RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Does Traditional Advertising Theory Apply to the Digital World?
JF Journal of Advertising Research
JO J Advert Res
FD WARC
SP 390
OP 400
DO 10.2501/JAR-2015-001
VO 55
IS 4
A1 Gayle Kerr
A1 Don E. Schultz
A1 Philip J. Kitchen
A1 Frank J. Mulhern
A1 Park Beede
YR 2015
UL http://www.journalofadvertisingresearch.com/content/55/4/390.abstract
AB All theory is based on a set of seminal concepts and empirical research that are assumed to be replicable and inviolate over time. Recent changes in technology, consumer habits, demographics, and marketplaces, however, have raised questions about the applicability of advertising theory developed in a mass-media environment to today's interactive marketplace. The current study explores this idea by replicating the most-cited study in advertising research, the elaboration likelihood model, of which just three of 27 findings were replicated. The current results advocate further replication of historical studies to verify their current value for ongoing scholarship.