Appeals to image and claims about quality: Understanding the psychology of advertising.

Abstract

In three investigations we examined the evaluative and behavioral reactions of high and low self-monitoring individuals to two advertising strategies: appeals to a prod-uct's image and claims about a product's quality. High self-monitoring individuals reacted more favorably to image-oriented advertisements, were willing to pay more for products if they were advertised with an image orientation, and were more willing to try a product if it was marketed with an image appeal. By contrast, low self-monitoring individuals reacted more favorably to product-quality-oriented ads, were willing to pay more for products if they were advertised with a quality ori-entation, and were more willing to try a product if it was marketed with a quality claim. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings for advertising strat-egies, as well as theoretical implications of these findings for the nature of attitudes, are explored. It has been called "the most potent influence in adapting and changing [our] habits and modes of life, affecting what we eat, what we

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