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Investigating the Effectiveness of Product Placements in Television Shows

The Role of Modality and Plot Connection Congruence on Brand Memory and Attitude

Bibliographic Data

ID2214734
AuthorsC A Russell (0000-0002-1918-6381, San Diego State University, corresponding author)
Year2002
Volume29
Issue3
Pages306-318
Publication date2002-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Consumer Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0093-5301 • E-ISSN: 1537-5277
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1086/344432
OpenAlexW2173766965
LanguageEN
Citations received81
References cited49

This article develops and tests a conceptual framework for the practice of product placement. The empirical testing introduces a controlled experimental approach called the theater methodology. Results show that the modality of presentation (visual and auditory) of the placements and the degree of connection between a brand and the plot of the show interact to influence memory and attitude change. Memory improves when modality and plot connection are incongruent but persuasion is enhanced by congruency. While congruous placements appear natural, incongruent placements adversely affect brand attitudes because they seem out of place and are discounted. Copyright 2002 by the University of Chicago

Advertising · Affect (linguistics) · Business · Cognitive psychology · Congruence (geometry) · Connection (principal bundle) · Modality (human–computer interaction) · Persuasion · Plot (graphics) · Product (mathematics) · Product placement · Artificial Intelligence · Communication · Computer Science · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification · Digital Marketing and Social Media · Mathematics · Media Influence and Health · Psychology · Social Psychology

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