Effect of Emotional Advertisement on quitting smoking: A Case of Korean College Students
Maidul Islam,
Global Business Department
The University of Suwon, S.Korea
Shabnam Abdulkasem Sheikh
International College
The University of Suwon, S.Korea
Abstract: In this research paper tried to focus on the effect of emotional anti-smoking ad on giving up smoking. More specifically, we have targeted college students to analysis the effect of non-emotional or less emotional and more emotional ads on quitting smoking. We have used 120 college students, were shown different anti-tobacco ads and asked to rate them. Our statistical results shows students who perceive ads are emotional and clear tend to quit smoking.
Keywords: tobacco, smoking, advertising,
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A. Inc.) has defines the public service advertising communication as a form of advertising to accept the prevailing opinion of the public, which is recommended to support the activities or work that is beneficial to them as a social, economical way. According to the results of the Flora and Mailbach, in the public service announcement message evaluation it found that the emotional appeal advertising is better remembered than rational advertising appeal (Flora and Mailbach. 1990). In our research paper we mainly focused on the reaction of emotional anti-smoking ads on smoker and non-smoking of Korean college …show more content…
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