{"title":"The Advertisement Puts Me Down, But I Like It","authors":"Hongjie Sun, Yongxin Luo, Fei Liu, Ben Lowe","doi":"10.2501/JAR-2023-010","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Advertisements often use positive appeals to please consumers. One exception is an emerging device that uses negative messages to target audiences, which the current authors refer to as “audience-targeted negative advertisements.” Through in-depth interviews and two experiments, this research systematically explores the perceptions and feelings of audiences about audience-targeted negative advertisements (Study 1); empirically distinguishes these advertisements from humorous advertisements and other negative advertisements (Study 2); and investigates when audience-targeted negative advertisements are more likely to be effective for advertisers (Study 3). The results show that audience-targeted negative advertisements have unique features that include negativity, uniqueness, humor, realism, and emotional influences such as empathy. Findings include practical guidance for advertisers on degree of negativity and product-type conditions in which audience-targeted negative advertisements are most effective.","PeriodicalId":51400,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advertising Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1000,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Advertising Research","FirstCategoryId":"98","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2501/JAR-2023-010","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"BUSINESS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Advertisements often use positive appeals to please consumers. One exception is an emerging device that uses negative messages to target audiences, which the current authors refer to as “audience-targeted negative advertisements.” Through in-depth interviews and two experiments, this research systematically explores the perceptions and feelings of audiences about audience-targeted negative advertisements (Study 1); empirically distinguishes these advertisements from humorous advertisements and other negative advertisements (Study 2); and investigates when audience-targeted negative advertisements are more likely to be effective for advertisers (Study 3). The results show that audience-targeted negative advertisements have unique features that include negativity, uniqueness, humor, realism, and emotional influences such as empathy. Findings include practical guidance for advertisers on degree of negativity and product-type conditions in which audience-targeted negative advertisements are most effective.
期刊介绍:
The ARF is the preeminent professional organization in the field of advertising, market and media research. Its combined membership represents more than 325 advertisers, advertising agencies, research firms, media companies, educational institutions and international organizations. Founded in 1936 by the Association of National Advertisers and the American Association of Advertising Agencies, the ARF leads key industry learning initiatives that increase the contribution of research to better marketing, more effective advertising and profitable organic growth. The principal mission of The ARF is to improve the practice of advertising, marketing and media research in pursuit of more effective marketing and advertising communications.