Past research has focused mainly on discovering the relationship between brand image, brand attitude, and purchasing behavior. Such studies have found that consumers will rely on brand preference as the major purchasing reference when they have positive brand attitudes toward products. Because...

This study examined the communication effects of smoking cessation by using message framing (positive messages/negative messages) and audience situation (smoker/nonsmoker and high/low self-efficacy). The study used 207 valid homogeneous subjects and a between-subject experiment method was...

Social advertising uses information about consumers' peers, including peer affiliations with a brand, product, organization, etc., to target ads and contextualize their display. This approach can increase ad efficacy for two main reasons: peers' affiliations reflect unobserved consumer...

We investigate how location-based services (LBS) influence consumers' choice behavior in the mobile Internet. LBS are able to make use of the users' location by the means of GPS-enabled smartphones. Further, the ubiquitous nature of smartphones increases the importance of additional contextual...

Many countries regulate the quality of food and drugs, yet it remains unclear whether markets can be relied upon to deliver high quality in the absence of regulation, notably where companies can advertise the superior quality of their products. We present evidence from two field experiments in...

E-commerce platforms, such as Amazon, Alibaba and Flipkart, that match sellers and consumers at an unprecedented scale, operate their internal search engines to help buyers find relevant products from a large number of sellers, and also allow sellers to advertise to consumers for positions in...

The paper is based on information which is a combination of store advertisement and consumers' path inside the store along with product information. With this information , the authors find how advertisement affects the behavior of consumers when making the decision. The findings suggest that...

The psychographic variables like emotions associated with the brand image constitute the personality of a brand. Although the experiences of the consumers with the brand cultivate such personality, advertising plays a dominant role in personality creation. Information inflow on brands and...

Objective – The purpose of this study to determine Endorsers of FMCG effect on Buying Decision and Brand Loyalty in Society in Korwil Jember. Phenomena of this study is the purchasing power of people in the district of Korwil Jember decisions. The purchase and brand loyalty FMCG products with...