Tiger Woods, Nike, and I are (Not) Best Friends: How Brand’s Sports Sponsorship in Social-Media Impacts Brand Consumer’s Congruity and Relationship Quality

This study examines the effects of brand’s sports sponsorship in social media on brand consumer’s congruity and brand relationship quality. The study included a survey of targeting consumers whose ages range between early twenties and late forties; data from 322 respondents were collected. The resul...

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Main Authors: Do, H., Ko, E., Woodside, Arch
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41437
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description This study examines the effects of brand’s sports sponsorship in social media on brand consumer’s congruity and brand relationship quality. The study included a survey of targeting consumers whose ages range between early twenties and late forties; data from 322 respondents were collected. The results are as follows. First, brand’s sports sponsorship in social-media activities relating to sports brands has significant effects on brand consumer’s congruity. Second, this congruity significantly influences brand relationship quality. Third, male consumers, who have previously purchased products and services associated with a sports brand, perceive the sponsor’s brand image more positively when they are exposed to the sponsor’s brand’s sports sponsorship in social-media activities, compared to those consumers having no previous purchases of the sponsored brand. Lastly, consumers in their forties with prior experience consuming the sponsor’s brand products are most affected by the level of selfcongruity with the sports brand compared to younger or older consumers.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-414372017-09-13T14:10:55Z Tiger Woods, Nike, and I are (Not) Best Friends: How Brand’s Sports Sponsorship in Social-Media Impacts Brand Consumer’s Congruity and Relationship Quality Do, H. Ko, E. Woodside, Arch brand consumer’s congruity brand relationship quality consumer’s characteristics Brand’s sports sponsorship This study examines the effects of brand’s sports sponsorship in social media on brand consumer’s congruity and brand relationship quality. The study included a survey of targeting consumers whose ages range between early twenties and late forties; data from 322 respondents were collected. The results are as follows. First, brand’s sports sponsorship in social-media activities relating to sports brands has significant effects on brand consumer’s congruity. Second, this congruity significantly influences brand relationship quality. Third, male consumers, who have previously purchased products and services associated with a sports brand, perceive the sponsor’s brand image more positively when they are exposed to the sponsor’s brand’s sports sponsorship in social-media activities, compared to those consumers having no previous purchases of the sponsored brand. Lastly, consumers in their forties with prior experience consuming the sponsor’s brand products are most affected by the level of selfcongruity with the sports brand compared to younger or older consumers. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41437 10.1080/02650487.2015.1031062 Routledge fulltext
spellingShingle brand consumer’s congruity
brand relationship quality
consumer’s characteristics
Brand’s sports sponsorship
Do, H.
Ko, E.
Woodside, Arch
Tiger Woods, Nike, and I are (Not) Best Friends: How Brand’s Sports Sponsorship in Social-Media Impacts Brand Consumer’s Congruity and Relationship Quality
title Tiger Woods, Nike, and I are (Not) Best Friends: How Brand’s Sports Sponsorship in Social-Media Impacts Brand Consumer’s Congruity and Relationship Quality
title_full Tiger Woods, Nike, and I are (Not) Best Friends: How Brand’s Sports Sponsorship in Social-Media Impacts Brand Consumer’s Congruity and Relationship Quality
title_fullStr Tiger Woods, Nike, and I are (Not) Best Friends: How Brand’s Sports Sponsorship in Social-Media Impacts Brand Consumer’s Congruity and Relationship Quality
title_full_unstemmed Tiger Woods, Nike, and I are (Not) Best Friends: How Brand’s Sports Sponsorship in Social-Media Impacts Brand Consumer’s Congruity and Relationship Quality
title_short Tiger Woods, Nike, and I are (Not) Best Friends: How Brand’s Sports Sponsorship in Social-Media Impacts Brand Consumer’s Congruity and Relationship Quality
title_sort tiger woods, nike, and i are (not) best friends: how brand’s sports sponsorship in social-media impacts brand consumer’s congruity and relationship quality
topic brand consumer’s congruity
brand relationship quality
consumer’s characteristics
Brand’s sports sponsorship
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41437