Advertising & Public Relations Archive
Virtual interactions that impact physical behaviors
Using virtual reality to tell brand stories
Abstract: This proposed special session aims to discuss the state of the art in using virtual environment technologies to tell compelling brand stories and explore how these developments impact how consumers […]
The Effect of Brand-issue Fit on a Corporate Health-promotion Campaign
Abstract: This study investigated the effect of perceived brand-issue fit on consumer responses to a health-promotion campaign, and advertising message strategy effects (elaborational vs. relational) on consumer responses under high […]
Virtual interactions that promote physical changes
The Role of Matching Construal Level and Social Distance in Young Drivers’ Changes of Attitude and Behavior toward Texting While Driving
Abstract: This study examines message strategies of PSAs that can effectively discourage young adults from texting while driving. We test the effect of matching young adults’ perceived social distance and […]
Why Do Consumers Use Branded Mobile Apps?
Abstract: Applying Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), this study examined motivations for consumers’ use of mobile apps, and concerns arising from their actual usage. A proposed model, tested using structural equation […]
Electronic Cigarette Brand Posts on Instagram
Abstract: This study examined the relationships between endorser type (celebrities, regular people, products only) on e-cigarette Instagram brand pages, identification, source credibility, attention to social comparison, health consciousness, and SNS […]
Consumer Responses Toward Cosmeceutical Advertising
Abstract: consumers usually see cosmeceuticals (cosmetics+pharmaceuticals) as an ambiguous object and have ambivalent attitudes due to product benefits (positive) and potential side effects (negative), this study examines the interplay between […]
Sponsorship Transparency as a Mediator of Negative Effects of Covert Ad Recognition
Abstract: The proliferation of covert online advertising formats such as advergames has raised concerns about consumers’ ability to recognize such content as advertising, and about how recognition affects evaluative outcomes. […]
News Media Portrayal of HPV Vaccine Before Its First Implementation in China
Abstract: News media stories and content can influence people’s understanding of vaccines and vaccine preventable diseases, including making them more knowledgeable about the need for a recommended vaccination and more […]