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Some sales results for positive and negative advertisements

Lucas, D. B., Benson, C. E.

Journal of Applied Psychology · 1929 · Volume 14 · Issue 4

DOI: 10.1037/h0073080

Abstract

Negative appeals were found more effective in selling proprietary medicines and books for self-improvement, positive appeals for extension educational courses. In most cases a separate study of appeals for individual classes of products seems necessary. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)

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