Going viral : how does viral online video content and specific features influence attitudes toward the brand?

• Autor(a) principal: Martins, Mariana Vieira Alvares
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/12957
• topic: Viral marketing; Online videos; Provocative content; Willingness to pass; Ad evoked feelings and emotions; Advertising effectiveness; Marketing viral; Vidéos en Ligne; Contenu provocateur; Volonté de passer; Sentiments et émotions évoquées par l'Ad; Efficacité de la publicité; Conteúdo provocativo; Disseminação da mensagem; Sentimentos evocados Ad e emoções; A eficácia da publicidade; Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão

Watching videos online has become an ordinary activity, which brands and advertising agencies have been progressively incorporating into their strategies through viral marketing campaigns. Furthermore, it has been verified that to induce consumers to pass-along, viral online video advertisings tend to rely on the use of increasingly provocative content. Still, few experimental researches have examined underlying processes and responses evoked by this feature. In order to fill this void, experimental research, progressed online, was conducted, in which the effects of this strong appeal in forward intentions, advertising processing, brand memorability and purchase intentions are examined. Results insinuate that online videos comprising higher levels of perceived provocation appear to stimulate a higher pass-along probability, more complex formulations of ad related emotions and feelings and better brand memorability. Moreover, it appears also to affect attitudes toward the brand. Nevertheless, limits exist to the manner in which provocation can be portrayed. This study discriminates conditions under which managers can envisage to effectively use such powerful appeal while maximizing viral marketing potential gains.