Consumer Attitude toward Advertising via Mobile Devices - An Empirical Investigation among Austrian Users

Mobile marketing offers great opportunities for businesses. Marketing activities supported by mobile devices allow companies to directly communicate with their consumers without time or location barriers. However, some areas of mobile marketing still need further investigation. Especially, the topic of advertising via mobile devices is of major interest. It addresses consumers with individualized advertising messages via mobile devices. The underlying paper discusses its relevance and investigates antecedents of consumer attitudes toward advertising via mobile devices. The analysis is based on a consumer survey. For this purpose a quota sample of 815 cellular phone users in Austria has been interviewed. The results indicate that advertising value and advertising message content have the largest impact on attitude toward advertising via mobile devices.