Product Packaging Metaphors: Effects of Ambiguity and Explanatory Information on Consumer Appreciation and Brand Perception

ABSTRACT Product packaging is an important means for communicating product and brand benefits. Research suggests that visual metaphors may be particularly suited in this context, however, the conditions under which metaphors are effective are not yet well understood. In the research reported herein,...

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Published in:Psychology & marketing 2014-06, Vol.31 (6), p.404-415
Main Authors: van Rompay, Thomas J. L., Veltkamp, Martijn
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