Hi Vale! I've attached my few cents to this. Hope it helps! >From a consumer brand / image perspective, engaging another sense beyond just visual is a tricky topic.
Personally, I'm not a fan of hearing anything that reminds me of "Congratulations, You've won a free iPod ####" That said, if I hovered over a banner and what I heard was something iconic but not overwhelming (think clean, crisp, representative of the mood/theme of the company, then every time I heard either that sound or something quite similar, I would (or consumers in general) be more likely remember your brand. Also keep in mind the types of speakers most people have attached to their computer. If people just have their laptop volume on, then avoid high-pitch/frequency sounds as they sound tinny and ear-splitting. If their computers are attached to speakers and they've accidentally left the volume up, the last thing you want is to embarrass them around co-workers with a loud obtrusive sound. Incidentally, this is how many recording studios have had to unfortunately master tracks - accommodating for headphones and laptop speakers. Those are my five cents ;) Nik Daftary co-founder & frontman | turn2live (o) 512.686.3137 x1 (f) 512.686.3145 …………………………………………………………………………………… www.turn2live.com DISCOVER YOUR LIVE MUSIC EXPERIENCE Contact Me [image: Linkedin] <http://www.linkedin.com/in/nikdaftary>[image: Twitter] <http://www.twitter.com/daftstar> On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 7:47 AM, Vale <[email protected]> wrote: > > Does anyone have any experience or user stats on using sound within a > banner? Getting inquiries about wanting the banner to have sound or > having a short sound when banner is clicked? Or just your two cents? > > Thank you. > > Vale Kelley • Three Lakes Marketing • Product Manager > [email protected] > Office: 888-842-0292 | Cell: > 512-784-5530 > ____________________________________________________________________ > product management - web- seo - ux|ui - social strategy - mobile apps > - predictive analytics > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
