The objective of this paper is to illustrate the way in which brand placement function can be improved in the film industry. This study is based on the usage of brand name in a film song and its impact on the brand’s image and sales. Brand placement is extensively used in the film industry,...

The purpose of this study is to find the effectiveness of using animated characters in advertising targeted to kids. The research design is quantitative and its research type is causal. The respondents of the study are "Pre-primary school going kids" from nine different schools belonging to...

Marketingplaner und -entscheider stehen vor der Herausforderung, in hart umkämpften Märkten das Interesse von Konsumenten für ihre Waren und Dienstleistungen zu gewinnen. Die rasante Verschiebung vom Produkt- zum Aufmerksamkeitswettbewerb zwingt die Praxis, Botschaften emotional zu gestalten...

Product placement is the planned insertion of a brand within a movie, a fiction, etc. It can be used with other communication tools (i.e. advertising, sales promotions, etc.) in order to disseminate brand awareness and characterize brand image, developing brand equity. In global markets, product...

Recent advances in information technologies (IT) have powered the merger of online and offline retail channels into one single platform. Modern consumers frequently switch between online and offline channels when they navigate through various stages of their decision journey, motivating...

We evaluate whether and how branded TV product placement affects sales for cigarette brands. We use data on product placement from TV shows and data on retail sales of cigarettes to estimate a demand model that incorporates the level of product placement exposure for each cigarette brand. We...

Researchers and brand managers have limited understanding of the effects of firm-created and user-generated social media communication on brand equity, brand attitude, and purchase intention. Thus, we investigated 504 Facebook users using a standardized online survey across Poland. To test the...