Impact of firm-created and user-generated social media marketing on customers' purchase intention in the fashionwear industry : evidence from Sri Lanka
Kaluarachchi Chamodi Sandunima and Nisha Jayasuriya
Purpose - This study aims to investigate the relative impact of firm-created (FC) and user-generated (UG) social media marketing communication on fashionwear customers' purchase intention (CPI) in Sri Lanka. The primary objective is to identify the influence of social media marketing on the purchasing intention (PI) of customers in the fashionwear industry in Sri Lanka. Design/methodology/approach - A standardized online survey was conducted, generating 312 datasets for analysis. Findings - The empirical findings reveal that both firm-produced and UG social media fashionwear marketing communication has a significant influence on CPI. However, firm-produced social media fashionwear brands demonstrate a higher impact on CPI. Originality/value - This study highlights the importance of social media marketing communication in shaping customers' PI in the fashionwear industry in Sri Lanka. Both FC and UG content on social media platforms play a crucial role in influencing customers' intention to purchase fashionwear products. However, firm-produced social media fashionwear brands exert a stronger impact on CPI. These findings emphasize the need for marketers to incorporate effective social media strategies, including both FC and UG content, to enhance customer engagement and drive purchase decisions in the fashion-wear industry.
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2024
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Authors: | Sandunima, Kaluarachchi Chamodi ; Jayasuriya, Nisha |
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South Asian journal of marketing. - [Bingley, United Kingdom] : Emerald Publishing Limited, ISSN 2738-2486, ZDB-ID 3116900-4. - Vol. 5.2024, 1, p. 61-73
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Subject: | Customer purchase intention | Fashionwear industry | Firm-created communication | Social media marketing | User-generated communication | Word of mouth marketing | Social Web | Social web | Online-Marketing | Internet marketing | Virales Marketing | Viral marketing | Sri Lanka | Konsumentenverhalten | Consumer behaviour | Beziehungsmarketing | Relationship marketing |
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