scholarly journals Consumers’ Attitude towards Digital Social Responsibility: Impacts on Electronic Word of Mouth and Purchase Intention

2022 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-74
Author(s):  
Wilert Puriwat ◽  
Suchart Tripopsakul
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Electronic Word Of Mouth ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Social responsibility is understood to be one of the crucial strategic responsibilities for organizations across the globe. In the digital era, firms have transformed social responsibility initiatives into digital platforms. This study aims to investigate the effects of digital social responsibility (DSR) on electronic word of mouth (eWOM) and purchase intention (PI) in the social media context. This survey research is based on 214 samples, collected via an online questionnaire as a research tool. Structural equation modelling has been used to validate the proposed hypotheses. The results show that perceived DSR has significant positive influence on consumers’ attitude (b = 0.408) and eWOM (b = 0.238). The mediation analysis indicates that consumers’ attitude partially mediates the relationship between DSR and eWOM (DE = 0.238, IE = 0.154), and fully mediates the relationship between DSR and PI (DE = 0.08, IE = 0.173). Since few previous studies have explored the impact of DSR toward eWOM and PI, our study confirms the effects of DSR on consumers’ attitudes and eWOM. This empirical study can provide managers with further understanding of the effects of DSR via social media on consumers’ attitude and eWOM. Our results should also encourage firms to implement DSR initiatives to enhance consumers’ positive attitudes and spread positive word of mouth about firms. Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2022-06-01-05 Full Text: PDF

scholarly journals The Impact of Digital Social Responsibility on Preference and Purchase Intentions: The Implication for Open Innovation

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Wilert Puriwat ◽  
Suchart Tripopsakul
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Brand Preference ◽  
Product Involvement ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Product Categories ◽  
The Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed people’s life and the ways businesses implement their social responsibility initiatives. During the COVID-19 pandemic, online and digital platforms have been increasingly realized as important mechanisms for businesses undertaking and implementing socially responsible activities—digital social responsibility (DSR). The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of DSR on brand preference and consumers’ purchase intention comparing between high and low involvement product categories. The quantitative empirical research was conducted by using an online questionnaire instrument, and a Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) technique was used to test the proposed model. Based on 194 samples of Thai respondents collected in November to December 2020, the findings demonstrate that DSR initiatives are significantly and positively associated with brand preference and with consumers’ purchase intention. The moderating result reveals that product involvement plays a significant role in strengthening the association between DSR initiatives and brand preference. The effect of DSR on brand preference is stronger for low product involvement respondents than for high product involvement respondents. The research highlights the significance of DSR and extends the current knowledge about DSR and its potential impact on customers’ perception.

scholarly journals The Relationship of CSR Communication on Social Media with Consumer Purchase Intention and Brand Admiration

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 1217-1230
Author(s):  
Shuchi Gupta ◽  
Nishad Nawaz ◽  
Adel Abdulmhsen Alfalah ◽  
Rana Tahir Naveed ◽  
Saqib Muneer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Csr Communication ◽  
Consumer Purchase Intention ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

With the advent of the Internet and other digital technologies, contemporary businesses from all sectors are using social media for communication with consumers to engage them meaningfully with a brand. However, the use of social media for corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication is relatively new to the existing literature. Likewise, the impact of CSR communication through social media (CSR-S) on consumer emotions and behavior is, to date, underexplored. To address this, the present research aims to test the relationship of CSR-S on brand admiration and consumer purchase intention. The study proposes a direct relationship between CSR-S and purchase intention with a mediating effect of brand admiration. The data were collected from the banking consumers of Pakistan through a self-administered questionnaire. The authors distributed 800 questionnaires and received 463 questionnaires useful for data analysis, so the present research study response rate was around 59%. The data were analyzed using the structural equation modeling (SEM) technique in AMOS. The results revealed that CSR-S is positively related to purchase intention (β = 0.233). The results further showed that brand admiration partially mediates this relationship (β = 0.079). The survey respondents confirmed that their bank’s CSR communication helps enhance their purchase likelihood and their feelings of admiration for their bank. These findings will help policymakers at banking institutions better understand the importance of CSR communication on different social media platforms to achieve consumer-related outcomes.

Should I suggest this YouTube clip? The impact of UGC source credibility on eWOM and purchase intention

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mazzini Muda ◽  
Muhammad Iskandar Hamzah
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Source Credibility ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

PurposeIn spite of the increasing organic and interactive marketing activities over social media, a general understanding of the source credibility of voluntary user-generated content (UGC) is still limited. In line with the social identity theory, this paper examines the effects of consumers' perceived source credibility of UGC in YouTube videos on their attitudes and behavioral intentions. Additionally, source homophily theory is included to predict the antecedent of source credibility.Design/methodology/approachThree hundred and seventy two Generation Y respondents were interviewed using snowball sampling. Data were analyzed with component-based structural equation modeling technique of partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM).FindingsFindings confirmed that perceived source credibility indirectly affects purchase intention (PI) and electronic word-of-mouth via attitude toward UGC. Besides, perceived source credibility mediates the effect of perceived source homophily on attitude toward UGC.Practical implicationsSince today's consumers have begun to trust and rely more on UGC than company-generated content on social media when making purchase decisions, companies may reconsider democratizing certain aspects of their branding strategies. Firms may fine-tune their marketing communication budgets – not only just by sponsoring public figures and celebrities but also by nurturing coproductive engagements with independent content creators who are ordinary consumers. Endowed with their imposing credibility, these micro-influencers and prosumers have high potentials to be uplifted to brand ambassadors.Originality/valueWhile consumers' purchase outcome can be measured easily using metrics and analytics, the roles of source homophily in stages leading up to the purchase is still elusive. Drawing on the rich theoretical basis of source homophily may help researchers to understand not only how credibility and attitude are related to PI but also how this nexus generates positive word of mouth among UGC followers within the social media circles.

The Impact of Social Media Branding on Developing Brand Advocates for Start-Ups

2019 ◽  
pp. 1245-1268
Author(s):  
Tamer Abbas Awad ◽  
Shereen Mohamed Abdel Fatah
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Brand Loyalty ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Electronic Word Of Mouth ◽  
Brand Advocacy ◽  
Start Ups ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Organizations are realizing the importance of social media and social networking sites as a communication channel for their brands. Startups, which are new small ventures, face many challenges to prosper in today's fast-paced economy. This research focuses on the challenge of building brand advocacy against the start-ups' low brand awareness and limited financing capabilities. Brand advocacy is defined as the extent to which consumers recommend the brand to their community. It is mainly characterized by high brand loyalty and strong positive electronic word of mouth. This research aims to explore the drivers of brand advocacy on social media in case of startups. The results of the will serve as the input for the second phase which follows a quantitative approach in which a survey will be undertaken to determine first, the relationship between the variables validated in the first phase and brand advocacy mediated by brand loyalty and electronic word of mouth, and second, test for demographics differences in this relationship.

scholarly journals WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THEY LAUGH: HOW HUMOROUS ADVERTISEMENTS HAVE AN EFFECT ON CONSUMERS’ ATTITUDES, WORD OF MOUTH INTENTIONS, AND PURCHASE INTENTIONS, WITH THE NEED FOR HUMOR PLAYING A MODERATING ROLE

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Alfian Budi Primanto ◽  
Basu Swastha Dharmmesta
Keyword(s):  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Campaign Strategy ◽  
Intent To Purchase ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Telecommunications Companies ◽  
Moderating Role

Introduction/Main Objectives: Even thought there is a risk from using humor as an advertising campaign strategy in industries which rely on trust and their technological prowess, like the telecommunications sector, the fact that there are a great number of humorous advertisements arranged by telecommunications companies in Indonesia needs to be researched. Background Problems: This research aims to narrow the phenomenon by investigating the effect of humorous advertisements with the need for humor as a moderating role on consumers’ attitudes, consumers’ intent to purchase, and their word of mouth intention. Novelty: By adding the need for humor in a moderating role, and the word of mouth intention as an endogenous variable, this research aims to extend the existing models of humorous advertising’s effectiveness. Research Methods: The research was designed to focus on consumers who can be classified as young adults (18 to 34 years old) and are not users of the mobile SIM card brands that the ad they perceived as funny ones. The researcher conducted a survey with a five point Likert scale, an online questionnaire, and purposive sampling as the primary data collection methods. Finding/Results: The result shows that although a humorous advertisement has a significant impact on the attitude toward the advertisement and the word of mouth intention, the humorous advertisement has no significant impact on the attitude toward the brand and the consumers’ intent to purchase. The need for humor failed to moderate the relationship between the humorous advertisement and the attitude toward the advertisement in this study.  Conclusion: The researcher concludes that the impact of a humorous advertisement was limited to only entertaining the consumers, and to encourage their word of mouth intention, not their purchase intention.

scholarly journals Kepercayaan Lintas Generasi Dalam Penggunaan Social Media dan Electronic Word of Mouth

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 145
Author(s):  
Dewa Ayu Ketut Bintang Arbina Swari ◽  
Gede Sri Darma
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Online Marketing ◽  
Purchase Decision ◽  
Electronic Word Of Mouth ◽  
Subjective Age ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Regression Weight

ABSTRACTThis study aims to examine how much influence the use of social media, electronic word of mouth and trust as an intermediary variable and about the factors that influence hotel consumer purchasing decisions in the digital era 4.0, where trust is an intermediate variable. The increasing number of competitors raises the enthusiasm of business people to further improve their services. Tourism is one sector that plays an important role in national economic growth. The current conditions faced by companies engaged in lodging service providers are how to change offline marketing strategies leading to online marketing to optimize room occupancy rates. The population used in this study is all Balinese people who are domestic consumers who have stayed at hotels in Bali. Data collection is done using the online questionnaire method through Google Form. The sampling method in this study is convenience sampling, where sampling is based on the availability of elements and the ease of obtaining them. The number of samples used in this study were 100 people. The analysis technique used to analyze the data is SEM (Structural Equation Model). The results of this study indicate, (1) the usage of social media variable to trust is a positive and significant effect that has a standardized estimate (regression weight) of 0.333, (2) the usage of social media variable to  purchase decision involvement is a positive and significant effect that has a standardized estimate (regression weight) of 0.089, (3) the electronic word of mouth variable to trust is a positive and significant effect that has a standardized estimate (regression weight) of 0.315, (4) the electronic word of mouth variable to purchase decision involvement is a positive and significant effect which has a standardized estimate (regression weight) of 0.089, (5) the variable Subjective Age for trust is a positive and significant effect which has a standardized estimate (regression weight) of 0.439, (6) the variable Subjective Age to purchase decision involvement is a positive and significant effect that has standardize estimate (regression weight) of 0.319, (7) the variable trust in purchase decision involvement is a positive and significant effect that has a standardized estimate (regression weight) of 0.494.

scholarly journals Buyer Behavioural Impact Of Electronic Word Of Mouth Among Youngsters Towards Smart Watches In Chennai City

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 5723-5726
Author(s):  
Mrs.Hameedunissa, Et. al.
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Electronic Word Of Mouth ◽  
Buyer Behavior ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Chennai City ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Social Media Network

Tremendous growth of technology enhanced the consumers to share their opinion on the products and services they consume. The consumers are capable of analyze the information through various sources in the social media network. The social media plays a pivotal role on scattering the information on products and services. The term Electronic Word of Mouth (EWOM) refers to the process of influencing buyer through the social media. The study focuses on the factors influencing buyer behavior and evaluates the impact of electronic word of mouth on purchasing smart watches. Questionnaires were distributed to the respondents through Google form using convenience sampling method. The electronic word of mouth made by anonymous, family and friends on social media network sites have influenced on purchase intention of respondents. The EWOM are shared by unpaid user and they became organic promoter for product and services. The social media users trust the other users review and referral as the information are communicated by prior purchaser. The EWOM influence the people to buy the product and services from the various referrals shared in social media.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Social Network Marketing (Snm) Dan Electronic Word Of Mouth (Ewom) Terhadap Minat Beli Pelanggan

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenny Kartika Susanto Dan Keni
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Electronic Word Of Mouth ◽  
Network Marketing

Competition that is getting more competitive in smartphone industry has made customers feel quite difficult in deciding which product the customers should buy. This is because companies are doing marketing through mass media, both offline and online. Companies are trying to change customers’ way of thinking through emotion, need, want, and demand. Nowadays, in this globalization the traditional retailers are facing big challenge because young generation is starting to switch to online shopping. This fact poses as threat for traditional retailers, but can also be used as opportunity due to easy access to product and brand via social media. Therefore, this research objective was to find what the influences of social network marketing and electronic word of mouth (independent variables) toward customer purchase intention (dependent variable). Quantitative research was chosen as the method of this research. The population was smartphone users from 26 – 50 years old in Jakarta. Non – sampling method, specifically convenience sampling was used because this method allowed researched to approach random respondent easily. The researcher used 166 questionnaires as sample size. 166 valid data were analysed with Structural Equation Modelling to test hypothesises in the research. There are two hypothesises tested on this research. Based on analysis, all hypothesises are supported. In conclusion, the most significant value is Social Network Marketing (SNM) which contributed 35.3% toward purchase intention. Based on findings, it is suggested for the company to pay more attention in marketing activities at social media by giving positive experience to customers so that the customers can give positive feedback in social media as reference for future customers.

Analisis Pengaruh Interactivity Dan Sincerity Pada Social Mediaaccount Musisi Terhadap Sense Of Closeness Dan Reciprocity Antara Musisi Dengan Fans dan Implikasinya Terhadap Legal Purchase Intent Telaah Pada Social Media Account Instagram @Duadrum

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-61
Author(s):  
Moses Natadirja
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Distribution Channel ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Channel One ◽  
Limited Budget ◽  
Marketing Social ◽  
The Relationship

Social media nowadays can be used not only for interacting with each other, exchanges ideas, and develop new friends, furthermore it can be used to promote and selling products or services. It is also used for musician for sales and promotion of their CD album to their fans through social media, especially for musicians , who choose to be independent with limited budget and distribution channel. One of the musician who choose to be independent is Dua Drum. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between musician’s social media (Interactivity & Sincerity), the tie that fans may develop via social media (Sense of Closeness & Reciprocity), and purchase legal CD album. This Research is using a quantitative approach with gathering 127 responses through online questionnaire and analyzed using Structural Model Equation (SEM). The result of this research is there are a positive relationship between Interactivity & Sincerity with Sense of Closeness & Reciprocity, and also a positive relationship between Sense of Closeness & Reciprocity with Legal Purchase Intention of CD album. Keywords: Music, Internet Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Purchase Intention

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