Updated on 2022/05/21

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MORIMOTO, Mariko
 
Affiliation
Faculty of International Research and Education, School of International Liberal Studies
Job title
Professor

Concurrent Post

  • Faculty of International Research and Education   Graduate School of International Culture and Communication Studies

  • Faculty of Commerce   School of Commerce

Education

  • 2001.08
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    2005.08

    Michigan State Univ.   College of Communication Arts & Science   Mass Media Ph.D. Program  

  • 1995.08
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    1997.05

    Boston University   School of Communication   Mass Communication  

  • 1991.08
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    1995.05

    The American University   School of Communication   Public Communication  

Degree

  • The American University   B.A in Public Communication

  • Boston University   M.S. in Mass Communication

  • Michigan State University   Ph.D. in Mass Media

Research Experience

  • 2019.04
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    Now

    Waseda University   School of International Liberal Studies   Professor

  • 2017.04
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    2019.03

    Waseda University   School of International Liberal Studies   Associate Professor

  • 2012.09
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    2017.03

    Sophia University Faculty of Liberal Arts, Department of Liberal Arts   Associate Professor

  • 2010.09
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    2012.08

    Emerson College   Assistant Professor

  • 2005.08
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    2010.08

    University of Georgia   Assistant Professor

Professional Memberships

  • 2019
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    Now

    International Communication Association

  • 2002
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    Now

    American Academy of Advertising

  • 2002
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    Now

    Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

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    Now

    日本マーケティング学会

 

Research Areas

  • Commerce

Research Interests

  • Marketing Communication, Consumer Behavior, Consumer Privacy

Papers

  • The Status Quo of Japanese Consumers’ Personal Information Disclosure: the Influence of Information Control and Privacy Concerns

    Mariko Morimoto

    Journal of International Consumer Marketing     1 - 15  2022.04  [Refereed]

    Authorship：Lead author, Corresponding author

    DOI

  • The Effects of Personalization and Social Media Types on Consumers' Responses to Social Media Advertising: From Psychological Reactance and Control Perspectives

    Mariko Morimoto

    International Journal of Internet Marketing and Advertising    2022  [Refereed]

    Authorship：Lead author, Corresponding author

  • Privacy concerns about personalized advertising across multiple social media platforms in Japan: the relationship with information control and persuasion knowledge

    Mariko Morimoto

    International Journal of Advertising   40 ( 3 ) 431 - 451  2021.04  [Refereed]

    Authorship：Lead author, Corresponding author

    DOI

  • Advertising Education in Japan: Challenges in the Age of Globalization

    Mariko Morimoto

    Journal of Advertising Education   23 ( 2 ) 144 - 150  2019.11

    Authorship：Lead author, Corresponding author

    DOI

  • Congruence and celebrity endorser credibility in Japanese OTC drug advertising

    Mariko Morimoto

    International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing   12   234 - 250  2018.09  [Refereed]

    Authorship：Lead author, Corresponding author

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    © 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Based on congruency theory, this study aims to examine the effects of celebrity endorsement on endorser credibility in Japanese over-the-counter (OTC) drug advertising using multiple celebrity categories. In particular, this research explored brand–endorser congruence and endorser–consumer congruence and their roles in attitude formation. Design/methodology/approach: A 3 (endorser categories: actor/actress, athlete and talent/TV personality) × 2 (endorser’s gender) factorial experimental design with 480 Japanese consumers was used in the study. Findings: In Japanese OTC drug advertising, actors/actresses and athletes were regarded as more credible than talents (TV personalities) by Japanese consumers. Endorser categories also had a significant influence on identification with the endorser through ideal self-congruency. Additionally, endorser credibility mediated the relationship between identification and advertising evaluations. However, it did not mediate the relationship between perceived similarity with the endorser and advertising responses. Originality/value: Little is known about the effectiveness of celebrity endorsers in OTC drug advertising from a source credibility perspective. This study attempted to shed light on the role of endorser fit in the framework of source credibility in drug advertising that usually places an emphasis on informational cues rather than peripheral cues such as source effects.

    DOI

  • Information Contents in Japanese OTC Drug Advertising from Elaboration Likelihood Model Perspective: Content Analysis of TV Commercials and OTC Drug Websites

    Mariko Morimoto

    Journal of Promotion Management   23 ( 4 ) 575 - 591  2017.07  [Refereed]

    Authorship：Lead author, Corresponding author

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    Based on the Elaboration Likelihood Model, the current study investigates information types that are cross-promoted in Japanese pharmaceutical advertising. The results from a quantitative content analysis of OTC drug brands' TV commercials broadcasted in Japan between 2014 and 2015 and their corresponding product websites (n = 150) show that Japanese OTC drug promotions feature more informational cues in the latter
    cues such as price, safety, quality, components, and guarantees/warranties are particularly prominent. Furthermore, product websites tend to focus more on rational appeals, whereas TV commercials emphasize emotional appeals. No difference is found between these media types regarding celebrity and noncelebrity endorser usage.

    DOI

  • Examining Information Contents and Ad Appeals in Japanese Over-the-Counter Drug Advertising

    Morimoto Mariko

    International Journal of Communication and Health   11 ( 1 ) 20 - 30  2017  [Refereed]

    Authorship：Lead author

  • Personalization, perceived intrusiveness, irritation, and avoidance in digital advertising

    Mariko Morimoto

    Digital Advertising: Theory and Research, Third Edition     110 - 123  2017.01

    Authorship：Lead author, Corresponding author

    DOI

  • Japanese consumer rights

    Mariko Morimoto

    Routledge Handbook of Japanese Business and Management     251 - 259  2016.02

    Authorship：Lead author, Corresponding author

    DOI

  • Content Characteristics of OTC Drug Advertising in Japan: A Comparison between TV Commercials and OTC Drug Websites

    Morimoto Mariko

    Proceedings of the 2016 Conference of the American Academy of Advertising     109 - 109  2016  [Refereed]

    Authorship：Lead author, Corresponding author

  • Death of the Guitar Hero, for Now: A Qualitative Consumer Behavioral Analysis of Music Instrument Customers in Japan

    Trevor Gradin, Morimoto Mariko

    Sophia International Review   37   37 - 49  2015

  • Consumers’ Use of Blogs as Product Information Sources: From Need-for-Cognition Perspective

    Morimoto, Mariko, Carrie S. Trimble

    Marketing Management Journal   22 ( 2 ) 45 - 60  2012.09  [Refereed]

    Authorship：Lead author

  • The Influence of Acculturation and In-Group Bias on Source Credibility: The Case of Asian American Female Consumers

    Mariko Morimoto

    Journal of Promotion Management   18 ( 2 ) 254 - 274  2012.05  [Refereed]

    Authorship：Lead author, Corresponding author

    DOI

  • Stay Away From Me

    Baek Tae Hyun, Morimoto Mariko

    Journal of Advertising   41 ( 1 ) 59 - 76  2012.03  [Refereed]

    DOI

  • Electronic marketing communications: An evolving environment, but similar story regarding the perception of unsolicited commercial e-mail and postal direct mail

    Chang Susan, Morimoto Mariko

    Journal of Promotion Management   17 ( 3 ) 360 - 376  2011.08  [Refereed]

    DOI

  • A Conceptual framework for unsolicited commercial e-mail: Perceived intrusiveness and privacy concerns

    Mariko Morimoto, Wendy Macias

    Journal of Internet Commerce   8   137 - 160  2009.07  [Refereed]

    Authorship：Lead author, Corresponding author

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    While e-mail remains a popular advertising medium for marketers, consumers' privacy concerns about the medium have become a serious issue. In this study, an online survey examined how two aspects of privacy-perceived intrusiveness and psychological reactance-influenced consumers' attitudes toward unsolicited commercial e-mail and marketing in general. The results indicate that the more intrusive an individual perceives an e-mail, the stronger their reactance will be against it, the more they will avoid it, and the more negative their attitudes toward it. Implications for marketers and academics, as well as suggestions for industry regulations, are also addressed. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

    DOI

  • The Impact of Life-Stage on Asian American Females' Ethnic Media Use, Ethnic Identification, and Attitudes Toward Ads

    Carrie la Ferle, Mariko Morimoto

    Howard Journal of Communications   20   147 - 166  2009.04  [Refereed]

    　View Summary

    Significant buying power positions Asian Americans as an attractive market for advertisers. However, little is known about this group with respect to advertising responses and even less with respect to in-group differences. In this exploratory study, life-stage is identified as one of the potential factors that may differentially influence important advertising relevant variables for student and working Asian American females. The results of an experiment indicate differences between the two groups in terms of their ethnic media use, ethnic identification, and advertising evaluations. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

    DOI

  • Western and Asian Models in Japanese Fashion Magazine Ads: The Relationship with Country-of-Origin Effect and Global vs. Domestic Magazines

    Morimoto Mariko, Chang Susan

    Journal of International Consumer Marketing   21 ( 3 ) 173 - 187  2009.04  [Refereed]

    Authorship：Lead author, Corresponding author

    DOI

  • Psychological Factors Affecting Perceptions of Unsolicited Commercial E-mail

    Morimoto Mariko, Chang Susan

    Journal of Current Issues and Research in Advertising   31 ( 1 ) 63 - 73  2009  [Refereed]

    Authorship：Lead author, Corresponding author

  • Examining the influence of culture on perceived source credibility of asian americans & the mediating role of similarity

    Mariko Morimoto, Carrie La Ferle

    Journal of Current Issues and Research in Advertising   30   49 - 60  2008.01  [Refereed]

    Authorship：Lead author, Corresponding author

    　View Summary

    The current study examines some of the cultural influences for Asian Americans on perceived model credibility. Specifically, the effects of racial congruency and ethnic identification are examined between consumers and ad stimuli as well as the role that similarity plays in the process. The findings reveal that model-consumer racial congruency is an important consideration for enhancing source credibility. However, similarity with the model in terms of values and cultural background was found to mediate the relationship. In contrast to other ethnic groups, strength of ethnic identification did not have a significant impact on Asian Americans' perceptions of source credibility. © 2008 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

    DOI

  • Considerations for Integrated Marketing Communication Education: The Need and Expectations from the Workplace

    Battle, Torise A, Mariko Morimoto, Bryan H. Reber

    Journal of Advertising Education   11 ( 2 ) 32 - 48  2007  [Refereed]

  • Consumers’ Attitudes Toward Unsolicited Commercial E-mail and Postal Direct Mail Marketing Methods

    Mariko Morimoto, Susan Chang

    Journal of Interactive Advertising   7 ( 1 ) 1 - 11  2006.09  [Refereed]

    Authorship：Lead author, Corresponding author

    DOI

  • Advertising Evaluations of Asian Americans

    Morimoto Mariko, Carrie La Ferle

    Proceedings of the 2005 Conference of the American Academy of Advertising     5 - 5  2005  [Refereed]

  • Caucasian Models in Luxury Product Advertisements: Attitudes of Japanese Female Consumers

    Carrie La Ferle, Morimoto Mariko

    Proceedings of the 2004 Conference of the American Academy of Advertising     108 - 115  2004  [Refereed]

  • Effects of media formats on emotions and impulse buying intent

    T Adelaar, S Chang, KM Lancendorfer, B Lee, M Morimoto

    JOURNAL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   18 ( 4 ) 247 - 266  2003.12  [Refereed]

    　View Summary

    One way of generating revenue from broadband media content rests upon the assumption that multi-media content may trigger a greater intent to buy products and services impulsively. An experiment was performed in order to explore the effects of media formats on the emotions and impulse buying intentions for music compact discs (CDs). Three distinct media formats of World Wide Web pages were set up: (1) the text of the lyrics, (2) still images from the song's music video and (3) the music video itself. Each had a varying degree of visual/verbal intensity while simultaneously playing the soundtrack in all three conditions. The results of this study indicate that displaying the text of the lyrics had a greater effect on the impulse buying intent than showing still images of the music video. In addition, different media formats caused emotional responses that can explain the participant's impulse buying intent to buy the CD. Unexpectedly, the still images and video did not necessarily generate more buying intention than combinations of the text and music. Therefore, it is recommended that electronic commerce and marketing managers explore innovative ways of integrating visual and verbal media formats for eliciting an effective consumer response.

    DOI

  • Representations of Asian Americans in Magazine Advertisements

    Morimoto Mariko, Carrie La Ferle

    2002 Conference Proceedings of the American Academy of Advertising     138 - 147  2002  [Refereed]

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Research Projects

  • The theoretical advancement of the relationship between consumers' privacy paradox and self-disclosure

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

    Project Year :

    2020.04
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    2023.03
     

  • Personalized advertising and psychological reactance: An approach from privacy perspectives

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

    Project Year :

    2017.04
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    2020.03
     

    Morimoto Mariko

    　View Summary

    Based on Psychological Reactance framework, the current study explored consumers’ privacy concerns and responses to personalized advertising on social media through personal interviews, an online survey and an experiment. The findings indicated that as consumers age, their online privacy concerns become intensified. Also, privacy concerns mediated the relationship between consumers’ personal information control and ad avoidance as well as perceived ad intrusiveness. Additionally, the degree of personal information used in ads and social media platform types had an interaction effect on advertising evaluations. The results have been presented at international conferences, and several manuscripts are under review for publication in international journals.

  • Celebrity Endorsers in OTC Drug Advertising in Japan: From the Source Credibility Perspective

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

    Project Year :

    2014.04
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    2017.03
     

    MORIMOTO Mariko

    　View Summary

    In this study, the effect of celebrity endorsement on perceived source credibility and brand evaluations in OTC drug advertising in Japan, as well as the current state of celebrity use, has been closely examined.
    The results indicated that OTC drug ads tended to feature more actors/actresses than athletes and“talents.” Also, among the three sub-components of perceived source credibility, attractiveness and trustworthiness were the significant influential factors on advertising and brand evaluations. While actors/actresses were regarded as relatively dissimilar, they were also considered the most identifiable category of celebrities by participants in the study.

Presentations

  • Social Media Advertising and Consumers’ Online Privacy Concerns in Japan: The Case of Personalized Advertising

    Mariko Morimoto  [Invited]

    Transforming Advertising in the New Media Landscape: Perspectives for Asia Pacific, Nanyang Technological University 

    Presentation date： 2019.05

    Event date：
    2019.05
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  • Celebrity Endorsement in OTC Drug Advertising in Japan: The Relationship between Congruency and Perceived Endorser Credibility

    Mariko Morimoto

    2018 Conference of the American Academy of Advertising 

    Presentation date： 2018.03

    Event date：
    2018.03
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  • Examining Ad Appeals in Over-the-Counter Drug Advertising in Japan

    Mariko Morimoto

    Annual Conventions of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 

    Presentation date： 2016.08

    Event date：
    2016.08
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  • Content Characteristics of OTC Drug Advertising in Japan: A Comparison between TV Commercials and OTC Drug Websites

    Mariko Morimoto

    2016 Conference of the American Academy of Advertising 

    Presentation date： 2016.03

    Event date：
    2016.03
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Academic Activities

  • Editorial Review Board

    Peer review

    2018
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  • Editorial Review Board

    Peer review

    2018
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  • Editorial Review Board

    Peer review

    2012
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  • Editorial Review Board

    Peer review

    2010
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