Ad typicality judgments in the processing of creative television ads. Issue 2 (17th February 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Peterson, Mark; Malhotra, Naresh K.
• Is Part Of: International journal of advertising. Volume 42:Issue 2(2023)
• Page Start: 288
• Page End: 316
• Publication Date: 2023-02-17
• Subjects: ad typicality -- typicality -- incongruity -- creative ads -- ad expectations -- ad match -- television advertising; Advertising -- Periodicals; 659.105
• DOI: 10.1080/02650487.2022.2129331
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1759-3948

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this research is to better understand the role judgments of ad typicality—the representativeness of an ad for a product category—play in the processing of television advertising. Such judgments would include the expected themes and feelings to be experienced from viewing ads of a product category. This is a vital undertaking because consumers' judgments of typicality are used in judgments of originality (divergence)—a key dimension of creative ads. However, the nature of ad typicality judgments remains mostly unexplained. Specifically, researchers have not offered rich explanations regarding the antecedents of ad-typicality judgments, or the complex effects of ad-typicality judgments regarding attitude toward the ad. This study addresses these issues and offers new understanding for such phenomena related to ad typicality.