Nowadays we are faced with a growing number of people using social media. The most popular of these are YouTube and Instagram. Their users are exposed to the content generated by influencers - social media creators with loyal audiences. The aim of this paper is to investigate the impact that...

In recent years, the sharing economy has stimulated the development of entities that have contributed significantly to sustainability through the impact of technological, demographic, and cultural changes observed in society. This research aims to determine the motivation of participation of the...

Fast developments in the food retailing industry have led to growth of shopping malls, particularly in the large cities of Saudi Arabia. The purpose of this study is to compare men and women for differences in mall shopping. Using empirical research, this paper examines differences between the...

Although existing literature claims that consumers are ready for proximity mobile payments, the reality is that adoption is still low in South Africa. Service providers' attempts to translate this potential into profit is hindered by consumers' perception of risks associated with proximity...

Gamification is defined as using game design elements in non-gaming contexts: education, management, marketing and also market research. Gamified research tools help to increase respondents' engagement and obtain more in-depth results. Up till now the effects of gamifications were tested in the...

In the ultra-high temperature (UHT) milk category, parent brands introduce line extensions as innovative product designs to address the competitiveness in the market. However, not knowing if consumers will purchase the product results in uncertainty for the product design and marketing team....

This paper provides an empirical analysis of financial performance of movies produced in Poland between 2000 and 2011. To understand the reason for a motion picture's success in the theatrical channel various factors concerning total domestic box office performance were regressed from the box...

Marketers are currently focused on proper budget allocation to maximize ROI from online advertising. They use conversion attribution models assessing the impact of specific media channels (display, search engine ads, social media, etc.). Marketers use the data gathered from paid, owned, and...

This study contributes to the value co-creation theory in the context of the new product development process. The aim of this study is a comparison of interactions that lead to creation of value on public social media. The considered interactions are at different stages of the new product...

Communication professionals have been facing various challenges and one of them is how to win the audience. Past studies suggest that credibility could be the key. Therefore, credibility can be suggested as one of the key factors driving the traffic of individuals to certain media. By gaining a...