The role of attributions in consumer perceptions of retail advertisements promoting price discounts |
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Authors: | Scot Burton Donald R. Lichtenstein Abhijit Biswas Katherine Fraccastoro |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Marketing and Transportation, University of Arkansas, 302 BADM, 72701 Fayetteville, Ark.;(2) University of Colorado, USA;(3) Louisiana State University, USA |
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Abstract: | This study examines whether information in an advertisement promoting a price discount is capable of affecting attributions made about the price reduction and whether these attributions, in turn, affect consumer perceptions and evaluations of the sale. Findings show that price image of the retail advertiser had a strong effect on attributions pertaining to the merchant and a marginal effect on product attributions. The attribution variables, in turn, explained significant amounts of variance in criterion variables measuring consumer perceptions of value, attitude toward the ad, and shopping intentions, beyond the variance explained by the store and discount claim variables manipulated in the study. These results suggest the importance of the role of attributions made by consumers when exposed to ads promoting discounts. |
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Keywords: | Attributions price discounts retail advertising |
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