Zahra Pourhoseyn; Fatemeh Abdavi; Vajiheh Javani; Sajjad Pashaie
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The purpose of this study was to review the effect of social network on word of mouth advertising due to loyalty and attachment to the brand in Iran Football Premier League.The statistical population of the study consisted of supporters of football teams, who use social networks. 376 people were selected ...
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The purpose of this study was to review the effect of social network on word of mouth advertising due to loyalty and attachment to the brand in Iran Football Premier League.The statistical population of the study consisted of supporters of football teams, who use social networks. 376 people were selected as the statistical sample. To collect data, a valid and reliable questionnaire was used. To analyze data SPSS and AMOS was used, and path analysis was applied to determine the direct and indirect effects of the research variables. The results of path analysis showed that there is a significant positive correlation between independent variables and mediators with the variable of propagation as a dependent variable. In general, clubs should increase the attachment of fans to the brand, to identify the personality traits of the club, reflect these features in their brand management strategies as well as adapting these features to the personality traits of the fans and this will lead to positive word of mouth advertising in the community and virtual networks for the club
Vahid Makizadeh; Adel Mohebbi; Fatemeh Sharaei
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The Purpose of this paper is to investigate the consequences of brand personality appeal (BPA) in the sports program (90 TVprogram). After the literature review and inline with the previous researches, thetheoretical framework was presented and tested. This research used convenience sampling as a sampling ...
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The Purpose of this paper is to investigate the consequences of brand personality appeal (BPA) in the sports program (90 TVprogram). After the literature review and inline with the previous researches, thetheoretical framework was presented and tested. This research used convenience sampling as a sampling method. The reliability of the questionnaire was 0.876 using Cronbach's alpha coefficient.Hypotheses were tested by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM) using Amos 24 software.The results indicate that advertising appeal has positive impact on brand personality appeal. Brand personality appeal also has positive impact on relationship quality, brand loyalty, and brand attachment. Relationship quality and brand loyalty also have positive impact on word of mouth. Attachment to the brand has positive impact on relationship quality and brand loyalty.