Chakravarti, Amitav 
ORCID: 0009-0001-1805-183X and Janiszewski, Chris
(2004)
The influence of generic advertising on brand preferences.
Journal of Consumer Research, 30 (4).
pp. 487-502.
ISSN 0093-5301
Abstract
More than a billion dollars is spent annually on generic advertisements that promote the consumption of commodity goods. Generic advertising is designed to increase primary demand, or the “size of the pie,” without affecting selective demand, or the “share of the pie.” We find evidence to the contrary—generic advertising increases the consumer’s sensitivity to changes in price and systematically alters brand preferences. These effects of generic advertising can be attributed to the tendency of generic ads to change the relative importance of the attributes used to evaluate the brands. The results have implications for the public policy issue of how to effectively implement generic advertising without differentially benefiting certain brands and the managerial issue of how to integrate generic and brand advertising in order to achieve product category and brand differentiation goals.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://ejcr.org/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2004 Journal of consumer research |
| Divisions: | Management |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| JEL classification: | D - Microeconomics > D1 - Household Behavior and Family Economics > D11 - Consumer Economics: Theory M - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting > M3 - Marketing and Advertising > M37 - Advertising |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Dec 2011 09:43 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 22:48 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/39866 |
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