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What is narrative transportation in advertising, and does it work?

Person walking past a brick building with large, closed, metallic garage doors.
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A Missouri State University professor unpacks the unseen power of narrative transportation in ads.

Our weekly program, Missouri State Journal, is a collaboration between KSMU Radio and Missouri State University. It's hosted and produced by MSU's Office of Strategic Communication, and it airs each Tuesday morning at 9:45 on KSMU.

Have you ever been so lost in a book that you felt like you were part of the story walking alongside the characters, seeing the world through their eyes and wondering what would happen next?

Can a single, static ad image create that same connection?

Dr. Jamie Grigsby, assistant marketing professor at Missouri State University, explores how ads depicting movement might spark narrative transportation for consumers.

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Adair Seifert has worked at Missouri State University since 2022. She’s currently the content strategist in the Office of Strategic Communication. She is a content creator and social media manager and has a BS in communication studies from Evangel University.