2015
DOI: 10.1080/02650487.2015.1090521
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The effectiveness of movie trailer advertising

Abstract: Prior to a movie release in theatres, trailer advertising provides valuable information that can help viewers and investors form expectations about the movie's future success. While previous research has looked at the financial implications of movie advertising budgets, the effects of trailers' creative characteristics on abnormal returns have not yet been investigated. Using a sample of movie trailers, results from our event study and cross-sectional analysis show that the appeal of the movie plot revealed in… Show more

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“…From an abstract point of view, such products are also characterized by the information content. To advertise movies and shows, film scenes are cut together for a trailer, which is supposed to make the consumer "want more" [32]. These critics that have seen trailers before the release, recommendations of friends' that already saw the movie, and the reputation of directors, actors, and so on, are also reasons for watching or buying a movie [33].…”
Section: Evaluation Of Related Domainsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…From an abstract point of view, such products are also characterized by the information content. To advertise movies and shows, film scenes are cut together for a trailer, which is supposed to make the consumer "want more" [32]. These critics that have seen trailers before the release, recommendations of friends' that already saw the movie, and the reputation of directors, actors, and so on, are also reasons for watching or buying a movie [33].…”
Section: Evaluation Of Related Domainsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Besides, Sutliff conducted an investigation to evaluate the public's attitudes and trust of authority figures: no significant difference was found with regard to the public's relatively high trust in authority based on region of the country or type of community [113]. Moreover, based on trust in authoritative people, many scholars in the field of marketing and advertising have usually deemed that endorsements by highly authoritative figures have a star effect and can effectively promote product sales and advertising clicks [114][115][116]. Furthermore, according to leader-member exchange theory, leaders are granted the authority to negotiate with members to back up their cultivation of a trusting atmosphere [117].…”
Section: Hypothesis 2bmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Conversely, movie ones keep stimulating analyses and researches about their semiotic quality and commercial effectiveness (e.g. De Vries & Lado, 2017;Johnston, 2009;Karray & Debernitz, 2017;Liu et al, 2016). Among the most recent highlights, it is worth to notice that this form of advertising has proven to have a dramatic impact on the success of movie, and that interactive trailers are more effective than non-interactive ones.…”
Section: Overviewmentioning
confidence: 99%