Abstract
This paper redefines emotional versus rational advertising appeals from a media psychology perspective in terms of changes in cognitive load placed on viewers’ limited processing capacity during ad consumption. Appeal type interacted with perceived personal relevance such that relevance exerted a stronger influence on cognitive resources for advertisements employing rational appeals. As a result, rational appeals should be used with caution when advertisements have low perceived relevance as viewers may withdraw attention and stop processing the advertisement. In contrast, emotional appeals may help sustain attention for low-relevance messages.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 277-299 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | Journal of Promotion Management |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 23 2020 |
Keywords
- STRT
- appeals
- processing
- recall
- relevance
- resource allocation