Impact of materialism on consumers' ethical evaluation and acceptance of product placement in movies

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Manyiwa, S. and Brennan, R. 2016. Impact of materialism on consumers' ethical evaluation and acceptance of product placement in movies. Social Business. 6 (1), pp. 65-82. https://doi.org/10.1362/204440816X14636485174958
TypeArticle
TitleImpact of materialism on consumers' ethical evaluation and acceptance of product placement in movies
AuthorsManyiwa, S. and Brennan, R.
Abstract

Purpose
Business organisations have been using product placement in movies as a marketing communications tool for a long time. Yet, concerns have been raised about consumers' perceptions of the ethicality and acceptability of product placement. This study investigates the importance of consumer materialism and consumer ethical evaluation of product placement as factors influencing consumer acceptance of product placement in movies.
Methodology
250 UK moviegoing adults were surveyed and the resulting data analysed using structural equations modelling.
Findings
The findings reveal that moviegoers who score higher on materialism find product placement more acceptable than those who score lower.
Limitations
Further studies are recommended to determine whether or not the incorporation of other variables could improve the model fit and variance explained for endogenous variables.
Implications
The study concludes that consumers' perceptions about the ethicality of product placement mediate the relationship between materialism and product placement acceptability.
Contribution
This study suggests that business organisations need to be aware of the important role of materialism in influencing the perception that product placement is broadly ethical and acceptable as a means of market communication.

PublisherWestburn Publishers
JournalSocial Business
ISSN2044-4087
Publication dates
Print01 Mar 2016
Publication process dates
Deposited24 Jun 2016
Accepted01 Mar 2016
Output statusPublished
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1362/204440816X14636485174958
LanguageEnglish
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