When the objective of an advertising campaign is to increase the consumption or usage frequency of a package good, copy testing measures must be sensitive to this objective. Since measuring actual usage can be prohibitive in terms of time and money, we present two measures which can be examined...

When does advertising which describes a new use for a product or service (extension advertising) help or harm or strength a brand’s equity among loyal consumers? This paper illustrates how products and services with high brand equity can leverage their impact of their equity by increasing...

Traditional cognitive response elicitation procedures may not be sensitive enough to elicit the stylized and subtle thoughts that are generated during exposure to certain types of ads. When these types of thoughts are the focus of a researcher’s work, it is critical that he or she develop a...