Table 5 The Effect of Advertising Expenditures on Perceived Quality across Different Advertising Channels
VariableN3.0N3.1N3.2N3.3
TELEVISION.044.034.029.020***
INTERNET.017**.001.006.003
PRINT.015***.022***.011*.009
RADIO.020**.013.021**.017*
OUTDOOR.031***.028*.028**.027***
Controls
Brand FEsIncludedIncludedIncludedIncluded
Year FEsIncludedIncludedIncludedIncluded
Quarter FEsIncludedIncludedIncludedIncluded
Brand × Year FEsIncludedIncludedIncluded
Brand × Quarter FEsIncludedIncludedIncluded
Brand × Year × Quarter FEsIncluded
Five Control functionsIncludedIncludedIncludedIncluded
Intercept14.88114.95314.96715.025
Number of observations43,08143,08143,08143,081
Number of brands898898898898
  • Note: The authors use five control functions to account for the endogeneity of advertising expenditures in each channel. To construct each of the control functions, the authors use an instrumental variable by utilizing average monthly advertising expenditures across all other brands in the category in a particular advertising channel. All five predictors (TELEVISION, INTERNET, PRINT, RADIO, and OUTDOOR) have been log-transformed so that the coefficients for different channels can be comparable (i.e., the coefficients capture change in perceived quality due to a 1-percent increase in advertising expenditures in that channel). FE = fixed effect; RE = random effect.

  • * p < .10;

  • ** p < .05;

  • *** p < .01;

  • p< .001.