Abstract The purpose of this paper is to analyze how corporate image may mediate the effects cause-related marketing on consumer behavior, aiming expand existing literature in field social responsibility. Altruism was used as a moderator proposed relationships. conceptual model presents 7 hypotheses, and testing based sample 463 valid respondents from Brazil Portugal. Data collected through an ...

This paper reports on a small-scale study that explores the impact of social media adoption and use on corporate communications and brand image. The research is carried out in two phases; analysis of brand communications via social media; and a small-scale survey with social media managers. We draw upon Habermas’ theory of communicative action (the ideal speech situation and discourse ethics) i...

Given the increased interest and empirical research in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and irresponsibility (CSI), the interest of this paper is given to the impacts of corporate operational performance (COP) and corporate social performance (CSP) on consumer brand advocacy and brand trust. In this consumerbrand continuum, customers evaluate brand trustworthiness by two scopes: (1) the pr...

Realizing the significance of customer buying behavior in today’s market scenario it is very appropriate to analyze the drivers that trigger the purchasing decision. This research paper identifies and analyses certain critical drivers of mobile phone purchasing decisions and explaining their relevance. Empirical research was conducted in this study through an image-based survey amongst college ...

Today, the world faces a major problem called population growth, one of the consequences of which is food shortages. Therefore, organic farming is considered as one of the most effective approaches to responding to the challenges facing human beings in realizing sustainable development. The purpose of this research is to provide a comprehensive model of branding for sensory marketing based on a...

Despite the increasing interest in area of corporate social responsibility (CSR), there is a very limited understanding mechanism perceived CSR and its effect on consumer behavioral outcomes. Additionally, evidence role brand trust influencing advocacy. The aim this study to examine direct indirect influence perception advocacy behavior. This research proposes framework examines relationship be...

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is becoming one of the most critical challenges that firms must address to survive in competitive market. This study investigates impact customers’ CSR perceptions on their purchase intentions as mediated by brand equity, credibility, and reputation order identify benefits integration for business development. The employs a quantitative approach collect dat...

Marketing and more specifically raising brand awareness is vital for any successful organisation and its importance is demonstrated across all industry sectors. The widely adopted social media (SM) technology is believed to bring opportunities for brand awareness; and many universities worldwide have already broached the concept of using SM to communicate with potential students. However, the s...

In the article is presented the case of trust-based marketing of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines. The relationship between the hypotheses was tested by means of structural equation modelling. The results of the first model show that the predictor variable (consumer satisfaction with safety and information) has a significant effect on the mediator variable (consumer trust). The results of the s...