The multidimensional nature and brand impact of user-generated ad parodies in social media
- Authors
- Vanden Bergh, Bruce G.; Lee, Mira; Quilliam, Elizabeth T.; Hove, Thomas
- Issue Date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WORLD ADVERTISING RESEARCH CENTER
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVERTISING, v.30, no.1, pp.103 - 131
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- Journal Title
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVERTISING
- Volume
- 30
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 103
- End Page
- 131
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/erica/handle/2021.sw.erica/39196
- DOI
- 10.2501/IJA-30-1-103-131
- ISSN
- 0265-0487
- Abstract
- What is the impact of ad parodies on the brands they spoof? This question arises from the recent confluence of heightening comedic interest in parodying advertising and the growing trend of amateurs creating their own ad parodies in social media. This article reports on a multi-phase study investigating the key dimensions of ad parodies and how they influence brand attitudes, attitudes towards the parodies, and intention to pass along the parodies. Four primary dimensions of ad parodies were discovered: humour, truth. mockery and offensiveness. Humour and truth were positively related to attitudes towards the parodies and intention to pass them along, while offensiveness was negatively related to attitudes towards the parodies. However, the dimensions of ad parodies had no impact on brand attitudes. The results demonstrate that, although advertisers should be aware of this trend, they can take comfort in consumers' ability to distinguish between brand messages and entertainment.
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