Measures that can boost outcomes from environmental product claims

This study establishes claim specificity as a conceptually distinct message characteristic and a robust antecedent of claim credibility. The relationship between the specificity and the credibility of green claims is examined by way of a 2 × 2 online experiment, with a broad sample of consumers. The...

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Main Authors: Ganz, B. (Author), Grimes, A. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Advertising Research Center 2018
Online Access:View Fulltext in Publisher
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520 3 |a This study establishes claim specificity as a conceptually distinct message characteristic and a robust antecedent of claim credibility. The relationship between the specificity and the credibility of green claims is examined by way of a 2 × 2 online experiment, with a broad sample of consumers. The results show that being specific increased the perceived credibility of green claims across a range of products, regardless of their perceived environmental relevance. Theoretical, practical, and research implications are discussed. © 2018, World Advertising Research Center. All rights reserved. 
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773 |t Journal of Advertising Research