Green or Non-Green? Does Type of Appeal Matter When Advertising a Green Product?
- 1 June 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Journal of Advertising
- Vol. 24 (2), 45-54
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00913367.1995.10673475
Abstract
This research examined how consumers responded to different print advertisements for a green laundry detergent. Hypotheses based on the salience literature were developed and tested in a laboratory experiment. One group considered a “green” appeal which emphasized the environmental attributes of the product. Another group considered a “non-green” appeal which emphasized the cost-saving attributes of the product. We measured each subject's involvement with the environment. Our results showed that for those highly involved with the environment, there were no significant differences in purchase intent, attitude toward the ad, and support arguments between appeals. However, for those less involved with the environment, the green appeal was significantly more persuasive than the non-green appeal in terms of the same variables.Keywords
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