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Transparency in Online Marketing

Research on how transparency cues, disclosure patterns, and information framing affect consumer trust and action in online marketing environments.

Transparency in Online Marketing

Research areas

  • Consumer trust
  • Disclosure design
  • Digital persuasion

Methods

  • Behavioral studies
  • Field experiments
  • Content analysis

Research focus

This project looks at how people interpret transparency in digital marketing contexts. It studies the relationship between disclosure, credibility, and action across landing pages, branded content, and platform-mediated promotions.

Why it matters

Transparency is often treated as a legal requirement or a design afterthought. This work approaches it as a user-experience problem with measurable effects on trust, decision quality, and long-term relationship building.