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Responsibility Messages In Alcohol Advertising - Just One More Selling Tool?, Sandra C. Jones, Kirsten Brighten Mar 2014

Responsibility Messages In Alcohol Advertising - Just One More Selling Tool?, Sandra C. Jones, Kirsten Brighten

Sandra Jones

Abstract presented at the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2013, 24-27 November 2013, Brisbane, Australia


Regulation Of Alcohol Advertising: Policy Options For Australia, Sandra C. Jones, Ross Gordon Mar 2014

Regulation Of Alcohol Advertising: Policy Options For Australia, Sandra C. Jones, Ross Gordon

Sandra Jones

A systematic search of academic databases was conducted to identify all refereed papers published between 1990 and 2012 on the regulation of alcohol advertising in Australia and three comparison countries (New Zealand, Canada and the UK). This paper reviews the codes that apply to alcohol advertising in each of the four countries, research into the effectiveness of these codes, and the small body of research into consumer attitudes towards alcohol advertising regulation. This review adduces considerable evidence that alcohol advertising influences drinking behaviours, and that current regulatory systems based on co-regulation and voluntary regulation (as is the case in Australia) …


What Do Australian Consumers Think About Current Advertising Standards?, Sandra Carol Jones, Katherine Eagleton Jun 2013

What Do Australian Consumers Think About Current Advertising Standards?, Sandra Carol Jones, Katherine Eagleton

Sandra Jones

The concept of community standards is the cornerstone of advertising self-regulation in Australia. However, there is a dearth of research on current attitudes towards advertising and a virtual absence of such data in an Australian context. A questionnaire was developed to assess consumer attitudes towards advertising; respondents were 872 adults residing in New South Wales. We found high levels of concern regarding advertising standards in general and a consistent perception that advertising should not, for example, use coarse language or violent images, portray women or men as sex objects or show nudity, stereotype or make fun of groups of people, …


Floating A University Website: If You're Going To Fish, Bring The Right Bait, Oscar T. Mcknight, Ronald Paugh Nov 1999

Floating A University Website: If You're Going To Fish, Bring The Right Bait, Oscar T. Mcknight, Ronald Paugh

Oscar T McKnight Ph.D.

Visual and printed information desired by precollege students were examined using a cluster technique. Significant relationships between the ACT score and student preferences were found. Several recommendations are offered to assist college and university administrators integrate the research and interactivity of the Web into their overall marketing strategy.


Advertising Slogans And University Marketing: An Exploratory Study Of Brand-Fit And Cognition In Higher Education, Oscar T. Mcknight, Ronald Paugh Dec 1998

Advertising Slogans And University Marketing: An Exploratory Study Of Brand-Fit And Cognition In Higher Education, Oscar T. Mcknight, Ronald Paugh

Oscar T McKnight Ph.D.

It is not uncommon for universities to develop and market their advertising slogan. This study examines institutional advertising slogans, and empirically tests the cognitive component of brand-fit. Findings are indicative of a relationship between cognition and university advertising slogans. Implications for university communications are marketing strategies are discussed.