Dance to the music! How musical genres in advertisements can sway perceptions of image

Background musical genres can have a profound influence on the perceived image of real and fictitious universities in television and radio advertisements. In this study, experiments showed how dance music enhanced (while classical music diminished) the desired image for the university as modern, exc...

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Main Authors: Oakes, Steve, North, Adrian
Format: Journal Article
Published: EconBiz 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13567
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description Background musical genres can have a profound influence on the perceived image of real and fictitious universities in television and radio advertisements. In this study, experiments showed how dance music enhanced (while classical music diminished) the desired image for the university as modern, exciting, and trendy. Classical music resulted in a more sophisticated perceived image for the learning environment and an anticipation of higher university fees compared to no-music and dance music treatments. Dance music, however, increased the desire to apply for a place at the advertised university by communicating the hedonic pleasures of student life. - See more at: <a href="http://m.thearf.org/pubs-jar-preview-dec-13#sthash.pV0Wa3Ok.dpuf">http://m.thearf.org/pubs-jar-preview-dec-13#sthash.pV0Wa3Ok.dpuf</a>
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-135672017-01-30T11:37:57Z Dance to the music! How musical genres in advertisements can sway perceptions of image Oakes, Steve North, Adrian Background musical genres can have a profound influence on the perceived image of real and fictitious universities in television and radio advertisements. In this study, experiments showed how dance music enhanced (while classical music diminished) the desired image for the university as modern, exciting, and trendy. Classical music resulted in a more sophisticated perceived image for the learning environment and an anticipation of higher university fees compared to no-music and dance music treatments. Dance music, however, increased the desire to apply for a place at the advertised university by communicating the hedonic pleasures of student life. - See more at: <a href="http://m.thearf.org/pubs-jar-preview-dec-13#sthash.pV0Wa3Ok.dpuf">http://m.thearf.org/pubs-jar-preview-dec-13#sthash.pV0Wa3Ok.dpuf</a> 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13567 EconBiz restricted
spellingShingle Oakes, Steve
North, Adrian
Dance to the music! How musical genres in advertisements can sway perceptions of image
title Dance to the music! How musical genres in advertisements can sway perceptions of image
title_full Dance to the music! How musical genres in advertisements can sway perceptions of image
title_fullStr Dance to the music! How musical genres in advertisements can sway perceptions of image
title_full_unstemmed Dance to the music! How musical genres in advertisements can sway perceptions of image
title_short Dance to the music! How musical genres in advertisements can sway perceptions of image
title_sort dance to the music! how musical genres in advertisements can sway perceptions of image
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13567