Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Anastasii Klimin Author-Name-First: Anastasii Author-Name-Last: Klimin Author-Email: Author-Workplace-Name: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University, Saint Petersburg, Russia Author-Name: Dmitrii Tikhonov Author-Name-First: Dmitrii Author-Name-Last: Tikhonov Author-Email: Author-Workplace-Name: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University, Saint Petersburg, Russia Title: Perception of Offensive Advertising: Cross-Cultural Peculiarities. Abstract: Nowadays advertising clutter in almost all media is forcing advertisers to use offensive and provocative appeals in ads. However, the various techniques used in such advertising, as well as effects of these ads, have not been adequately studied, especially when adapting advertising on the global market. The perception of offensive advertising varies according to different parameters: gender, age, social class, religion, etc. In particular, an important role in the perception is played by national and cultural traditions and features. In the study there is the comparative analysis of the perception of offensive advertising young people of different nationalities: attitude towards ads, techniques and brands. Classification-JEL: M31 Keywords: advertising, offensive advertising, perception, global market Journal: Marketing Science & Inspirations Pages: 42-50 Volume: 11 Issue: 2 Year: 2016 File-URL: https://msijournal.com/perception-offensive-advertising/ Handle: RePEc:cub:journm:v:11:y:2016:i:2:p:42-50