We examine how consumers react to direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) by investigating the role of goal compatibility between motivation to process advertisements and consumer self-concept. Specifically, we examine the interaction between self-regulatory (prevention versus promotion) focus and...

The study assessed the effect of television advertising on children’s purchasing behaviour in Ghana. The population comprised of children between the ages of 13 and 18 years who watched television adverts. The study was conducted on a sample of 230 respondents of which 202 responses,...

This article investigates the factors that affect consumers’ attitudes towards Instagram advertisements in Egypt. Furthermore, it studies the effect of consumers’ attitudes towards these advertisements on the development of their attitudes towards brands. An online questionnaire was used to...

Advertising plays an essential role for creating brand awareness that leads to consumer behavior toward services and products. The objective of this research is to investigate the role of mid-roll video advertising regarding its perceived intrusiveness and value on viewers' response to those...

This study has extended Motivation-Ability-Opportunity- Model and has developed a framework with seven variables (i.e., green brand, green satisfaction, green advertising, green buying behavior, and spirituality ethics. The study has taken a holistic approach by testing 15 relationships for...

Online retailing as a mode of transaction has been dominating the market through web-based advertisements since the beginning of the 21st century, replacing the role of mass media. India, being a populous country, has witnessed a rapid increase in online customers in recent years. Nonetheless,...

Cause-related marketing (CRM) skepticism significantly affects consumers' attitudes and behavioral intentions. Thus, this study draws from construal-level theory to identify how the mediating role of message engagement curbs CRM skepticism. An online experiment indicated that matching skeptical...

The purpose of the study attempts to assess consumer reactions by classifying anthropomorphized messages according to the authenticity of a human brand with which they are associated. And also the study to investigate the causal relationship between attributions of human brand and consumer-brand...

Companies can use digital media in promoting their business or social media like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube. Many researchers examine the effects of different uses of social media on consumer buying behavior from different perspectives. The purpose of this research is to see the application of...

This study clarifies consumers' defense mechanisms and message elaboration to highlight the connection between consumer engagement with messages and brand success. Two eye-tracking experiments tested whether skepticism toward companies' cause-related marketing (CRM) initiatives would lead to...