18 pages., Online via UI e-subscription, Through an experimental design, this study examined the effects of the weight or body type of those modeled in advertisements on purchase intent for two types (diet and non-diet) of a fictitious brand of soda. Findings revealed that thinner models were associated with greater purchase intent and more positive brand belief for the diet drink. However, no relationship was found between model size and purchase intent or brand belief for the non-diet drink.
7 pages., Online journal article via UI e-subscription. Co-published simultaneously in Mary-Lou Galician (ed.), Handbook of product placement in the mass media: new strategies in marketing theory, practice, trends, and ethics. Best Business Books., Executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest responds to questions about trends and public issues related to use of product placements in movies and television.