Placing snacks in children's movies

Author(s)
Brigitte Naderer, Jörg Matthes, Patrick Zeller
Abstract

Type of placement integration has been shown to influence placement effects in adults. However, no studies have explored the role of character product interaction (CPI) for product placement effects on children. We also lack knowledge about the moderating role of age in this context. We therefore exposed N = 363 children aged 6–15 years to a movie containing no placement, a static placement, or a CPI placement. The presence of placements affected cognitive and conative brand outcomes. However, children's product memory and consumption were higher for CPI placements compared to static placements. As a relevant implication for product placement research, we found that brand outcomes were independent of the children's ages and prior movie familiarity. This suggests that children's developmental stage concerning age does not mitigate product placement effects. Implications for educators and consumer advocates are discussed.

Organisation(s)
Department of Communication
External organisation(s)
University of Vienna
Journal
International Journal of Advertising
Volume
37
Pages
852-870
No. of pages
19
ISSN
0265-0487
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/02650487.2017.1348034
Publication date
07-2017
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
508008 Media analysis, 502029 Product management
Keywords
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Communication, Marketing
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/ebe37fa6-f75a-44a9-a89c-8fac703e1f61