Online crowdfunding is a popular new tool for raising capital to commercialize product innovation. Product innovation must be both novel and useful (1-4). Therefore, we study the role of novelty and usefulness claims on Kickstarter. Startlingly, we find that a single claim of novelty increases...

We report on an investigation of the impact of voice numerosity in marketing videos, specifically product introduction videos and video advertisements, on consumer behavior. Despite the ubiquity of video advertising, the role of voice numerosity as a strategic design element to enhance...