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Author, Analytic (01) : Everett, Stephen E.
Title, Analytic (04) : Lay audience response to prescription drug advertising
Medium Designator (05) : Analytic survey
Journal Title (10) : Journal of Advertising Research
Date of Publication (20) : April/May, 1991
Volume ID (22) : 3200
Location in Work (25) : 43-49
Notes (42) : Methodology note: This was a telephone survey and therefore excluded people without phones. The survey was done in a single community in the United States and the results may not be generalizable. Respondents did not actually see a DTC advertisement and t
Abstract (43) : This study found that the lay audience is willing to attend to direct-to-consumer advertising and would discusssuch advertised prdoucts with their physicians. In general, members of the public will not tend to appraoch prescription drug advertising and product selection as a trivial, low-involvement task. Elderly consumers comprise one possible exception to this generally rational audience.
Keywords (45) : *analytic survey/United States/direct-to-consumer advertising/general public and consumers/attitude toward promotion/doctor-patient relationship/elderly/consumer behaviour & knowledge/ATTITUDES REGARDING PROMOTION: CONSUMERS/PATIENTS/INFLUENCE OF PROMOTION: CONSUMERS AND PATIENTS/INFLUENCE OF PROMOTION: DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP/PROMOTION AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION: CONSUMERS AND PATIENTS/PROMOTIONAL TECHNIQUES: DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER ADVERTISING