“…Public attitudes to advertising have been the subject of considerable research and commentary (Alwitt & Prabhaker, 1992;Bauer & Greyser, 1968;Crane, 1991;Mittal, 1994;Muehling, 1987;O'Donoghue, 1995, Pollay & co-workers, 1986Shavitt, Lowrey, & Haefner, 1998;Zanot, 1984). An analysis of the available literature suggests that attitudes are ambivalent, vary by country and within countries by demographic variables, and center on major attitudinal themes (e.g., attitudes toward the instrument and attitudes toward the institution that is advertising [O'Donoghue, 1995]).…”