Advertising Thresholds and Wearout

Author: Corkindale David   Newall John  

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd

ISSN: 0309-0566

Source: European Journal of Marketing, Vol.12, Iss.5, 1993-12, pp. : 329-378

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Abstract

This monograph presents a thorough examination of the phenomena of "threshold" levels of advertising activity and the "wearout' of advertisements and/or campaigns. These are seen as corresponding to the management questions "How little can we spend/How infrequently can we advertise?" and "How much is too much/How infrequently is too little?" In the first section the relevant literature on, or related to, the two issues is reviewed. Section 2 describes a survey aimed at establishing current beliefs in the existence of the phenomena, the practices resulting from these beliefs, and the data which support them. Finally, Section 3 offers an overview on the managerial issues involved in decisions concerning threshold or wearout risks in advertising. It is suggested that wasted expenditure may be occurring in advertising because the believed levels of threshold and wearout are both too high.