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Erschienen in: Marketing Letters 3/2012

01.09.2012

Visual art in advertising: The effects of utilitarian vs. hedonic product positioning and price information

verfasst von: Verena Huettl, Heribert Gierl

Erschienen in: Marketing Letters | Ausgabe 3/2012

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Abstract

Recent research has reported that visual artwork used in advertisements or on product packaging affects perceptions of luxury and contributes positively to attitudes toward products. Thus, the use of visual artwork has been recommended to promote products. We investigated the effect of artwork on purchase intentions and identified a co-occurring negative effect via perceptions of expensiveness. Our research indicates that the sign of the overall effect of artwork depends on two moderators. The positive effect via perceptions of luxury exists only for hedonic products but not for utilitarian ones. The negative effect via perceptions of expensiveness only appears when information about the product’s price is not provided to the consumer. Based on our findings, we recommend using art only for hedonic products for which the prices are known.

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Metadaten
Titel
Visual art in advertising: The effects of utilitarian vs. hedonic product positioning and price information
verfasst von
Verena Huettl
Heribert Gierl
Publikationsdatum
01.09.2012
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Marketing Letters / Ausgabe 3/2012
Print ISSN: 0923-0645
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-059X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11002-012-9196-z

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