Author

  • Sheikh Aftab Ahmad

    • University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia
    • Saudi Arabia

  • Khalid Jamil

    • National University of Modern Languages (NUML) Islamabad, Pakistan
    • Pakistan

  • Muhammad Asghar Ali

    • International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan
    • Pakistan

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to examine the customer attitudes towards advertising in Pakistan. In this study researcher examine the different dimensions of attitudes towards advertising economics beliefs, social beliefs, regulation beliefs, and personal usefulness and ethics beliefs. Data for the study collected from the customers in twin cities of Pakistan. Final analysis performed on 116 valid responses. Cronbach’s Alpha was used to check the reliability of the scale. Correlation and regression analysis was used to test the hypothesis and check the variance. The findings of the descriptive analysis shows that customer’s regulation and ethics beliefs towards advertising are not better and Economic beliefs, Social beliefs and Personal usefulness about advertising are better. The current policies of advertisers are not according to customer’s regulation beliefs and ethics beliefs. The data was collected just from students and used small sample of 116 respondents however it may effects to generality. The study provides significant practical implications for the marketing managers as well as advertisers to adjust their advertising plans or policies in Pakistan with respect to different dimensionality of consumer’s attitudes toward advertising.

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Ahmad, S. A., Jamil, K., & Ali, M. A. (2017). Studying Customer Attitudes towards Advertising in Pakistan. Information Management and Business Review, 9(5), 35-42. https://doi.org/10.22610/imbr.v9i5.1961

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2017-11-30

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