GAUGING THE CURIOSITY OF TELEVISION VIEWERS - A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON COMIC VERSUS SERIOUS APPEALS WHEN PROMOTING HIGHER OR LOWER THOUGHT PRODUCTS

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Volume 12 Issue 1 2016

Author(s):

Syed Karamatullah Hussainy
PhD. Business Administration Student at Preston University, Karachi Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari Institute of Technology (KASBIT).
s.karamatullah@gmail.com

Dr.Rukshar Ahmed
Professor& Dean, Post Doctorate in Management & Law, HEC Approved Supervisor, HEC Approved Resource Person, PhD from University of Karachi.
rukhsarahmed2000@yahoo.com

Abstract The article attempts to explore the impact of advertising on gaining the attention of the television audience. A simple random sampling technique was used for drawing multiple groups having twenty-five respondents, and they were exposed to multiple ads having comic and serious content. The data was collected through a questionnaire. The logistic regression method is applied by using t-test and chi-square for analysis. The study has identified many interesting dimensions including the diversity of advertising themes, gender, and age differences. Comic and serious appeals are studied to identify their impact on television audiences when used for higher thought and lower thought products. The research has revealed many interesting facts that would help the advertisers develop a better theme for their television audience when attempting to gain the attention for promoting their higher thought or lower thought products. The research has allowed the researchers to explore the reaction of the television audience in a simulated environment and has provided the researcher ample evidence to recommend advertisers, the various themes for different categories of products. It also would open new windows of research for researchers interested in researching communicating through the use of television ads with the audience.
Keywords no keywords
Year 2016
Volume 12
Issue 1
Type Full Length Paper
Recognized by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, HEC
Category "Y"
Journal Name IBT Journal of Business Studies
Publisher Name ILMA University
Jel Classification -
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.46745/ilma.jbs.2016.12.01.07
ISSN no (E, Electronic) 2409-6520
ISSN no (P, Print) 2416-8393
Country Pakistan
City Karachi
Institution Type University
Journal Type Open Access
Manuscript Processing Blind Peer Reviewed
Format PDF
Paper Link http://ibtjbs.ilmauniversity.edu.pk/journal/jbs/12.1/7.pdf
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