Table A2.

Summary of literature reviews in mobile advertising in the past decade

AuthorType of reviewFocus of the reviewFindings/research gaps in the context of in-app advertising
Maseeh et al. (2021) Meta-analysisMobile advertisingAntecedents, attitudes and intentions to receive mobile advertisements were analyzed. In-app advertising received limited attention and was not included in the keyword search
Jebarajakirthy et al. (2021) Systematic literature reviewMobile advertisingThe scope of the paper is broad and in-app advertising received limited attention. Mobile marketing and mobile advertising were the keywords used. However, researchers posit privacy issues and security risks as one of the key concerns in in-app advertising
Narang and Shankar (2019) Literature reviewMobile marketingThe review identifies a research agenda based on emerging technologies in the mobile marketing space and future research revolving around personalization in in-app advertising. Keywords and methods used for review are not specified
Truong et al. (2019) Literature reviewIn-app advertisingExamines in-app advertising processes, in-app ad space supply and delivery process and participants. The paper develops a framework to enhance the effectiveness of in-app advertising. However, the review’s focus is on examining relationships between publisher-controlled factors and the effectiveness of in-app advertising
Grewal et al. (2016) Literature reviewMobile advertisingDevelops a broad framework to examine mobile advertising effectiveness including market, firm, consumer and context factors along with ad goals, ad elements and outcome metrics. The review did not examine any issues related to in-app advertising
Bauer and Strauss (2016) Systematic literature reviewLocation-based advertisingFocuses on location-based targeted advertising and in-app advertising is not part of the search strategy
Billore and Sadh (2015) Literature reviewMobile advertisingProposes framework for mobile advertising acceptance. However, issues in in-app advertising are not addressed
Varnali and Toker (2010) Literature reviewMobile marketingIn-app advertising being a more recent phenomenon, is not included in the keyword search. The review summarizes key topics in mobile marketing research
Present studySystematic literature reviewIn-app advertisingThis review is a domain-based systematic literature review, using the TCCM framework. The study identifies five key themes in the current literature on in-app advertising using thematic analysis. Our findings reveal the need for empirical research, with a strong theoretical foundation in emerging ad formats of in-app advertising, user behavior and issues in the buy-side of in-app advertising

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