Examining Regulatory Focus in the Information Processing of Imagery and Analytical Advertisements

The results of two experimental studies show that matching a promotion (prevention) focus with imagery (analytical) information in an advertisement results in higher advertising effectiveness, together with increased intention to purchase. Mediation analyses show that the impact of a regulatory focu...

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Main Authors: Roy, Rajat, Phau, Ian
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14103
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description The results of two experimental studies show that matching a promotion (prevention) focus with imagery (analytical) information in an advertisement results in higher advertising effectiveness, together with increased intention to purchase. Mediation analyses show that the impact of a regulatory focus—information matching in evaluation and purchase intention—is partially mediated by the fluency of processing. Matching is also found to increase message persuasiveness, and this effect is fully mediated by processing fluency. Furthermore, in response to imagery (analytical) information types, promotion (prevention)-focused subjects are found to engage imagery (analytical) processing styles to support their regulatory orientation.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-141032020-07-24T08:03:15Z Examining Regulatory Focus in the Information Processing of Imagery and Analytical Advertisements Roy, Rajat Phau, Ian The results of two experimental studies show that matching a promotion (prevention) focus with imagery (analytical) information in an advertisement results in higher advertising effectiveness, together with increased intention to purchase. Mediation analyses show that the impact of a regulatory focus—information matching in evaluation and purchase intention—is partially mediated by the fluency of processing. Matching is also found to increase message persuasiveness, and this effect is fully mediated by processing fluency. Furthermore, in response to imagery (analytical) information types, promotion (prevention)-focused subjects are found to engage imagery (analytical) processing styles to support their regulatory orientation. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14103 10.1080/00913367.2014.888323 Taylor & Francis fulltext
spellingShingle Roy, Rajat
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Examining Regulatory Focus in the Information Processing of Imagery and Analytical Advertisements
title Examining Regulatory Focus in the Information Processing of Imagery and Analytical Advertisements
title_full Examining Regulatory Focus in the Information Processing of Imagery and Analytical Advertisements
title_fullStr Examining Regulatory Focus in the Information Processing of Imagery and Analytical Advertisements
title_full_unstemmed Examining Regulatory Focus in the Information Processing of Imagery and Analytical Advertisements
title_short Examining Regulatory Focus in the Information Processing of Imagery and Analytical Advertisements
title_sort examining regulatory focus in the information processing of imagery and analytical advertisements
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14103