Abstract
A Study of New Product Preannouncing Advertising:
Conceptual Overview and Empirical Analysis on Consumer
Innovativeness and Responses
Heonsoo Jung, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Marketing Konkuk University
New product preannouncing advertising
is a firm's marketing strategic tool that can increase
the likelihood of new product success. Despite the strategic
importance of new product preannouncing advertising,
little is known about it.
To enhance understanding of both academician
and practioners, this study explores the characteristics
of new product preannouncing advertising. In addition
this study empirically tests whether innovative (vs.
non-innovative) consumers respond to new product preannouncing
advertising more positively.
The empirical results show that innovators
have more interests, respond more positively, and give
more credit to new product preannouncing advertising.
Apart from hypothesis testing results, this study provides
interesting results about consumer response to new product
preannouncing advertising.
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Consumer Innovativeness
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