“…Although consumers predominately use their smartphones for private communication, they can appreciate persuasive communication, when it is entertaining (Watson et al, 2013). Several authors have shown that the experience of "completing" open ads has a positive effect on brand attitude, compared to processing closed ads (e.g., Ketelaar, Maesen, Linssen, & Van Gisbergen, 2013;Thorbjørnsen, Ketelaar, Riet, & Dahlén, 2015). As favorable attitudes towards the brand relate negatively to perceived intrusiveness (e.g., Lee et al, 2015;Li et al, 2002), we hypothesize that: Hypothesis 1.…”