If Advertising Won't Die, What Will It Be? Toward a Working Definition of Advertising
Abstract
Answering recent calls for a new definition of advertising, we identify three dynamics—(new) media and formats, (new) “consumer” behaviors, and extended effects of advertising—that drive the evolution of advertising. Based on these, and a survey of advertising academics and professionals, we formulate an updated working definition of advertising as “brand-initiated communication intent on impacting people.” We also test and validate this...
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Title
If Advertising Won't Die, What Will It Be? Toward a Working Definition of Advertising
Published Date
Jul 2, 2016
Journal
Volume
45
Issue
3
Pages
334 - 345
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