The study was conducted on 182 individual who viewed either a cause-related or generic corporate advertisement for one of four brands, and then entered a mock convenience store where they could actually buy products.The result? There was a 74% increase in actual purchases for a shampoo brand when it was associated with a cause, and there was a 28% increase in a toothpaste brand purchases when the product was associated with a cause in the earlier advertisement.
The lesson here? People care, or at least they want their brands to care. Or maybe it's just that the ads stuck out in their head because the message wasn't just the same old corporate jargon they're exposed to constantly.
Capitalists to the core would say "duh," this is how capitalism should work. Corporations are rewarded with $$$ by helping out a "cause." It pays to care, people.
So who needs non-profits, or governmental organizations? Riiiight.... well, maybe someday everyone will have all that they need...
What do you think? Have you ever made a purchase because of a cause-related ad that you saw?
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Above see two of the products that immediately came to mind when it came to "cause marketing" - GAP's participation in the RED product line, and Cheerios' heart disease donations.
2 comments:
i'm such a sucker for these... especially when breast cancer awareness month comes around and everything turns pink.
Breast Cancer awareness is so ubiquitous that often I buy products for the products, not even for the cause! For example: my rollerblades, and skis both have the pink ribbon on them... but i bought them because they're awesome, not because they're supporting breast cancer.
Dang I just argued against my post. :P Often I do make purchases based on causes, I swear!
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