Research Article

Social Media Driven Brand Love: An Investigation on Turkish Customers

Volume: 9 Number: 1 June 11, 2018
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Social Media Driven Brand Love: An Investigation on Turkish Customers

Abstract

Along with the development and the use of Internet and the opportunity of two-way communication that Web 2.0 provides enable consumer-brand interactions via social media. The very significant social media usage rates in Turkey demonstrate a necessity for business to use social media effectively with respect to marketing communications in order to build up and sustain relationship with consumers. The main objective of this research is to propose and test a social media integrated brand love model with the intention of gaining an understanding whether consumer-brand relationship in social media develops brand love. Therefore, this study investigates both the influence of quality (as social media driven brand love antecedent) and social media driven brand love core elements (passion-driven behaviors, self-brand integration, positive emotional connection, long-term relationship, anticipated separation distress, overall attitude valence and attitude strength) on social media driven brand love consequences. Data were collected through an online survey with a sample size of 235 respondents. The proposed model and hypotheses were tested via structural equation modeling and multiple linear regression analysis. The results demonstrate that anticipated separation distress, passion-driven behaviors and positive emotional connection indicate the most significant influence on social media driven brand love among proposed seven brand love constructs. Furthermore, quality has a significant but a weak influence on brand love consequences.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Economics

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Berksu Aladağ This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

June 11, 2018

Submission Date

March 20, 2018

Acceptance Date

May 25, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 9 Number: 1

APA
Zengin, A. Y., & Aladağ, B. (2018). Social Media Driven Brand Love: An Investigation on Turkish Customers. Journal of Internet Applications and Management, 9(1), 19-42. https://doi.org/10.34231/iuyd.408143
AMA
1.Zengin AY, Aladağ B. Social Media Driven Brand Love: An Investigation on Turkish Customers. iuyd. 2018;9(1):19-42. doi:10.34231/iuyd.408143
Chicago
Zengin, Asude Yasemin, and Berksu Aladağ. 2018. “Social Media Driven Brand Love: An Investigation on Turkish Customers”. Journal of Internet Applications and Management 9 (1): 19-42. https://doi.org/10.34231/iuyd.408143.
EndNote
Zengin AY, Aladağ B (June 1, 2018) Social Media Driven Brand Love: An Investigation on Turkish Customers. Journal of Internet Applications and Management 9 1 19–42.
IEEE
[1]A. Y. Zengin and B. Aladağ, “Social Media Driven Brand Love: An Investigation on Turkish Customers”, iuyd, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 19–42, June 2018, doi: 10.34231/iuyd.408143.
ISNAD
Zengin, Asude Yasemin - Aladağ, Berksu. “Social Media Driven Brand Love: An Investigation on Turkish Customers”. Journal of Internet Applications and Management 9/1 (June 1, 2018): 19-42. https://doi.org/10.34231/iuyd.408143.
JAMA
1.Zengin AY, Aladağ B. Social Media Driven Brand Love: An Investigation on Turkish Customers. iuyd. 2018;9:19–42.
MLA
Zengin, Asude Yasemin, and Berksu Aladağ. “Social Media Driven Brand Love: An Investigation on Turkish Customers”. Journal of Internet Applications and Management, vol. 9, no. 1, June 2018, pp. 19-42, doi:10.34231/iuyd.408143.
Vancouver
1.Asude Yasemin Zengin, Berksu Aladağ. Social Media Driven Brand Love: An Investigation on Turkish Customers. iuyd. 2018 Jun. 1;9(1):19-42. doi:10.34231/iuyd.408143

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