Pervasive Advertising

Following decades of exciting developments in laboratories around the world, pervasive computing technologies are starting to reshape our world in real ways. Computers, visible and invisible, are everywhere: traditional signs and billboards are being replaced by digital signage, projections, and interactive surfaces. Communication is digital and ubiquitous-the majority of the world's population uses mobile phones. Physical computing and robotics make physical environments digital and interactive. It is apparent that analogous for developments on the Internet, advertising will be the business model driving pervasive computing. These new computing technologies are powerful tools for advertising and they will supersede traditional advertising in the near future. Pervasive computing is the disruptive technology for advertising. This book presents the core principles of Pervasive Advertising and makes accessible to practitioners and researchers alike research findings in pervasive computing, modern advertising, and human-computer interaction. The major opportunities addressed include: symmetric communication, the long tail, powerful experiences, personalization, context adaptivity, audience measurement, and automated persuasion. The major challenges addressed include: calm and engaging advertising, privacy, and ethical persuasion. This book presents and discusses innovative applications based on digital signage and mobile advertising, venturing into new territories like music and scents. This book is intended as a guide for:

Introduction to Pervasive Advertising.-Digitial Out-Of-Home Media: Means and Effects of Digital Media in Public Space.-Meaningful Advertising.-Activity-based Advertising.-A Framework for Digital Signage Policy.-Targeted Advertising on the Handset: Privacy and Security Challenges.-Opportunities and Challenges of Interactive Public Displays as an Advertising Medium.-Conceptualizing Context for Pervasive Advertising.-Managing Advertising Context.-Social Networks in Pervasive Advertising and Shopping.-Adapting News and Advertisments to Groups.-Deploying Pervasive Advertising in a Farmers Market.-Rural Communities and Pervasive Advertising.-Attentional Behaviour of Users on the Move towards Pervasive Advertising Media.-Ambient Persuasion in the Shopping Context.-Interacting with Sound.-Scent Marketing: Making Olfactory Advertising Pervasive.