Retargeting Ads for Shopping Cart Recovery: Online Field Experiments

Takeshi Moriguchi, Guiyang Xiong, Xueming Luo

Research output: Chapter in Book/Entry/PoemConference contribution

Abstract

Retargeting ads (RA) aim to convert customers who previously browsed the websites or abandoned shopping-carts. We exploit several randomized field experiments to test how the effects of RA vary depending on ad-copy content and purchase-funnel stages. Results suggest that compared to hold-out without retargeting, RA in lower funnel based on shopping-cart abandonment history significantly enhances purchase responses. The effects are driven by ad content that highlights product return information rather than product reminder or shipping information. Due to lack of touch/feel/trial of online orders, such ad-copy can nudge customers to try the products by reducing shopping risks and, thus, increase purchase rates. Net revenue for RAs with product return information is 49.7% larger than conventional RAs with product information. Also, lower funnel retargeting is 2.25 times as effective as upper funnel retargeting in lifting purchase rates. These findings indicate how to design RAs to recover abandoned carts and boost sales.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationInternational Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2022
Subtitle of host publication"Digitization for the Next Generation"
PublisherAssociation for Information Systems
ISBN (Electronic)9781713893615
StatePublished - 2022
Event43rd International Conference on Information Systems: Digitization for the Next Generation, ICIS 2022 - Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: Dec 9 2022Dec 14 2022

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2022: "Digitization for the Next Generation"

Conference

Conference43rd International Conference on Information Systems: Digitization for the Next Generation, ICIS 2022
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityCopenhagen
Period12/9/2212/14/22

Keywords

  • advertising
  • purchase funnel
  • retargeting
  • Shopping-cart abandonment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Information Systems

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