• Journal of Smart Tourism
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.31-44
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• 2021

The emergence of the digital economy and easy accessibility to Web 2.0 tools has seen an expansion of the influencer ecosystem within the travel and tourism industry. Founded on the principles of reference groups and peer reference there is a growing trend amongst industry practitioners who are now opting to move away from many of the traditional approaches used to market their products and services and are instead taking advantage of the concept of e-word-of-mouth (eWOM). Whilst there is a growing body of academic literature addressing the notion of influencer marketing, there is little understanding of influencer marketers themselves. Consequentially, this study addresses this gap in the literature through the quantitative examination of those who promote products, services, or companies by distributing eWOM through their online digital channels and presence; otherwise known as travel influencers. A quantitative research approach involving an online survey yielded 255 responses from travel influencers. The research findings indicate that those who work in this field prefer not to be awarded the label "travel influencer," focusing instead on their specific method of influencing, such as blogging and vlogging or sharing Instagram updates. The research also demonstrates how the new influencers have a strong role in generating travel urge and desire. The research contributes to the wider body of academic literature and travel industry practitioners by establishing the general profile of influencers and their increasingly specialized role in tourism and hospitality marketing.

• 산경연구논집
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.19-27
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• 2021

Purpose: This study investigated the impact of key factors such as service quality, perceived benefit and brand familiarity on a consumer's intention to order online food delivery (OFD). In addition, mediating effect of electronic word of mouth (e-WOM) between relationships among selected key variables and OFD purchase intention is also assessed. Research design, data and methodology: This explanatory, quantitative study employed convenience sampling and collected data through online structured questionnaire from 304 respondents who are users of OFD apps based in greater Klang valley region of Malaysia. The data was then subjected to normality and reliability assessment followed by confirmatory factor analysis, validity assessment and structural equation modelling using IBM SPSS AMOS 24.0. Results: Findings revealed that service quality, perceived benefits and brand familiarity affects purchase intention positively and significantly. Perceived benefits demonstrated highest impact on purchase intention followed by brand familiarity and service quality. Findings also suggest that e-WOM fully mediates relationship between brand familiarity and purchase intention, however, the same was not observed for remaining two variables. Conclusions: The study has enriched OFD literature by investigating impact of selected key factors on purchase intention in the context of OFD. Implications, limitations and future research avenues are then discussed.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.93-104
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• 2021

영화 흥행에 영향을 미치는 온라인 구전의 양과 방향성에 관한 선행연구들의 거의 대부분은 Yahoo Movies, IMDB.com, 네이버 영화 등에서 제공하는 실제 온라인 데이터(2차 데이터)를 사용하였다. 그러나 실제 온라인 데이터는 구전 제공자와 구전 수용자의 심리 변수나 특성 정보를 파악하기가 어렵기 때문에 실제 데이터를 사용한 선행연구들에서는 구전의 양 및 방향성과 소비자의 심리 변수 간의 인과관계를 파악할 수가 없었다. 본 연구에서는 선행연구의 이러한 한계를 보완하여 실제 데이터 대신에 설문조사를 통해 기존에 검증되지 않은 인과관계모형으로서 구전의 양과 방향성이 소비자 심리 변수이며 대표적인 구전 정보 특성인 리뷰 신뢰성을 매개변수로 하여 영화 관람의도에 미치는 직·간접적인 영향력을 검증하였다. 연구결과, 구전의 양과 방향성이 관람의도에 미치는 총효과는 각각 유의하였다. 그러나 구전의 양은 리뷰 신뢰성을 통해 관람의도에 미치는 간접적인 효과만이 유의한 반면에(완전매개효과), 방향성은 직접효과와 간접효과가 모두 유의한(부분매개효과) 차이가 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과에 대한 이론적, 실무적 시사점을 제시하였다.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.73-93
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• 2013

This paper is a research on perceived risk of social commerce which has influence on purchase intention. This study uses a 3-dimension concept of perceived risk and then, deals with influencing a purchase intention. In addition, to search other influential variable to purchase intention, this study adds a variable with expected moderating effect. This study proposes several hypothesis and processes an experiment to test and attest these hypothesis. This study attempts to analyze the effect that perceived risk in social commerce has on purchase intention. By the results of data analysis, all dimensions of perceived risk are found to have significant negative effects on purchase intention. In addition, this study proves moderating roles of valence of WOM Information on purchase intention. Additional managerial implications are also discussed.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2017

As many people all over the world increasingly take more time in exchanging with other people or acquiring information on the internet, use of social media becomes a part of their daily lives. A lot of changes of consumer culture, which have been occurring through social media, have significant effects on corporate marketing activities. Since social media's importance to airlines has been continuously increased, this study attempts to examine effects of passengers' uses of social media, who plan to select an airline, on dependence on reliance of electronic word-of mouth(EWOM) and EWOM acceptance. To this end, a questionnaire survey of passengers who use airlines and the airline's social media was conducted, and then effective data of 302 copies were analyzed by using the structural equation modeling. The findings show that social media use intensity has a significant effect on Acceptance of EWOM via reliance of EWOM, while a direct effect of social media use intensity on Acceptance of EWOM is not significant. From this study, it is found that control and management of social media and only EWOM are effective tools for marketing of airline businesses, suggesting that innovative strategies are required to preemptively cope with changes in consumers' behaviors and markets, which continue to evolve.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.67-76
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• 2020

Purpose: Consumers are affected by the purchase of a large number of opinions or support during the online purchasing process. This can be defined as the term of 'social decisions' on line. This paper seeks to explore the factors of influence on social decisions in on-line environment and to study in depth. Methodology: The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the impact of factors on online social decisions. To verify the hypothesis of study, This study collected 256 from Seoul City, Gyeonggi Province and Chungcheong Province through Survey. Results: According to the research results, First, eWOM information usefulness have a positive impact on online social decisions, Second, online network connectedness have a positive impact on online social decisions. Third, innovative product have a positive impact on online social decisions. and the lower the category of knowledge, the more inclined it is to make online social decisions. Finally, social decisions have a positive impact on purchasing decisions about product. It is most significant that academic research has advanced consumer behavior in response to recent changes in the consumption environment. It is meaningful that we have studied in depth the changing consumer decision process in online channel environment.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.419-428
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• 2020

SNS미디어가 디지털 기술의 혜택으로 물리적인 접근성의 편리와 콘텐츠가 갖는 오락성·상호작용성 등의 새로운 미디어의 특장점으로 미디어 점유율을 높이며, 이용자들의 생활의 일부로 자리잡아가고 있다. 미디어 콘텐츠 소비자들이 기존 전통 미디어에서 SNS로 대거 이동함에 따라 마케팅 커뮤니케이션 활동도 페이스북 등 앞서가는 SNS 플랫폼에 발빠르게 적응해 가는 중이다. 본 연구는 미디어 콘텐츠의 생성과 소비 시스템이 서로 비교적 유사한 페이스북, 인스타그램, 카카오스토리, 트위터를 중심으로, 사용자들이 각각의 SNS에서 네 가지 광고속성을 어떻게 인식하는지를 비교하고, 이 속성들이 구전의도에 미치는 영향력을 확인하였다. 또 이를 통한 효과적인 SNS 운용에 대해 논의하였다.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.353-362
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• 2016

Purpose: This study examined the influence of restaurant quality attributes on customers' satisfaction and their intention to revisit by investigating the moderating effects of customers' electronic word of mouth evaluation about ethnic restaurants. The study was based on a total of 215 samples obtained from social networking service users in a metropolitan area from July 10 to 25, 2015. The major findings are as follows. Methods: The data were analysed using frequency, factor analysis, regression analysis and hierarchical regression analysis. Results: According to the results of factor analysis, quality attributes were separated into three factors: food, service, and atmosphere. According to the results, food attributes, service attributes and atmosphere attributes had an affect on customers' satisfaction, between quality attributes and revisit intention, only food attribute had an affect on revisit intention. It showed also that customers' satisfaction had an affect on revisit intention. Customers' electronic word of mouth (eWOM) evaluation was found to moderate the relationships between service quality attributes and satisfaction. Conclusion: Implications and future research were also discussed.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.1-19
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• 2019

Prior studies on the effects of online consumer reviews have mainly focused on review valence, but little research has investigated how two-sided (both positive and negative) and one-sided (only positive) reviews influence consumers' response to online review. In addition, little attention has been paid to how sponsorship presence (firm-sponsored reviews vs. consumer-voluntary reviews) influences individuals' attitude toward online review. Unlike consumer-voluntary reviews without any monetary incentive, firm-sponsored reviews include messages about brands providing monetary compensation. This study examines whether review valence (two-sidedness vs. one-sidedness) influences attitude toward online review via its influence on review credibility. Further, this study examines whether sponsorship presence affects when review valence influences attitude toward review. Thus, this research investigates the effect of review valence on attitude toward review and the moderating role of sponsorship presence in the relationship between review valence and attitude toward review. The first experiment reveals that attitude toward review is more favorable when the review is two-sided (vs. one-sided). The second study demonstrates that differences between the two-sided and the one-sided review occur only for firm-sponsored reviews, not for consumer-voluntary reviews. The theoretical and practical implications are also discussed.

• 광고학연구
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.7-42
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• 2014

본 연구는 정보원의 사회적 거리감(social distance)에 따른 기업 페이스북 페이지에서의 광고 효과, 즉 메시지 태도와 온라인 구전의도(e-WOM)를 알아보았다. 또한, 사회적 거리감의 주 효과에 영향을 미치는 메시지의 노골적 설득 의도, 규범적 대인민감성(normative interpersonal influences), 정보적 대인민감성(informative interpersonal influences)의 조절 효과를 검증하고자 했다. 이를 위해 2(사회적 거리감 원/근)${\times}2$(메시지의 노골적 설득 의도 고/저)${\times}2$(규범적 대인민감성 고/저)${\times}2$(정보적 대인민감성 고/저)의 요인 설계를 하였다. 연구 결과, 사회적 거리감이 가까운 경우가 먼 경우보다 메시지 태도와 온라인 구전의도에 긍정적인 영향을 끼쳤다. 또한, 메시지의 노골적 설득 의도가 낮을 때는 사회적 거리감에 따라 메시지 태도, 온라인 구전의도 각각에 대한 차이가 크게 나타난 반면, 메시지의 노골적 설득 의도가 높을 때는 사회적 거리감에 따른 광고 효과에 큰 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 그리고 규범적 대인민감성과 사회적 거리감 각각은 광고 효과에 유의미한 영향력을 미쳤지만, 두 변인의 상호작용효과는 유의미하지 않아, 규범적 대인민감성의 조절 효과는 나타나지 않았다. 마지막으로, 정보적 대인민감성이 높을 때는 사회적 거리감에 따라 메시지 태도와 온라인 구전의도 각각에 대한 차이가 크게 나는 반면, 정보적 대인민감성이 낮을 때는 사회적 거리감에 따른 광고 효과에 유의미한 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 본 연구는 기업 페이스북 페이지의 광고 효과에 관한 다양한 변인들에 대해 탐색적으로 연구함으로써 다양한 관련 후속 연구를 위한 기반을 마련했을 뿐만 아니라 실무적 차원에서도 기업 페이스북 페이지와 관련한 보다 적극적이고 효율적인 마케팅 커뮤니케이션을 위한 기초 정보로서 다양한 전략적 시사점을 제공하고 있다.