Evaluation of integrated marketing communication strategies used for the Fruits & Veggies Campaign in California and Virginia

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dc.contributor.authorEnglund, Tessa R.en
dc.contributor.authorHedrick, Valisa E.en
dc.contributor.authorDuffey, Kiyah J.en
dc.contributor.authorKraak, Vivicaen
dc.coverage.countryUnited Statesen
dc.coverage.stateVirginiaen
dc.coverage.stateCaliforniaen
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-06T17:58:38Zen
dc.date.available2020-08-06T17:58:38Zen
dc.date.issued2020-02-11en
dc.description.abstractIn 2015, the Partnership for a Healthier America launched the branded Fruits & Veggies (FNV) Campaign to promote fruit and vegetable sales and intake to moms and teens in two California and Virginia pilot markets. The FNV Campaign used a novel, creative approach to promote fruits and vegetables through integrated marketing communication (IMC) strategies. Findings from a mixed-methods process evaluation conducted between 2016 and 2017 were used to explore congruence between stakeholders’ expectations of IMC strategy potential and FNV brand awareness and reach among target audiences. Awareness and recall of IMC strategies were assessed through a cross-sectional survey of target audience respondents (n = 1604) from the pilot markets. Qualitative data regarding IMC strategy potential and influential factors were gathered from stakeholder interviews (n = 22). Approximately 19.6% (n = 315) of respondents were aware of the FNV Campaign. Stakeholders’ perspectives regarding IMC potential aligned with findings that the proportion of aware respondents was significantly (p = 0.008) higher among teens (22%) than moms (17%). Qualitative results also converged with higher proportions of survey respondents recalling brand exposure through social media (46%) and retail settings (30%) than community activities (18%), word of mouth (17.5%), and traditional media advertisements (9.5%). IMC recall did not differ between mom and teen respondents except for significantly (p = 0.02) higher word of mouth recall among teen respondents. Findings support using selected IMC strategies and future involvement of diverse stakeholders. Evaluation results can inform future research and practice to improve IMC strategy reach and influence as the FNV Campaign expands to new markets nationwide.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors received financial support to complete this research from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Grant # 72914) and United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture Hatch project VA-160062. The publication and open access costs for this manuscript were funded by the Virginia Tech Library’s Open Access Subvention Fund.en
dc.format.extent7 pagesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101062en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/99575en
dc.identifier.volume18en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectConsumer behavioren
dc.subjectFruitsen
dc.subjectHealth promotionen
dc.subjectSocial marketingen
dc.subjectProgram evaluationen
dc.subjectVegetablesen
dc.titleEvaluation of integrated marketing communication strategies used for the Fruits & Veggies Campaign in California and Virginiaen
dc.title.serialPreventive Medicine Reportsen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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