Consumer Responses to Tropes in Print Advertising

This research investigates the effects of a specific type of figure of speech in print advertising. The figures of speech, tropes, are indirect or irregular statements, such as puns or metaphors, that require viewers to make inferences to understand their intended meaning. The results suggest that u...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of advertising 2001-03, Vol.30 (1), p.55-65
Hauptverfasser: Toncar, Mark, Munch, James
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This research investigates the effects of a specific type of figure of speech in print advertising. The figures of speech, tropes, are indirect or irregular statements, such as puns or metaphors, that require viewers to make inferences to understand their intended meaning. The results suggest that using tropes can significantly enhance the effectiveness of a print ad, making the ad more persuasive and more memorable. However, the effectiveness of tropes seems limited to low involvement settings. The authors suggest that advertisers can employ tropes to overcome some of the difficulties associated with advertising to disinterested consumers.
ISSN:0091-3367
1557-7805
DOI:10.1080/00913367.2001.10673631