Exploring the effectiveness of existential guilt appeal: durable products

The study explores the relationships between existential guilt appeal, attitude towards the brand, inferences of manipulative intent, and purchase intentions. Research in advertising predominantly explores existential guilt appeal in the charitable donation context (e.g. Hibbert et al., 2007). Thus...

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Main Authors: Lwin, Michael, Phau, Ian
Other Authors: Paulo Rita
Format: Conference Paper
Published: European Marketing Academy 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45526
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description The study explores the relationships between existential guilt appeal, attitude towards the brand, inferences of manipulative intent, and purchase intentions. Research in advertising predominantly explores existential guilt appeal in the charitable donation context (e.g. Hibbert et al., 2007). Thus empirical findings from other contexts are needed, for example, the effectiveness of existential guilt appeal in the luxury durable context is unclear. The findings show no significant relationship between existential guilt appeal and purchase intentions. It questions why advertisers are using existential guilt appeal in luxury product advertisements. Managerial implications and future directions radiating from the results are discussed.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-455262017-01-30T15:21:24Z Exploring the effectiveness of existential guilt appeal: durable products Lwin, Michael Phau, Ian Paulo Rita advertising durable product jewelry existential guilt guilt appeal Tiffany The study explores the relationships between existential guilt appeal, attitude towards the brand, inferences of manipulative intent, and purchase intentions. Research in advertising predominantly explores existential guilt appeal in the charitable donation context (e.g. Hibbert et al., 2007). Thus empirical findings from other contexts are needed, for example, the effectiveness of existential guilt appeal in the luxury durable context is unclear. The findings show no significant relationship between existential guilt appeal and purchase intentions. It questions why advertisers are using existential guilt appeal in luxury product advertisements. Managerial implications and future directions radiating from the results are discussed. 2012 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45526 European Marketing Academy restricted
spellingShingle advertising
durable product
jewelry
existential guilt
guilt appeal
Tiffany
Lwin, Michael
Phau, Ian
Exploring the effectiveness of existential guilt appeal: durable products
title Exploring the effectiveness of existential guilt appeal: durable products
title_full Exploring the effectiveness of existential guilt appeal: durable products
title_fullStr Exploring the effectiveness of existential guilt appeal: durable products
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the effectiveness of existential guilt appeal: durable products
title_short Exploring the effectiveness of existential guilt appeal: durable products
title_sort exploring the effectiveness of existential guilt appeal: durable products
topic advertising
durable product
jewelry
existential guilt
guilt appeal
Tiffany
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45526