The Influence of Cause Marketing on Consumer Pride, Purchase Intention and Brand Evangelism: A Focus on the Apparel Industry

Download or read book The Influence of Cause Marketing on Consumer Pride, Purchase Intention and Brand Evangelism: A Focus on the Apparel Industry written by Ms. Kavya Sahadevan and published by Shineeks Publishers. This book was released on 2022-09-12 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cause related marketing initiatives have become an extremely popular strategy of marketing used by brands in todays’ world, now, more so than ever. Consumer behaviour towards cause related marketing has generally been positive and has led to an increase in the purchase intention as well as the final purchase of the customer. Consumer pride as well as satisfaction with a product or a brand leads to the spread of information about the particular brand within the customer network. The push strategy of marketing is no longer relevant to todays’ market and customers are looking to be associated with a brand that goes beyond the norm of selling products and is making important contributions to the welfare of the society or is taking an important stand on a particular social cause. The purpose of this study is to analyse the influence of Cause related marketing strategies in the dynamic apparel industry and the extent to which it influences purchase intention, consumer pride and eventually lead to brand evangelism, An evangelist being a customer that actively defends and support a brand across platforms and through word of mouth. Customer purchase today is increasingly research based and highly dependent on the opinions of other customers. In regard to this, evangelism, if achieved by a brand can be one of the most cost effective yet most impactful marketing strategies for the brand. The study uses quantitative and qualitative measures to analyse the impact of Cause Marketing on purchase intention and brand evangelism. An empirical study was conducted through a self-administered survey which helps determine the extent to which this effect holds true in the apparel industry. ANOVA and Regression analysis helped determine the relationship between various demographic factors and the variables of the model. The study aims to explore the relational gap between variables such as Cause marketing, consumer pride and brand evangelism. Furthermore, the study also aims to explore the experimental gap on the impact of consumer cause identification on purchase intention. This information will help the industry curate their advertisements and other promotional activities accordingly. Keywords: Cause Marketing, Consumer pride, Purchase intention, Brand evangelism, Brand equity, Perceived brand image.