IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/fan/ecaqec/vhtml10.3280-ecag2017-003003.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Translating means-end research into advertising strategy using the meccas model

Author

Listed:
  • Daniel Eberhard

Abstract

This paper illustrates the translation of actual research data of a meansend analysis into concrete advertising strategies using the so called "means-end conceptualization of the components of advertising strategy" - commonly referred to as "meccas" model. In this case, an underlying study examined buying motives of male German recreational athletes with regards to anabolic supplements using the means-end approach. By applying the meccas model, i.e. translating the different layers of the cumulated means-end chains of this study into elements of advertising, six print-advertising strategies were developed in cooperation with a professional graphic studio. Practical applications of the meccas model with regards to its original intent of developing advertising strategies have been conducted very rarely in a scientific context. This case study will pose an illustrative example for researchers and marketers alike and also lay basis for further scrutiny of means-end theory in general.

Suggested Citation

  • Daniel Eberhard, 2017. "Translating means-end research into advertising strategy using the meccas model," Economia agro-alimentare, FrancoAngeli Editore, vol. 19(3), pages 333-356.
  • Handle: RePEc:fan:ecaqec:v:html10.3280/ecag2017-003003
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=60738&Tipo=ArticoloPDF
    Download Restriction: Single articles can be downloaded buying download credits, for info: https://www.francoangeli.it/DownloadCredit
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Gutman, Jonathan, 1991. "Exploring the nature of linkages between consequences and values," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 22(2), pages 143-148, March.
    2. Reynolds, Thomas J. & Rochon, John P., 1991. "Means-end based advertising research: Copy testing is not strategy assessment," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 22(2), pages 131-142, March.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Mora Cortez, Roberto & Johnston, Wesley J. & Gopalakrishna, Srinath, 2022. "Driving participation and investment in B2B trade shows: The organizer view," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 142(C), pages 1092-1105.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Márcio Lopes Pimenta & Éderson Luiz Piato & Luiz Henrique de Barros Vilas Boas & Stella Naomi Moriguchi, 2012. "Flavor and wellbeing: relationship between product's attributes and consumers’ personal values of regional coffee brands," Brazilian Business Review, Fucape Business School, vol. 9(3), pages 119-140, July.
    2. Hsiu-Hua Chang, 2017. "Consumer Socially Sustainable Consumption: The Perspective toward Corporate Social Responsibility, Perceived Value, and Brand Loyalty," Journal of Economics and Management, College of Business, Feng Chia University, Taiwan, vol. 13(2), pages 167-191, August.
    3. Botschen, Gunther & Hemetsberger, Andrea, 1998. "Diagnosing Means-End Structures to Determine the Degree of Potential Marketing Program Standardization," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 42(2), pages 151-159, June.
    4. Schaefers, Tobias, 2013. "Exploring carsharing usage motives: A hierarchical means-end chain analysis," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 47(C), pages 69-77.
    5. Eimers, M.Y. & Pieters, R. & Verhallen, T.M.M., 1996. "Product evaluation as a function of consumer type and usage situation," Other publications TiSEM d94fd2d8-0785-4a8f-8fb1-2, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
    6. Othmane Aride & Maria-del-Mar Pàmies-Pallisé, 2019. "From Values to Behavior: Proposition of an Integrating Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(21), pages 1-19, November.
    7. Eimers, Y.M. & Pieters, R.G.M. & Verhallen, T.M.M., 1994. "Product evaluation as a function of consumer type and usage situation," Other publications TiSEM 1b561b4c-9195-4dbd-8c12-f, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
    8. Brunsø, Karen & Fjord, Thomas Ahle & Grunert, Klaus G., 2002. "Consumers' food choice and quality perception," MAPP Working Papers 77, University of Aarhus, Aarhus School of Business, The MAPP Centre.

    More about this item

    JEL classification:

    • M31 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Marketing and Advertising - - - Marketing
    • M37 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Marketing and Advertising - - - Advertising

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:fan:ecaqec:v:html10.3280/ecag2017-003003. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Stefania Rosato (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/sommario.aspx?IDRivista=214 .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.