Document Type
Article
Abstract
A predictive model was developed to help brands improve cause-related marketing campaigns by identifying the most impactful relationships among important campaign variables. The largest effect in the MASEM model (K = 81, N = 25,554) was found for cause-brand fit on attitudes toward the cause-brand alliance (β = .40). Two of the four proposed belief factors examined acted as mediating variables: consumers’ involvement with the cause and their skepticism. Three attitude factors mediated the impact of beliefs on CRM purchase intentions: perceptions of cause-brand fit, attitude toward the brand, and attitudes toward the CRM alliance. Skepticism also had a direct negative effect on CRM purchase intentions.
DOI
doi.org/10.1080/10696679.2021.1901594
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Taylor and Francis Online
Repository Citation
Rego, Michelle and Hamilton, Mark A., "The importance of fit: a predictive model of cause marketing effects" (2021). College of Business Faculty Publications and Research. 12.
https://scholarsarchive.jwu.edu/mgmt_fac/12