Leveraging the Benefits of Fan Page

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-45
Author(s):  
Chetna Kudeshia ◽  
Pallab Sikdar ◽  
Arun Mittal
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Positive Word ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Marketing Activities ◽  
Positive Word Of Mouth

The popularity of Facebook has attracted attention from the small scale business in India and inspired a wide range of marketing activities aimed at utilizing this new platform i.e. brand fan page of Facebook. While using Facebook individuals like number of brands appearing on their news feed. The motivation for liking brands may be diverse for distinctive individuals. But whether liking a brand on fan page truly represents some emotional connection with the brand or not is still unexplored. This study aims to fill this gap by determining whether liking a brand on Facebook results into brand love or is it just a fad. Further, the paper attempts to find whether there exists a relationship between brand “liked” on the fan page and purchase intention, and if this in turn leads to positive word of mouth. A survey of Facebook users who engage with the brand of small scale companies by “liking” it was undertaken as part of the study. The five small scale companies were selected on the basis of their popularity on Facebook. Structural equation modeling was applied using the data collected from 311 survey respondents to arrive at relevant outcomes.

Building Satisfaction and Loyalty During a Musical Benefit Event: A Consumer-Based Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 1250-1271
Author(s):  
Jeanne Albouy ◽  
Jean-Philippe Galan ◽  
Laurent Maubisson
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Behavioral Outcomes ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Positive Word ◽  
Direct Effects ◽  
Positive Word Of Mouth

This research addresses the respective importance of the charitable, experiential, and service-based dimensions associated with benefit concerts. Through a consumer-based approach, we examine the effects of three antecedents (charitable scope, immersion, and quality of service) on satisfaction and behavioral outcomes (loyalty and positive word-of-mouth). Data collected on site immediately after a charity concert are analyzed with structural equation modeling. The state of immersion and the event’s charitable scope enhance the overall satisfaction, which, in turn, fosters the behavioral outcomes. Direct effects are identified; satisfaction is influenced more by immersion, whereas behavioral outcomes depend more on charitable scope. The type of initial motivation moderates the findings: The quality of service enhances satisfaction only among attendees with other-focused motivation, immersion improves satisfaction if the motivation is self-focused, and charitable scope remains an important factor of satisfaction regardless of the type of motivation.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Citra Merek Terhadap Kepuasan Pelanggan dan Implikasinya pada Positive Word Of Mouth Penumpang MRT Jakarta

Prologia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 368
Author(s):  
Meiliana Meiliana ◽  
Rezi Erdiansyah
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Brand Image ◽  
Corporate Identity ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Positive Word ◽  
Passenger Satisfaction ◽  
Positive Word Of Mouth

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of brand image on positive word of mouth through Jakarta MRT passenger satisfaction. The research sample used as many as 125 respondents came from passengers aged 20 years over and had used the Jakarta MRT services. Questionnaires were distributed and filled out directly by respondents and by Google forms. Data analysis using SPSS (Statistical Package For The Social Sciences) version 23 software and SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) with Lisrel application version 8.80. The results showed brand image and customer satisfaction had a significant influence on positive word of mouth MRT Jakarta passengers. However, customer satisfaction is most influential on positive word of mouth, then followed by brand image. In sequence the most dominant dimensions that shape brand image are value, corporate identity, reputation and personality. Furthermore, sequentially the most dominant dimensions that shape customer satisfaction are service quality, product quality, price and comfort. And in sequence the most dominant dimensions that make up positive word of mouth are information, invitations, recommendations and positive stories. Thus, to create positive word of mouth, efforts should be made to increase customer satisfaction.Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh citra merek terhadap positive word of mouth melalui kepuasan penumpang MRT Jakarta. Sampel penelitian yang digunakan sebanyak 125 responden berasal dari penumpang yang berumur 20 tahun ke atas dan pernah menggunakan jasa layanan MRT Jakarta. Kuesioner disebarkan melalui penyebaran angket dan diisi langsung oleh responden serta google forms. Analisis data menggunakan SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) dengan aplikasi Lisrel versi 8.80. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan citra merek dan kepuasan pelanggan memberikan pengaruh signifikan terhadap positive word of mouth penumpang MRT Jakarta. Namun demikian, kepuasan pelanggan paling berpengaruh terhadap positive word of mouth, lalu diikuti dengan citra merek. Secara berurutan dimensi paling dominan yang membentuk citra merek adalah nilai, identitas perusahaan, reputasi dan kepribadian. Selanjutnya, secara berurutan dimensi paling dominan yang membentuk kepuasan pelanggan adalah kualitas pelayanan, kualitas produk, harga dan kenyamanan. Dan secara berurutan dimensi paling dominan yang membentuk positive word of mouth adalah informasi, ajakan, rekomendasi dan cerita positif. Dengan demikian, untuk menciptakan positive word of mouth perlu dilakukan  upaya meningkatkan kepuasan pelanggan. 

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.

Face Gain and Face Loss in Restaurant Consumers’ Brand Advocate Behaviors

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Shan (Sandy) Huang ◽  
Yao-Chin Wang ◽  
Pei-Jou Kuo
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Positive Word ◽  
Ideal Self ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Social Settings ◽  
Positive Word Of Mouth ◽  
Brand Congruence

Face plays a key role in guiding consumers’ consumptions in social settings. The purpose of this research is to understand how the desire to gain face and the fear to lose face affect consumers’ self-brand congruence and brand advocate behaviors toward their favorite restaurant brands. Using structural equation modeling to analyze the survey data, the results indicated (1) that ideal-self attainability encouraged the desire to gain face while discouraging the fear to lose face, (2) that the desire to gain face exerted positive effects on positive word-of-mouth and negative avoidance through actual self-brand congruence, and (3) that the fear to lose face exerted negative effects on positive word-of-mouth through actual self-brand congruence.

scholarly journals Positive determinants word-of-mouth of supermarket consumer in the COVID-19 pandemic era

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 300
Author(s):  
Sri Vandayuli Rirorini ◽  
Genesis Sembirng Depari
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Consumer Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Positive Word ◽  
Positive Word Of Mouth

<p>This research, which was conducted in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, aims to analyze the influence of the dimensions of service quality, competitive prices, customer satisfaction toward the positive word-of-mouth of Supermarket customers. Questionnaires were distributed to 350 respondents as samples using the <em>non-probability sampling method</em> and <em>purposive sampling technique</em>. Meanwhile, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is used to analyze the data. The results of the study indicate that <em>Reliability, Assurance, Tangibles, Empathy, Responsiveness, Competitive Price</em> have positive and significant effects on<em>Customer Satisfaction</em>, which in turn would have a positive impact on positive word-of-mouth. Of all dimensions of service quality, the most powerful factor influencing consumer satisfaction shopping in supermarkets is reliability, and the one that gives consumers the most important feeling in providing quality services is Responsiveness. For further research, it is recommended to expand the scope of research in various types of businesses, not only in supermarkets.</p>

scholarly journals Exploring Consuming Psychologies and Behaviors in Chinese Yi Ethnic Embroideries Product

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Xiangyu Li ◽  
Mingxiang Xu ◽  
Guiping Li ◽  
Mingwu Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Brand Image ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Research Model ◽  
And Behaviors

<p>This research aims to explore customers’ consuming psychologies and behaviors of Chinese Yi ethnic embroidery products. The present study focuses on the effects among perceived value, brand image, purchase intention, customer satisfaction and word of mouth. By quantitative method, the study has built research model and analyzed research data primarily by using structural equation modeling. Eventually, this study has found some significant effects which can explain people’s purchase tendency of Yi embroidery products. Based on these results, the study has made some constructive suggestions.</p>

scholarly journals How narrative transportation in movies affects audiences’ positive word-of-mouth: The mediating role of emotion

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. e0259420
Author(s):  
Shih-Tse Wang ◽  
Yao-Chien Tang
Keyword(s):  
Belief Revision ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Behavioral Model ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Positive Word ◽  
Narrative Transportation ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Positive Word Of Mouth ◽  
The Relationship

On the basis of the cognitive–affective–behavioral model, this study investigated the effects of narrative transportation in movies on audience emotion and positive word-of-mouth (PWOM). To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to explore the effects of the multidimensionality of narrative transportation on the multidimensionality of emotion. In this study, narrative transportation was divided into dimensions of empathy, immersion, and belief revision, and emotion was divided into pleasure and arousal. To explore the relationship between narrative transportation, emotions, and PWOM, the participants, comprising individuals with movie watching experience, completed a questionnaire on the movie that had left the deepest impression on them. The responses were analyzed through structural equation modeling. Empathy, immersion, and belief revision were significantly and positively associated with pleasure and arousal, which positively correlated with PWOM. The relationship between empathy or immersion and PWOM was partially mediated by pleasure and arousal, whereas pleasure and arousal fully mediated the association between belief revision and PWOM. Practical suggestions for filmmakers were derived from the present findings.

scholarly journals ANALISIS PENGARUH ELECTRONIC WORD OF MOUTH (E-WOM) PADA BRAND IMAGE DAN PURCHASE INTENTION TERHADAP PRODUK SEPATU NIKE (STUDI PADA KONSUMEN DI KOTA BANDUNG)

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 900-914
Author(s):  
Rizki Firdaus ◽  
Osa Omar Sharif
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Brand Image ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Electronic Word Of Mouth ◽  
Purposive Sampling

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana pengaruh Electronic Word of Mouth terhadap Brand Image dan Purchase Intention sepatu Nike di Kota Bandung. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kuantitatif dengan dengan pengumpulan data melalui kuesioner. Jumlah sampel sebanyak 519 responden dengan teknik pengambilan sampel purposive sampling dari populasi responden di Kota Bandung yang pernah membeli produk sepatu Nike serta teknik analisis data menggunakan Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) menggunakan software SmartPLS 3.0. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ketiga variabel mendapatkan tanggapan yang baik dari responden, Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ketiga variabel mendapatkan tanggapan yang baik dari responden yang ada di Kota Bandung. Electronic Word of Mouth berpengaruh positif signifikan terhadap Brand Image dan tidak berpengaruh secara langsung terhadap Purchase Intention, Brand Image berpengaruh positif signfikan terhadap Purchase Intention serta Brand Image memediasi pengaruh antara Electronic Word of Mouth terhadap Purchase Intention sepatu Nike di Kota Bandung.

scholarly journals MENINGKATKAN POSITIVE WORD OF MOUTH MELALUI BRAND AWARENESS, BRAND AMBASSADOR, TAGLINE, DAN IKLAN (Studi Pada Konsumen Produk Wardah di Lotte Mart Medan)

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-53
Author(s):  
Lastri Nabilah ◽  
Zuwina Miraza
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Brand Awareness ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Positive Word ◽  
Validity Data ◽  
Television Advertisements ◽  
Positive Word Of Mouth ◽  
Brand Ambassadors ◽  
Number Of Customers

This research based on the premise that marketing activities played an im-portant role in increasing the company’s sales volume. Company needed to run markets strategy to achieve sales target which have been set. Therefore, this research aimed to described the positive influence of word of mouth through brand ambassadors, taglines, television advertisements with brand awareness as the mediation that was carried out to consumers of Wardah products in the Lotte Mart Center Point Medan. Population of this study was the number of customers at Wardah Counter in Lotte Mart which cannot be known certaintly. The sample in this study amounted to 100 people. Data collected by questionnaires that were assessed on a Likert scale, each of which was tested and met the requirements of reliability and validity. Data analyzed based on structural equation modeling (SEM) method. The results obtained and at the same time concluded that brand ambassadors, taglines, television advertisements had a positive and significant effect on brand awareness. Brand ambassadors, taglines, television advertisements had a positive and significant effect on positive word of mouth. Brand awareness mediated taglines and advertisements for positive word of mouth. Brand awareness did not mediate brand ambassadors for positive word of mouth.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF INSTITUTION IMAGE AND STUDENT SATISFACTION TO WORD OF MOUTH

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andy Mulyana ◽  
Devi Ayuni
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Positive Word ◽  
Positive Word Of Mouth ◽  
The Impact

In the recent years a tremendous growth has been observed in the Indonesia higher education institutions (HEI). The growth in the number of HEI in year 2009 – 2013 increased from 1.382 to 3.151. The increase in the number of HEI in Indonesia has resulted in the industry becoming very competitive. The situation call for HEIs to focus on establishing a strong institution image and providing student satisfaction to secure their positive word of mouth. A conceptual framework is proposed that investigates the impact of institution image and student satisfaction on word of mouth (WOM). Survey was employed and respondents were from the students of Indonesian Open University (Universitas Terbuka = UT). There were 155 usable questionnaires to analyze descriptive statistics, realibility, validity and structural equation modeling (SEM). The research found that institution image and student satisfaction significantly affects WOM and that image exerts a stronger influence on WOM than satisfaction. Therefore, UT as a service firm has to focus on these factors in order to built a long-term and mutally profitability relationship with a student and create positive WOM as competitive advantage.

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