (2022) used Tobii TX300 and Tobii Studio to record eye movements while browsing Facebook News Feed. The data of visual behaviors were used to predict participants’ self-reported Big Five personality traits. The information can be then used to psychologically profile social networking site users after only 20 seconds of viewing.
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Publications
Giraldo-Romero, Y.-I., Pérez-de-los-Cobos-Agüero, C., Muñoz-Leiva, F., Higueras-Castillo, E., & Liébana-Cabanillas, F. (2021). Influence of Regulatory Fit Theory on Persuasion from Google Ads: An Eye Tracking Study. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research, 16(5), 1165–1185.
Berčík, J., Paluchová, J., & Neomániová, K. (2021). Neurogastronomy as a Tool for Evaluating Emotions and Visual Preferences of Selected Food Served in Different Ways. Foods, 10(2), 354.
de Vries, R., Boesveldt, S., & de Vet, E. (2021). Locating calories: Does the high-calorie bias in human spatial memory influence how we navigate the modern food environment? Food Quality and Preference, 94, 104338.
Samson, L., & Buijzen, M. (2021). How media appeals depicting social eating contexts increase the appetitive motivational processing of healthy foods. Appetite, 167, 105582.
Radon, A., Brannon, D. C., & Reardon, J. (2021). Ketchup with your fries? Utilizing complementary product displays to transfer attention to a focal product. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 58, 102339.