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Marketing people want their advertisements to be remembered. Recall the brand then buy it. So what makes ads memorable? Does humor help or hinder the process? Simple question, but alas, as often, complicated answer.

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  • Kellaris, J. J. and Cline, T. W. (2007) “Humor and Ad Memorability: On the Contributions of Humor Expectancy, Relevancy, and Need for Humor,” Psychology and Marketing, 24, 497–509.

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© 2008 Adrian Furnham

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Furnham, A. (2008). Funny Business. In: Management Intelligence. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230227439_32

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