This research studies the role of hedonic versus utilitarian message appeals in luxury goods communication, investigating how using one or the other type of message appeal affects product perceived luxuriousness and, in turn, product attitude, and consumersʼ willingness to buy. This research presents three experiments in which message appeal and brand prominence have been manipulated, while perception of luxuriousness, attitude toward luxury products, willingness to buy them and consumersʼ conspicuous consumption orientation have been measured. Hedonic, compared with utilitarian, message appeals increase perceived luxuriousness, thereby increasing product attitude and consumersʼ willingness to buy the product promoted. This effect is particularly likely to occur for consumers with lower levels of conspicuous consumption orientation and for products carrying lowly prominent logos. We extend the literature on luxury communication by studying the effect of hedonic versus utilitarian message appeals on consumersʼ responses, and the literature on hedonism versus utilitarianism by studying this dichotomy in the context of luxury goods communication. This research suggests that different message appeals used in luxury goods communication produce different effects on consumersʼ responses and that this differential effectiveness is particularly likely to manifest for certain types of consumers and certain types of luxury products.

An investigation on the effectiveness of hedonic versus utilitarian message appeals in luxury product communication / Amatulli, Cesare; De Angelis, Matteo; Donato, Carmela. - In: PSYCHOLOGY & MARKETING. - ISSN 0742-6046. - (2020), pp. 523-534. [10.1002/mar.21320]

An investigation on the effectiveness of hedonic versus utilitarian message appeals in luxury product communication

DE Angelis, Matteo;Donato, Carmela
2020

Abstract

This research studies the role of hedonic versus utilitarian message appeals in luxury goods communication, investigating how using one or the other type of message appeal affects product perceived luxuriousness and, in turn, product attitude, and consumersʼ willingness to buy. This research presents three experiments in which message appeal and brand prominence have been manipulated, while perception of luxuriousness, attitude toward luxury products, willingness to buy them and consumersʼ conspicuous consumption orientation have been measured. Hedonic, compared with utilitarian, message appeals increase perceived luxuriousness, thereby increasing product attitude and consumersʼ willingness to buy the product promoted. This effect is particularly likely to occur for consumers with lower levels of conspicuous consumption orientation and for products carrying lowly prominent logos. We extend the literature on luxury communication by studying the effect of hedonic versus utilitarian message appeals on consumersʼ responses, and the literature on hedonism versus utilitarianism by studying this dichotomy in the context of luxury goods communication. This research suggests that different message appeals used in luxury goods communication produce different effects on consumersʼ responses and that this differential effectiveness is particularly likely to manifest for certain types of consumers and certain types of luxury products.
2020
An investigation on the effectiveness of hedonic versus utilitarian message appeals in luxury product communication / Amatulli, Cesare; De Angelis, Matteo; Donato, Carmela. - In: PSYCHOLOGY & MARKETING. - ISSN 0742-6046. - (2020), pp. 523-534. [10.1002/mar.21320]
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