Mobile phone advertisements, in the form of text messages (SMS, or short message service), have been recognized as an important form of product promotion. The purpose of this paper is to investigate factors that influence the effectiveness of SMS advertising by using a hierarchy of effects approach. We employ a simulated experiment with 736 respondents to examine how consumers react to SMS advertisements and identify factors that influence their attitude toward the ad, their attitude toward the brand, and their purchase intention. Perceived ad credibility, attitude toward mobile advertising, message appeal, argument quality, incentive, product involvement, and interactivity were found to be antecedents of the attitude toward the ad. Moreover, there is a clear link between attitude and behavioral intention. The study is among the first to provide an experimental-based assessment and a unified model linking consumer attitudes toward mobile text ads with brand attitudes and purchase intentions.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 105-136
- DOI 10.2753/JEC1086-4415180104
- Authors
- Dimitris A. Drossos, Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering, University of the Aegean, Greece
- George M. Giaglis, Department of Management Science and Technology, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece
- Pavlos A. Vlachos, ALBA Graduate Business School, American College of Greece
- Efpraxia D. Zamani, Department of Management Science and Technology, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece
- George Lekakos, Department of Management Science and Technology, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece
- Journal International Journal of Electronic Commerce
- Print ISSN 1086-4415
- Journal Volume Volume 18
- Journal Issue Volume 18, Number 1 / Fall 2013