Marketing to the postmodern consumer: advertising effectiveness of product placement in reality television

dc.contributor.authorHassim, Rehana
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-22T09:14:40Z
dc.date.available2014-09-22T09:14:40Z
dc.date.issued2014-09-22
dc.descriptionThesis (M.M. (Strategic Marketing))--University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, Graduate School of Business Administration, 2014.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe world as we know it is rapidly transforming into what is frequently referred to by many scholars as the era of „postmodernism‟. The postmodern consumer is more flexible, instinctive, more individualistic in preference and needs, and builds an identity through the products he/she consumes. Postmodern consumers are exposed to increased levels of advertising clutter and are becoming difficult to reach via traditional media. As a result, marketers have found alternative methods to get their message across and have looked at innovative ways to engage postmodern consumers and have turned their attention towards non-conventional advertising practices such as product placement within mass media entertainment. Reality television has emerged as a prominent genre in South Africa among young adults (Generation Y) and the incidence of product placements within these shows has grown substantially over the past few years. With marketing spend allocated to traditional television advertising (when marketing to Generation Y), the research aims to explore if traditional television advertising is effective compared to product placement in reality television in creating brand awareness and brand identity. It also aims to identify if product placement in reality television can be integrated as an element in IMC strategies.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/15569
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subjectPostmodernismen_ZA
dc.subjectPostmodern marketingen_ZA
dc.subjectReality televisionen_ZA
dc.subjectProduct placementen_ZA
dc.titleMarketing to the postmodern consumer: advertising effectiveness of product placement in reality televisionen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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