• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.29-50
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• 2020

Although companies perform societal marketing activities across different cultural regions, previous research was predominantly centered on a specific cultural region-the West. To address this limitation in the literature, the current research examines societal marketing in the Chinese market considering cultural characteristics. China has become the largest market in the world with great potential growth for its vast consumer base. Since there is heterogeneity among regions in China, it is imperative to divide China into several markets for better understanding. Thus, this study investigates different responses of Chinese regional (coastal vs. inland) consumers toward Cause-related Marketing (CM). Our findings reveal that Chinese consumers, in general, prefer utilitarian CM products compared to hedonic CM products, which is the opposite result of findings of the previous research. Further, this was truer for consumers in inland regions, while coastal consumers did not display any preference by product type. The academic and practical implications, limitations, and directions for future research are discussed.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.205-224
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• 2009

기업이 사회에서 차지하는 역할이 갈수록 증가하면서 기업이 수행해야 할 사회적 책임역시 증가하고 있다. 과거 일부 대기업을 중심으로 수행되어왔던 기업의 사회적 책임 활동(CSR)은 이제 소비자를 접하는 모든 기업에서 중요한 기업 활동의 일환으로 평가되고 있다. 이러한 기업의 사회적 책임 활동 중 소비자의 구매활동에 직접적이며 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 대의명분 마케팅(cause-related marketing)은 특히 많은 관심을 받고 있다. 국내에서 이러한 대의명분 마케팅의 모범적인 사례가 바로 한국 암웨이의 대의명분 마케팅 사례이다. 한국 암웨이는 2000년대 중반 일부 다단계업체들의 탈법적 활동으로 인해 악화되어진 소비자들의 인식을 '뉴트리라이트 어린이 건강 지킴이' 캠페인과 같은 대의명분 마케팅 활동을 통하여 극복할 수 있었다. 본 사례에서는 한국 암웨이가 10여년에 걸쳐 수행해 오고 있는 대의명분 마케팅 활동에 대하여 살펴본다. 특히 한국 암웨이의 대의명분 활동이 타 기업들의 사회공헌활동과 차별화 될 수 있었던 구체적인 요인을 살펴본다. 마지막으로 한국 암웨이의 대의명분 마케팅 활동에 대한 향후 방향과 시사점 등을 논의하였다.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2017

Cause-related Marketing (CrM) has become an increasingly popular marketing approach over the past two decades. However, neither researchers nor organizations fully understand the determinants of a successful CrM partnership. This research fills this gap. Specifically, we employ the schema theory to explore circumstances in which the CrM alliance cannot achieve a success. We use a theoretical modeling approach to report that, when consumers' typicality-based cognitive process is assumed, the CrM activity with the partners' more-discrepant attribute profile cannot be evaluated favorably, but the attribute-level uncertainty about the CrM alliance is less likely to feedback to the two partners. Furthermore, we argue that, under the schema-plus-tag model, consumers may not like the CrM program with a similar attribute profile. Therefore, this CrM approach may fail. To our knowledge, we are the first to apply the schema theory to explain how a CrM alliance can achieve a success.

• 패션비즈니스
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.130-145
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of cause-related marketing on consumer attitude for fashion brand in terms of brand familiarity, consumer's propensity for data processing and types of advertising. The design of this study is comprised of 2(brand familiarity : high vs low)${\times}$ 2(consumer's propensity for data processing : high vs low), designed with three mixed elements. The subjects of this study are 308 male and females in twenties or thirties from the area of Seoul, Kyunggi, Busan and Daegu. Data analysis is carried out through T-test, and ANOVA. The results of this study are as follows. First, when fashion brand pursues cause-related marketing, brand familiarity, consumer's propensity for data processing and types of advertising have statistically interaction effect on consumer's preference. Second, rational appeals in advertising have no significant interaction effect on consumer's preference in terms of brand familiarity. Rational appeals are preferred to Emotional appeals in both familiar and unfamiliar brand. Third, when fashion brand pursue cause-related marketing, brand familiarity, consumer's propensity for data processing, and the types of advertising have no significant interaction effect on consumer's preference.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제18권8호
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• pp.544-560
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• 2018

공익연계마케팅은 소비자들이 조직이나 개인의 목적을 만족시키려는 기업과의 이윤 창출적인 교환행위에 참여함에 있어, 기업이 지정된 사회적 명분을 대상으로 일정금액을 기부하는 것을 특징으로 하는 마케팅 활동이다. 본 연구는 공익연계 마케팅 메시지 제시여부가 소비자 제품태도에 미치는 영향력을 확인하고, 더불어 소비자의 윤리적 소비성향 및 사회신뢰성향 그리고 제품유형(실용재 vs. 쾌락재)의 조절적 역할을 규명함으로써 실무적인 시사점을 제시하고자 하였다. 연구결과, 소비자들은 공익연계 마케팅 메시지가 제시되지 않은 제품보다 공익연계 마케팅 메시지가 제시된 제품에 대하여 더 호의적인 태도를 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 소비자의 윤리적 소비성향과 사회적 신뢰성향이 높을 경우 공익연계 마케팅 메시지가 더 강한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 하지만 제품유형에 대한 조절효과는 유의하지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 이들 결과는 기업이 공익연계 마케팅 활동을 전개하는 것도 중요하지만, 그에 앞서 소비자들의 윤리적 소비성향과 사회적 신뢰성향을 높여줄 수 있는 다양한 캠페인 등을 전개할 때, 이러한 마케팅 활동이 보다 큰 성과를 낼 수 있음을 시사하고 있다.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.61-70
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• 2023

Although research on Virtual Reality (VR) has uncovered numerous technical advantages of VR over traditional media, little is known about how individual VR users with varying prior experience respond to VR differently. This paper examines the effect of users' prior VR experience on their subsequent real-life behavior in the domain of charitable consumption. Specifically, we find that compared to experienced VR users, novice VR users are more likely to support a charitable cause in real life (e.g., ocean conservation) after experiencing this cause in VR. The increased support among novice VR users occurs because they perceive the use of VR to be more novel. We find a boundary of this effect such that when VR is used to promote a noncharitable cause, novice VR users no longer increase their real-life support after VR. This research offers new possibilities for future studies on the use of VR in societal marketing.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.25-43
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• 2017

This paper addresses the central issue of whether it is effective for a firm to discourage the purchase of its own product in order to support a social cause. The objectives of this study were: a) to examine whether a cause-related self-prevention ad would stimulate more positive evaluations compared to promotional ad, particularly when the product category is more negatively socially accepted; and 2) to determine if a negative attitude toward the product could induce a boomerang effect of a selfprevention ad. Results from three experiments revealed that socially responsible prevention campaigns against firm's own product may be more effective for the product category negatively associated with social concerns or welfare. If products are more limited in the social context, communications of product prevention are beneficial to improve the public image of the brand. However, the self-hurting approach may be inappropriate for potential customers who currently possess a strong negative attitude toward the product.

• 복식
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• 제59권6호
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• pp.1-15
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• 2009

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of the cause marketing on fashion brand credibility, purchase and words of mouth ("WOM") intentions. This study adopted a survey method with the questionnaire. Data were collected from respondents who were graduated from higher than elementary school students. The data were analyzed by using statistic methods such as frequency analysis, factor analysis, reliability test and structural equation modelling. The results of the data analysis of this study are as follows; firstly, brand familiarity and customer attitude have a directly positive effect on the credibility, purchase and WOM intentions. Fashion business companies should work up the ways of communications with the customers besides cause marketing for the brand familiarity. It is necessary for customers to be known about how the fashion business companies participate in cause marketing to enhance the value of positive brand attitude. Secondly, while the brand familiarity on the credibility, purchase and WOM intentions are effective to female customers, the brand attitude is effective to male customers. Thirdly, even though it was showed that the credibility of fashion brands have no significant effects on purchase and WOM intention, it is due to its own nature of fashion business and it is founded in preceding research that high-involved fashion products may have different results in comparison with the practical products.

• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.756-765
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• 2014

Customer-company (C-C) identification is the perceived fit between the identities of a consumer and an organization. If a consumer identifies with a company that places a high priority on being socially responsible, a consumer who also values social responsibility may support and patronize that business because of the link between something that is important to both them and the company. Because C-C identification may explain the success of cause-related marketing (CRM) in the fashion industry, we investigated the effect of an image resulting from CRM on ratings of brand attributes (e.g., distinctiveness, credibility, attractiveness), identification with the brand, attitude toward the brand, and customer loyalty. Participants also responded to open-ended questions reflecting their rationale for their ratings of brand attributes. Data were collected from a convenience sample of undergraduates (n = 228) enrolled at Midwestern University in the U.S. Structural equation modeling revealed that as ratings of the social responsibility of the cause-related marketing effort increased so did perceptions of the brand's distinctiveness, credibility, and attractiveness. Participants identified with a brand when they rated the brand as attractive. Participants' identification with a brand had a significant impact on attitudes toward the brand and customer loyalty (e.g., purchase intention, willingness to spread positive word-of-mouth). Content analyses of open-ended responses supported the idea that brand images stemming from CRM exert an important influence on consumer's ratings of brand attributes. Fashion marketers interested in cause-related marketing will find success with efforts that increase customer identification.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.49-95
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• 2007

공익연계 마케팅 (cause-related marketing or CRM)은 기업과 제품의 이미지 향상이나 브랜드의 정신적·윤리적 가치를 구축하는 강력한 하나의 수단으로 점점 더 그 활용 가치가 높아지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 공익연계 마케팅 활동의 성과에 영향을 미치는 여러 요인들 중 공익의 특성, 제품의 관여도, 그리고 메시지의 특성에 따른 소비자 브랜드 태도에 대한 영향력을 검증하고자 한다. 연구의 검증을 위해 다음과 같이 크게 3가지 연구문제를 정선해보았다. 공익의 특성에 따른 소비자의 브랜드 태도는 어떻게 다른가? 공익연계 메시지 표현유형에 따른 소비자의 브랜드 태도는 어떻게 다른가? 마지막으로 제품의 관여도에 따른 소비자의 브랜드 태도는 어떻게 다른가? 이러한 연구문제들을 중심으로 공익의 특성, 제품 관여도, 공익 메시지 표현유형, 그리고 소비자의 브랜드 태도 간의 인과관계들을 나타내는 모델을 세우고 연구를 수행했다. 서울에 거주하는 20~40세의 직장인들과 학생들을 연구대상으로 총 400부의 설문지를 배포하고 이중 유요한 176부의 회수된 설문에 대한 데이터를 이용해 통계분석을 수행했다. 분석결과 연구모델 및 가설들이 잘 증명되었으나, 연구대상들은 공익의 특성의 차이점에 대해 인식을 못하는 것으로 나타났고 이는 우리나라 소비자들이 아직까지는 공익의 특성에 대한 차별적 인식보다는, 공익 그 자체에 대해 포괄적으로 인식하는 경향이 있음을 뒷받침 한다.