Abstract
Market segmentation made communication with the advertising audience dependent upon the audience segment. African Americans were the first racial minority group identified as having economic viability as a target market that could be reached through advertising content and placement. A content analysis of 358 prime-time television advertisements for African American and general audiences revealed that African Americans are still playing a subordinate role, even in advertising targeted to them. Market segmentation has increased the breadth, but not necessarily the depth of African American advertising depictions.
Notes
Note. *t(308, N = 358) = −2.024, p = .044;
a t(129, N = 130) = −3.517, p = .001;
b t(227, N = 228) = −7.603, p < .000.
Note. a t(129, N = 130) = −7.079, p < .000;
b t(227, N = 228) = −11.631, p < .000.
Note. *t(315, N = 358) = −2.024, p = .044;
**t(193, N = 358) = 2.131, p = .034;
a t(129, N = 130) = −2.480, p = .014;
b t(129, N = 130) = −7665, p < .000;
c t(129, N = 130) = −2.972, p = .004;
d t(129, N = 130) = −4.705, p < .000;
e t(227, N = 228) = −4.710, p < .000;
f t(227, N = 228) = −3.225, p = .001;
g t(227, N = 228) = −11.588, p < .000;
h t(227, N = 228) = −3.497, p = .001;
i t(227, N = 228) = −5.207, p < .000;
j t(227, N = 228) = −3.476, p = .001
aCategory value includes the following product types: apparel/accessories, government/organizations, manufacturing/freight, insurance/real estate, and public service announcements.