🎓 When to use horizontal vs vertical product layouts
🎓 When to use horizontal vs vertical product layoutsHorizontal product displays on websites make people choose higher quality, more expensive products. Vertical displays encourage choice of cheaper options.New to Ariyh? Join 11,319 evidence-based marketers for 3min practical insights 💡 from scientific research 🎓 to get better marketing results 📈 Today’s insight is brought to you by… Conjoint.ly Conjoint.ly is how brands like Mondelēz and Omron get fast and reliable research done. Here’s why they choose it:
Want to sponsor Ariyh? Here’s all you need to know. 📝 IntroWhen we’re browsing product options on websites we’re typically used to scrolling vertically from top to bottom. Ever since mobile shopping became a thing this has only accelerated. But it turns out that there are big benefits to horizontal product displays. P.S.: My first ever audiobook is live on Scribd! Topic: The latest science for effective ads You can listen to it on Scribd here or read the transcript here. (Don’t have a Scribd account? Scribd has a 30-day free trial if you haven’t used it before) Previous insight: Why you should differentiate your startup (100+ more insights here) Horizontal product browsing encourages a focus on quality, vertical on priceChannels: Website | Ecommerce | User experience (UX) 📈 RecommendationPresent products on your website according to what choices you want to encourage. Show products horizontally to make people more likely to choose products that are higher quality, more expensive, and have strong primary features (e.g. size or resolution of a TV). Show products vertically to make people more likely to choose lower price products and have them care more about secondary features (e.g. the TV stand or type of remote control). 🎓 Findings
The horizontal display of products, sometimes used by Amazon, encourages people to choose higher quality, higher priced products The commonly used vertical display, also used by travel site Booking.com, drives people to choose cheaper options 🧠 Why it works
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It’s unclear how the effect applies in the case of fashion retailers such as Everlane, where multiple products are commonly presented per row ⚡ Steps to implement
🔍 Study typeLab and online experiments 📖 ResearchVertical vs. horizontal presentation formats result in different consumption choices due to construal priming. Journal of Consumer Behaviour (May 2022). 🏫 Researchers
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