PAKISTAN BUSINESS REVIEW APRIL 2017 Research 138 Dimensions of Advertising on Behavioral Intentions Research EFFECT OF DIMENSIONS OF ADVERTISING ON BEHAVIORAL INTENTIONS OF CUSTOMERS Abstract Marketers use diverse strategies to persuade customers in order to maximize their sales. Billions of dollars are dedicated every year on diverse promotional activities.Among all, advertising plays an important role in informing customers. The aim of the study is to measure the impact of advertising dimensions on behavioral intention of customers. It measures the mediating and moderating role in describing behavioral intentions. Systematic sampling technique is applied, data is collected from students and sample size is 272 cellular users. Multiple Regression analysis and Barons and Kenny’s method to test moderation and mediation is applied. All variables showed a positive impact on behavioral intentions except innovativeness. The study exhibits partial mediation and weak moderation effect. Managerial, academic and future implications are also discussed. Keywords: Advertising dimensions, Behavioral intention, Brand trust, Pakistan, Perceived value JEL Classification: M 370 Farhina Hameed 1 and Younus Awan 2 1-Department of Management Sciences, Faculty, Virtual University of Pakistan 2-Department of Management Sciences COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad, Pakistan