INFLUENCE OF PRODUCT PLACEMENT ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR: THE MEDIATING ROLES OF CONSUMER RECOGNITION WITH PROGRAM CELEBRITY AND ETHICAL PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS PRODUCT PLACEMENT THAT LEADS TO CONSUMER PURCHASE INTENTION
ABSTRACT Purpose: Product Placement is nowadays popular tool of advertisement. It is very difficult to place the product and synchronize it with the natural environment so that consumer is acknowledged and has positive vibes towards the placed products brand. Objectives of this Research Article are that we have to find relation between Product Placement, Consumer Perception towards ethics of Product Placement, Consumer Recognition with Program Celebrity that leads to Consumer Purchase Intention. Methodology/Sampling: The study is based on 600 consumers who take part in the study and Quantitative Research methods are used to analyze the results. SPSS 20.0 is used for the purpose of data analysis in this study. Findings: The results showed that there is a positive relationship between these variables Product Placement, Consumer Perception towards ethics of Product Placement, Consumer Recognition with Program Celebrity that leads to Consumer Purchase Intention and Consumer Purchase Intention. Practical Implication: This study recommends Brands and their Product Placement strategists to follow the ethical approach in Placing their Product in the movie or Television series use the Celebrity attachment with the Product in a way that there is a Positive affect on the Consumer and our goalto enhance Consumer Purchase Intention is accomplished Keywords: Product placement, Program Celebrity, Ethical Perceptions, Purchase intention