• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.243-254
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• 2022

Customers' perceptions of information about a company's products or services have altered as a result of the development of ICT and social networks. This gives rise to a fact that buzz marketing, which is a marketing technique employed commonly in today's business and communication, has a significant impact on customers' electronic word of mouth intention (e-WOM). However, very few studies about this issue have been conducted so far, which reveal a gap in understanding buzz marketing from an academic perspective. Based on the results of a cross-sectional survey in Binh Duong city, this study investigates the efficiency and effect of buzz marketing on customers' e-WOM intention through mediating variables of message credibility. Data from 367 time-lagged individual samples were collected and analyzed by the structural equation modeling method (SEM). Results showed that creativity, clarity, and humor variables have a positive relationship with message credibility and then impact the intention to conduct e-WOM of social networks' users. Marketing campaigns employing the buzz technique should be launched with easy-to-understand and entertainable messages. Findings from this study also provide managers with a scientific understanding of buzz marketing and the effectiveness of this technique as well as reveal the potential for future studies to explore further in this area.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제16권9호
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• pp.545-559
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• 2016

최근 소비자들은 온라인상에서 다양한 온라인 구전정보를 접하고 있으며, 이러한 온라인 구전정보는 소비자 태도(구매의도)에 중요한 영향을 미치고 있다. 본 연구에서는 특정 대상이 아닌 일반적인 온라인 구전(eWOM) 특성이 신뢰에 미치는 영향과 신뢰가 구전수용, 구전수용이 구매의도에 미치는 영향을 알아보는데 목적이 있다. 본 연구에서는 온라인 구전 특성으로써 정보 특성을 동의성과 최신성, 커뮤니티 특성은 유대강도와 상호작용으로 구분하였다. 본 연구의 공헌은 첫째, 정보동의성은 신뢰에 유의한 영향을 미치지 않았다. 둘째, 정보최신성과 커뮤니티 특성(유대강도, 상호작용)은 신뢰에 유의한 영향을 미치고 있다. 셋째, 신뢰는 구전수용에 유의한 영향을 미치고 있다. 마지막으로 구전수용은 구매의도에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.17-32
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• 2022

This study aimed to examine the effect of ad attributes on engagement, the mediating effect of engagement on the relationship between ad attributes and advertising effectiveness (attitudes toward ads, continuous intention to search, and e-WOM intention), and the differences in advertising effectiveness at different levels (low vs. high) of curiosity toward fashion video ads in the online context. For this purpose, a total of 408 responses were collected from consumers who were aged 20-40 years and had viewed fashion video ads via PC/mobile channels in the preceding six months. The results showed that three advertising attributes, namely informativeness, entertainment, and personalization, were significant predictors of engagement. Additionally, engagement had a significant mediating effect on the relationship between entertainment and ad effectiveness. Moreover, both informativeness and entertainment had a significant direct effect on the behavioral intention to search and engage in e-WOM. At the high-curiosity level, engagement had a significant influence on ad attitudes and e-WOM intention. In contrast, at the low-curiosity level, entertainment had a significant influence on e-WOM intention and continuous intention to search. These findings are meaningful in that they extend the advertising attitude model to fashion video ads in the online context.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.77-98
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• 2017

The development of mobile social networking service (SNS) triggers the growth of social commerce industry. Customers rely considerably on electronic word of mouth (eWOM) to make purchasing decisions. Thus, SNS is an important commercial platform that offers attractive opportunities and challenges to firms. This study sheds light on the role of SNS as a social commerce platform by focusing on WeChat, the most popular SNS in China. This study identifies three different types of trust based on SNS that customers perceive in the context of social commerce. These types of trust are contents trust, source trust, and platform trust. This study suggests the antecedents and consequences of each trust. Our results prove that eWOM intention relies on contents trust and source trust, whereas purchase intention depends on contents trust, source trust, and platform trust. This study also finds that contents trust is positively influenced by source trust and platform trust. Finally, the result verifies the key antecedents of each trust, namely, vividness and timeliness for contents trust, competence, benevolence, and integrity for source trust, and instrumental need and social need for platform trust. The discussion and implications on the findings are provided.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.177-193
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• 2015

A great number of customers, who want to watch movies usually check out online reviews before choosing what to watch a movie. The most representative online media that customers consult are portal sites and SNS (Social Network Service). Although there have been numerous studies on online eWOM (e-Word of Mouth) and the effects of online media in businesses, it remains a question that which media is best for WOM (Word of Mouth) when selecting movies. This research examines customer's intention for consulting eWOM and for watching movies according to the number and tendency of online replies. We have compared portal sites and SNS about information of movie. The study shows that a large number of positive replies can affect the intention for WOM and choosing movies. Facebook has more influence than portal sites when choosing what to watch when replies consist of large and positive comments. However, there is no difference between the two types of media when they consist of negative comments.

• 벤처창업연구
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.199-209
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• 2019

모바일 커뮤니케이션 도구의 급속한 발전으로 고객은 SNS를 주요 정보 도구로 이용하고 있다. SNS는 소수의 고객이 경험을 통해 알고 있는 제품이나 서비스와 관련된 정보를 주변 사람뿐 만 아니라 다수의 고객에게 제공할 수 있다. 이러한 특성으로 디저트 카페는 온라인 웹사이트와 SNS를 이용한 모바일이 주요 마케팅 수단으로 이용되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 구전 품질, 지각된 가치, 그리고 방문의도에 대한 이론적 고찰을 토대로 디저트 카페의 구전 품질이 지각된 가치에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지와 지각된 가치가 방문의도에 미치는 영향을 분석하여 디저트 카페의 온라인 마케팅에 대한 이론적 시사점과 실무적 시사점을 제시하고자 한다. 본 연구는 최근 6개월 이내에 구전을 통해 디저트 카페를 방문한 경험이 있는 고객을 대상으로 설문조사가 실시되었다. 설문조사는 2018년 9월 4일부터 9월 18일까지 실시되었으며, 317부가 분석에 이용되었다. 디저트 카페의 구전 품질이 실용적 가치와 쾌락적 가치, 그리고 방문 의도 간의 관계는 구조방정식 모형을 이용하였다. 분석 결과, 첫째, 중립성과 상호작용성은 실용적 가치에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으나, 동의성과 생생함은 유의한 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 동의성, 생생함, 그리고 상호작용성은 쾌락적 가치에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으나, 상호작용성은 유의한 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 쾌락적 가치는 방문의도에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으나, 실용적 가치는 유의한 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과로 온라인 구전 품질 관리가 중요한 것을 알 수 있다.

• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.180-193
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• 2017

The increase use of smartphones has paved the way for quick dissemination of online information. This has a huge influence on consumers' purchase decision making and the formation of a company's image. As such, this study focuses on product review from mobile beauty applications(apps); in particular, the perceived information authenticity. The purpose is as follows. First, to examine if there is any difference in perceived information authenticity based on the types of product review. Second, to analyze how perceived information authenticity influences brand attitude, purchase intention, and electronic word of mouth(e-WOM) intention. The study targets consumers in their 20s and 30s who have experience buying a product via a mobile beauty app. Three hundred responses are analyzed using SPSS 21.0 and AMOS 18.0. The results reveal that, first of all, consumers derive higher perceived information authenticity from a multi-facet review rather than a double-facet review. Second, among the traits of perceived information authenticity, only a brand's perceived reliability has a significant influence on brand attitude. Third, this brand attitude has a positive influence on purchase intention and e-WOM intention. In conclusion, these findings can serve as an important discussion point for companies developing a mobile beauty app, drawing attention to perceived information authenticity, based on the types of product review.

• 경영과학
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.95-112
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• 2011

The Internet has generated a number of online review sites where dissatisfied consumers can easily articulate their opinions and comments on products or services. Little attention, however, has been directed to investigating the relationship between negative electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) and its critical determinants that affect consumers' purchasing behaviors. This study attempts to explore the influence of the key determinants of consumers' negative eWOM behaviors, including their social relationships online. The results show that tie strength is positively associated with the proposed determinants, such as information credibility, external search efforts, and product involvement. Further, we find that perceived risk plays a mediating role in the relationship between consumers' intention to spread eWOM and its key determinants.

• Journal of Smart Tourism
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.5-15
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• 2023

With the growing trend of online global market, customers have further technological capabilities in searching for information and online shopping on the Internet. In addition, electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) is a significant factor that influences customer purchase intention. However, the perspective of online users on hotel websites is still in its infancy, especially in various cultural contexts. The current study examined a theoretical framework of hotel websites to understand how online users perceive the importance of hotel websites with regard to influencing purchase intention, within the content of Thai online users through an online questionnaire survey. Findings show that usability positively influences online Thai users' satisfaction. Moreover, eWOM has a significant positive influence on satisfaction, but eWOM has an indirect effect on the intention to purchase. Practical implications are further discussed.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.149-154
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• 2017

본 연구는 그간 기술적 관점에서만 다루어진 홀로그램 미디어 연구와는 달리, 광고 미디어로서의 가능성을 소비자 커뮤니케이션 측면에서 살펴보고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 미디어 경험을 유도하는 소비자의 동기와 성격특성을 선행변인으로 설정하여 SNS 구전의도와 구매의도에 미치는 영향을 구조적으로 살펴보았다. 연구결과 소비자의 내재적 동기와 사회적 동기 모두 미디어 경험과 SNS 구전의도, 구매의도에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 성격특성의 경우, 개방성은 동기에, 외향성과 개방성은 SNS 구전의도에 정(+)의 영향력을 가지고 있었다. 또한 SNS 구전의도는 구매의도에 긍정적인 영향력을 보여주었다. 이는 미디어 믹스 전략 또는 IMC 전략의 필요성을 확인시켜주는 결과라 할 수 있다.