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Celebrity Endorsers in OTC Drug Advertising in Japan: From the Source Credibility Perspective

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26380571
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Commerce
Research InstitutionSophia University

Principal Investigator

MORIMOTO Mariko  上智大学, 国際教養学部, 准教授 (20647359)

Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywordsマーケティング / OTC医薬品 / 広告 / 内容分析 / OTC医薬品広告 / 著名人 / 実験操作 / クロスプロモーション / 定量的内容分析
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, the effect of celebrity endorsement on perceived source credibility and brand evaluations in OTC drug advertising in Japan, as well as the current state of celebrity use, has been closely examined.
The results indicated that OTC drug ads tended to feature more actors/actresses than athletes and“talents.” Also, among the three sub-components of perceived source credibility, attractiveness and trustworthiness were the significant influential factors on advertising and brand evaluations. While actors/actresses were regarded as relatively dissimilar, they were also considered the most identifiable category of celebrities by participants in the study.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2017 2016

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 2 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Information Contents in Japanese OTC Drug Advertising from Elaboration Likelihood Model Perspective: Content Analysis of TV Commercials and OTC Drug Websites2017

    • Author(s)
      Mariko Morimoto
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Promotion Management

      Volume: 23 Issue: 4 Pages: 575-591

    • DOI

      10.1080/10496491.2017.1297977

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Examining Information Contents and Ad Appeals in Japanese Over-the-Counter Drug Advertising2017

    • Author(s)
      Mariko Morimoto
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Communication and Health

      Volume: 11

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Examining Ad Appeals in Over-the-Counter Drug Advertising in Japan2016

    • Author(s)
      Mariko Morimoto
    • Organizer
      Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
    • Place of Presentation
      The Hilton Minneapolis Hotel, Minneapolis, MN USA
    • Year and Date
      2016-08-04
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Content Characteristics of OTC Drug Advertising in Japan: A Comparison between TV Commercials and OTC Drug Websites2016

    • Author(s)
      森本真理子
    • Organizer
      the 2016 Conference of the American Academy of Advertising
    • Place of Presentation
      アメリカワシントン州シアトル
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-17
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2014-04-04   Modified: 2018-03-22  

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