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Full-Text Articles in Business
Persuasion As A Function Of Celebrity, Argument Complexity, And Need For Cognition, Stratton Stave, Blair T. Johnson Dr., Lisset Martinez-Berman, Matthew B. Jané
Persuasion As A Function Of Celebrity, Argument Complexity, And Need For Cognition, Stratton Stave, Blair T. Johnson Dr., Lisset Martinez-Berman, Matthew B. Jané
Honors Scholar Theses
With advertising commanding so much money as an industry, it is critical to determine what people like or do not with ads. Our focus was on three main factors within advertising, two dimensions within how the advertisement is presented, one based on the person reading the ad. The two dimensions based on presentation were the complexity of the ad, done the first time by omitting letters from the ad and the second time by swapping letters within words, and celebrity endorsement, comparing popstar Taylor Swift’s to Alicia Steele, an AI-generated celebrity. We also measured Need for Cognition (NFC), the level …
Moondoggie's Ad, Mia Horvath
Moondoggie's Ad, Mia Horvath
Graphic Communication
I created a 2 minute ad for Moondoggies that defines the brands “attitude” as well as establishes its demographic, highlights the products they sell, and showcases the natural beauty of the region Moondoggies was founded in.
African American Law Firms And The Importance Of Strategic Advertising, Jamie Pleasant, Paul Brown
African American Law Firms And The Importance Of Strategic Advertising, Jamie Pleasant, Paul Brown
Southern University College of Business E-Journal
African American (AA) law firms in the 21st century have found themselves competing for market sustainability in a majority led industry that spends billions on advertisements (Li 2017). AA attorneys as a whole are continuously finding themselves collectively pouring millions of dollars in radio and television advertisements in order to acquire new clients to survive. Interestingly, no sound advertisement strategy is usually executed by these well intended but misguided law firms at the majority and minority levels and both types of firms end up spending a lot of valuable money in various media outlets that produce little or no positive …
Evaluation Of Student Reactions To Consumer Products, Bryce K. Lesher
Evaluation Of Student Reactions To Consumer Products, Bryce K. Lesher
Honors College Theses
Based on gender role congruence theory, this research sought to understand how consumer perceptions differ for masculinized and feminized products when they are presented by the opposing gender. Additionally, our research sought to understand what role—if any—political affiliation played in the consumer’s perception of the products presented. The results of this study were inconclusive due to a data collection error, however, the study itself serves as a good framework for answering the question of interest and should be rerun to draw meaningful conclusions.
Gender And Racial Diversity In Commercial Brands’ Advertising Images On Social Media, Jisun An, Haewoon Kwak
Gender And Racial Diversity In Commercial Brands’ Advertising Images On Social Media, Jisun An, Haewoon Kwak
Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems
Gender and racial diversity in the mediated images from the media shape our perception of different demographic groups. In this work, we investigate gender and racial diversity of 85,957 advertising images shared by the 73 top international brands on Instagram and Facebook. We hope that our analyses give guidelines on how to build a fully automated watchdog for gender and racial diversity in online advertisements.
Measuring Long-Term Advertising Effects In The Tourism And Hospitality Industry, Rui Qi
Measuring Long-Term Advertising Effects In The Tourism And Hospitality Industry, Rui Qi
Theses and Dissertations
Due to the intangible characteristics of the service product, the tourism and hospitality industry relies heavily on advertising. This dissertation is composed of three interrelated studies, with the overall purpose to investigate advertising effectiveness within the tourism and hospitality industry from a firm-level perspective. Longitudinal and time-series models were employed to analyze firm-level accounting, finance, and marketing data. Overall, results provided supports for the strategic value of advertising in the airline, hotel, and restaurant firms. The first study’s findings indicate that the economic benefits from advertising expenditures, unlike other expenses, do not expire in the current period. In addition, advertising …
A Critique Of Advertisements For Female Hygiene Products: A Silent Crisis In America, Laura Schulte
A Critique Of Advertisements For Female Hygiene Products: A Silent Crisis In America, Laura Schulte
Senior Honors Theses
Female hygiene advertisements can be ambiguous due to the intimate nature of menstruation. This can result in a lack of information and invoke the need to hide signals of menstruation. Further, understanding the target audience’s desires and needs is crucial. Just like any other advertisement campaign, the women buying female hygiene products desire to know the benefits of one type over another. Adding an emotive appeal or a creative method to the advertisement is not wrong. This thesis does not suggest for a dull advertisement; however, there is a balance—a campaign designed to care for and inform women while meeting …
Retailers’ Use Of Partially Comparative Pricing In A Usage Category Context: An Exploratory Study, Ellen Campos Sousa
Retailers’ Use Of Partially Comparative Pricing In A Usage Category Context: An Exploratory Study, Ellen Campos Sousa
Association of Marketing Theory and Practice Proceedings 2019
Partially comparative price (PCP) happens when some products have a comparison price and other products have only the featured retailer’s price (Barone et al., 2004). It is common retailers promote advertisements with products from different product categories, but within the same usage category (e.g., products for Christmas, Mother’s Day, and a barbecue party). However, it is still unexplored how consumers evaluate the non-comparatively priced (NCP) products that belong to the same usage category as a CP product in an advertisement.
This research aims to fill this gap, proposing that items that are not naturally within the same product category may …
Authenticity And Credibility: Effects On Counter-Stereotypical Ads, Grace Mcmanus
Authenticity And Credibility: Effects On Counter-Stereotypical Ads, Grace Mcmanus
Honors Thesis
To increase involvement of underrepresented groups in stereotyped domains (e.g., urban youth in college), marketers frequently utilize campaigns that include counter-stereotypical stimuli (e.g., a college recruitment advertisement featuring an urban youth). Existing literature on counter-stereotypical advertising suggests that contingency cues (i.e., third-party stereotypes that positively link the group to the domain) may strengthen the advertising campaign. Additionally, existing research has shown that authenticity and credibility influence the effectiveness of such campaigns. However, it may be more difficult to convince members of a subculture (e.g., urban youth with street smarts) that an advertisement containing subcultural symbolism is authentic and credible, unless …
Elements Of Creativity: A Study Of The Dimensions That Make For An Effective Advertisement, Amanda Johnson
Elements Of Creativity: A Study Of The Dimensions That Make For An Effective Advertisement, Amanda Johnson
Senior Honors Theses
The advertising world is made up of many facets, such as creativity, networking, and thought leadership. At the center of these processes lies advertising creativity, a term used to describe an ad or element of an ad that is particularly novel and noteworthy. The contents of this thesis address the challenges academics and professionals have with establishing criteria to measure creativity, while considering the value of evaluating creative ability through a variety of processes. To do this, three case studies of award-winning advertisements were conducted in order to develop a profile of an effective ad. Results indicate that successfully creative …
How To Be The Perfect Asian Wife!, Sophia Hill
How To Be The Perfect Asian Wife!, Sophia Hill
Art and Art History Honors Projects
“How to be the Perfect Asian Wife” critiques exploitative power systems that assault female bodies of color in intersectional ways. This work explores strategies of healing and resistance through inserting one’s own narrative of flourishing rather than surviving, while reflecting violent realities. Three large drawings mimic pervasive advertisement language and presentation reflecting the oppressive strategies used to contain women of color. Created with charcoal, watercolor, and ink, these 'advertisements' contrast with an interactive rice bag filled with comics of my everyday experiences. These documentations compel viewers to reflect on their own participation in systems of power.
Advertisements On Facebook: Identifying The Persuasive Elements In The Development Of Positive Attitudes In Consumers, Mahmud Akhter Shareef, Bhasker Mukerji, Mohammad Abdallah Ali Alryalat, Angela Wright, Yogesh K. Dwivedi
Advertisements On Facebook: Identifying The Persuasive Elements In The Development Of Positive Attitudes In Consumers, Mahmud Akhter Shareef, Bhasker Mukerji, Mohammad Abdallah Ali Alryalat, Angela Wright, Yogesh K. Dwivedi
Dept. of Organisation & Professional Development Publications
The main objective of this study is to develop the scale items of consumers’ attitudes toward Facebook advertisements and to theorize consumers’ attitudinal behaviour. To undertake this study, a research assistant was appointed, who is also an active member of Facebook, to introduce a message about the product Samsung Tab S, and to pass it to other members of their network. From this experiment, different members of their network participated in generating, passing, and receiving messages to develop a preliminary structured perception which was converted to generate scale items to measure attitude. Then an independent empirical study was conducted among …
0852: James E. Casto Papers, Marshall University Special Collections
0852: James E. Casto Papers, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
This collection contains information of early Huntington, Charleston, Guyandotte, and surrounding area West Virginia businesses in the forms of advertisements, business letterhead, ink blotters, photographs, and publications. Items span from the mid-1880s to the mid-1980s.
To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the James E. Casto Papers here.
“I Wanna Be Like Mike:” A Synthesis Of Sports Marketing From Babe Ruth To Michael Jordan, Michael John Duffy
“I Wanna Be Like Mike:” A Synthesis Of Sports Marketing From Babe Ruth To Michael Jordan, Michael John Duffy
Senior Projects Spring 2018
This project examines the rise and development of modern sports marketing, as well as its impact on the economy, society, culture, and professional sports. The project explores sports marketing through the lens of two legendary athletes – Babe Ruth and Michael Jordan. Ruth and Jordan are two pivotal figures that were major catalysts for elevating the role of sports and sports marketing to new levels in each of their time periods. Ruth was the first major athlete to sign lucrative endorsement deals as he opened the floodgates, fostering the rise of sports marketing and changing the sports economy. Moving to …
Sports Celebrity Influence On The Behavioral Intentions Of Generation Z, Kayla M. Farren
Sports Celebrity Influence On The Behavioral Intentions Of Generation Z, Kayla M. Farren
Honors Theses and Capstones
The research is to determine what the effects, if any, professional athlete endorsers or spokespersons have on the generation Z cohort. There is a relative lack of published research that investigated the influence sport celebrity endorsers had on generation Z. This study primarily focused on the exploration of the role sports celebrities play as vicarious role models for members of generation, as well as touched upon whether sports celebrity endorsers affected generation Z’s behavioral intentions. In addition, the influence sports celebrity endorsers had on females in comparison to males was also studied. It was found that sports celebrity spokespersons or …
Does The Rock Really Rock? The Effects Of Using A Celebrity In A B2b Advertisement., Mary Widmer, Amanda Heah
Does The Rock Really Rock? The Effects Of Using A Celebrity In A B2b Advertisement., Mary Widmer, Amanda Heah
Undergraduate Research Posters
Background: Previous studies have investigated the relationship between the content of advertisements and the effect it has on viewers’ engagement and retention. Seno and Lukas (2007) looked into this phenomenon and stated, “research has found that celebrities are more effective than other types of endorsers” (p. 121). Another study by Tantiseneepong, Gorton, and White (2012) found that celebrity endorsers “can improve the effectiveness of marketing communications, by enhancing a product’s image, attracting attention and improving recall rates” (p. 57).
Research Questions:This research addresses relationships with having a celebrity in a B2B advertisement. This study sought to answer the following …
Beyond Endorsements: How Celebrity Creative Directors Influence Consumers’ Attitudes Toward The Advertisement, Kendra Fowler, Veronica L. Thomas
Beyond Endorsements: How Celebrity Creative Directors Influence Consumers’ Attitudes Toward The Advertisement, Kendra Fowler, Veronica L. Thomas
Association of Marketing Theory and Practice Proceedings 2018
Many marketers are beginning to expand the roles that celebrities play in support of brands. Connections now go beyond the typical endorsement relationship to include employing celebrities as Creative Directors. It is imperative to understand the implications of these new relationships, as they may have different outcomes for the brand. Relying on research from the brand alliance literature, theories on the associative network model of memory, and cultural transfer of meaning, we suggest that hiring celebrities to act in the capacity of Creative Directors may have additional positive ramifications for the brand that go beyond simply utilizing celebrities as brand …
Business Model: California Agriculture Marketing Agency, Mary M. Alameda, Emma L. Larson
Business Model: California Agriculture Marketing Agency, Mary M. Alameda, Emma L. Larson
Agricultural Education and Communication
The importance of creating a marketing agency specializing in agriculture is to bridge the gap between producers and consumers. The lack of transparency from the producer has created a torn industry causing the average consumer to be questioning his or her food, or simply not understanding the agricultural way of life. An agricultural marketing firm in California can represent and advocate for local businesses to start closing the producer to consumer gap.
The American farmer excels at many things, but lacks in public communications. Modern day farmers have been able to produce more food than ever despite fewer resources and …
River Club At Independent Square, River Club
River Club At Independent Square, River Club
City and Regional Planning -- Florida
Brochure advertising the Independent Square tower and it's amenities
Ueber-Brands: How To Make Your Brand Priceless?, J. P. Kuehlwein, Wolf Schaefer
Ueber-Brands: How To Make Your Brand Priceless?, J. P. Kuehlwein, Wolf Schaefer
Asian Management Insights
Ueber-Brands—brands that are valued beyond their price and esteemed beyond their size. These brands are unique in that they have captured not just the wallet but also the hearts of a huge, loyal and growing customer base.
The Politics Of Pilgrimage Through The Prism Of Mass Media, Alokparna Das
The Politics Of Pilgrimage Through The Prism Of Mass Media, Alokparna Das
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage involves the movement of people either as individuals or as groups in search of what can be described as the sacred. Since pilgrimage is an integral part of Indian culture and has significant participation, pilgrimage sites and centres are being used by political and corporate organisations to communicate specific messages. The political relevance of religion in our contemporary world cannot be disputed, particularly in the context of a growing consumerist culture and the divisive tactics of most political organisations. In such a scenario, pilgrimage traditions and centres are periodically taken over by political groups. As a particular pilgrimage tradition …
O Creativity, Where Art Thou? What Increases Creativity Perception, And When Does Creativity Matter?, Ilgim Dara Benoit
O Creativity, Where Art Thou? What Increases Creativity Perception, And When Does Creativity Matter?, Ilgim Dara Benoit
Doctoral Dissertations
Marketing and psychology literatures have focused on identifying factors that impact the creativity of outcomes, processes, and persons. Specifically in the advertising literature, research has been defining the construct of creativity, measuring it, and examining its positive effects. Although creativity research has been on the rise, it has also been a neglected area in consumer research (e.g. Burroughs, Moreau, and Mick 2008) and there are still many new, important areas that have yet to be explored. Accordingly, in this dissertation, we focus on new research questions: “What increases creativity perception of advertisements?” and “When does creativity matter the most in …
Targeting The Weak: A Content Analysis Of Violence In Advergames, Arshak Papazyan
Targeting The Weak: A Content Analysis Of Violence In Advergames, Arshak Papazyan
Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects
With a rising trend of targeting children using various means of advertisement, the popularity of advergames has significantly increased. Although previous research suggests that negative content in advergames result in less favorable attitudes toward the game (Waiguny, et al., 2013), the presence of violence in advergames targeted to children aged three to ten years is significantly high. Despite the growing concern regarding violence in advergames and other means of advertisement targeted to children, research has not yet investigated the actual amount of violence in advergames. To shed light on this important issue, the present research discusses results of a descriptive …
Targeted Online Advertisements: Effectiveness As A Function Of Need-For-Cognition, Katherine Dorothy Drebin
Targeted Online Advertisements: Effectiveness As A Function Of Need-For-Cognition, Katherine Dorothy Drebin
Honors Theses
Previous research has suggested that targeted online advertising is more effective when users have a preexisting interest in a product or service. While technology now allows marketers to track the demographics and behaviors of potential customers, the current research examines online ad-perception at an individual level, specifically focused on differences in need-for-cognition. Participants were asked to read a short online news article and were randomly assigned to view a webpage containing either gender-neutral or gender-targeted advertisements. While it was predicted that advertisement recall would be stronger for targeted than non-targeted advertisements, no such association was found. Additionally, advertisement recall did …
Canadian Patriotism And The Timbit: A Rhetorical Analysis Of Tim Horton's Inc.'S Canadian Connection Through The Application Of Semiotics, Shelanne Jennings
Canadian Patriotism And The Timbit: A Rhetorical Analysis Of Tim Horton's Inc.'S Canadian Connection Through The Application Of Semiotics, Shelanne Jennings
Masters Theses
This study examines the content of Tim Horton's television advertisements from 1980 to 2014 from a communication perspective. Using Peirce's semiotic theory, this study examines the significations of Canadian culture as they appear within each advertisement for the purpose of establishing the time and extent to which Canadian culture was used over the course of Tim Horton's advertising history. This study finds that Tim Horton's advertisements did not purposefully use Canadian significations during the 1980s to create a connection between their brand and Canadian patriotism. However, after discovering Canadians' natural affinity to the Tim Horton's brand through focus group research …
How A Small Rural University Can Effectively Approach High School Students?, Jianfeng Wang, Liza Jussiaume, Arnaud Jaquier, Yasmine Fofana, Chuck Compton, James Davis, Stephanie Walker
How A Small Rural University Can Effectively Approach High School Students?, Jianfeng Wang, Liza Jussiaume, Arnaud Jaquier, Yasmine Fofana, Chuck Compton, James Davis, Stephanie Walker
Association of Marketing Theory and Practice Proceedings 2013
Nowadays many small rural universities or colleges are faced with the challenge of how to expand schools' student body. Given the limited budget, these schools need to make preliminary decisions on how to better reach high school students in order to achieve optimal enrollment goals. In this study, a survey was conducted to make an attempt at determining how a small rural university can effectively approach its anticipated target market. The objectives of this study are: 1. to determine how the target audiences hear about the university; 2. to determine who makes the final decisions regarding the target audience’s future …
Advertisement, Cedarville University
Advertisement, Cedarville University
A Study For Improvement Of Spring And Summer Enrollment And Marketing At Brigham Young University, Tori Rasmussen, Nate Routsong, Aleen Schiess
A Study For Improvement Of Spring And Summer Enrollment And Marketing At Brigham Young University, Tori Rasmussen, Nate Routsong, Aleen Schiess
Student Works
In January 2006, TAN consulting was commissioned to perform a marketing research study for the BYU Student Academic and Advisement Serivces Office of Assessment and Planning. After meeting with Dr. Childs, the director of BYU Student Academic Advisement Services Office of Assessment and Planning (also the chair of BYU's Spring/Summer Committee), TAN consulting determined the basic objectives of the project to be to discover the incentives for BYU students to attend spring/summer term and uncover the best way to promote spring/summer term attendance. TAN Consulting is comprised of Tori Rasmussen, Nate Routsong and Aleen Schiess.
Hsus Veal Campaign Takes Off
Close Up Reports
Through our action packet, which includes a fact sheet describing how veal calves are raised in this country, an action sheet showing what you can do to help, and bright yellow cards to leave when you dine out explaining why you didn't choose veal, you can help get the word out.
It is clear that our efforts to reform milk-fed veal production methods in the U.S. are already producing results. Shortly after our New York Times ad appeared, a large farm group paid to have its own ad published in response. Agricultural trade papers have warned their readers against our …