Payame Noor University Communication Management in Sport Media 2345-5578 Articles in Press 2024 05 19 The Effect of Advertising Characters in Social Media on Awareness of Sports Brands with the Aim of Creating Purchase Intention in Consumers The Effect of Advertising Characters in Social Media on Awareness of Sports Brands with the Aim of Creating Purchase Intention in Consumers 10885 10.30473/jsm.2024.68725.1783 FA Hassan Khorsandi M.Sc. in sports management, Sanabad Golbahar Institute of Higher Education, Golbahar, Iran. Ehsan Asadollahi Assistant Professor of Sports Management, Sanabad Golbahar Institute of Higher Education, Golbahar, Iran. Shahryar Kharazian Assistant Professor, Faculty of Skills, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch, Mashhad, Iran. Journal Article 2023 07 31 Sports brands are always looking for effective methods of advertising in the media to control the buying behavior of consumers, so the purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of advertising Characters in social media on the awareness of sports brands with the aim of creating purchase intention in consumers.The research method was applied in terms of its nature and purpose, and in terms of the data analysis method, it was descriptive-correlation, and data collection was done in the field.The statistical population of this research includes all consumers of sports brand products in the city of Mashhad in an unlimited number.Data collection was done using a researcher-made questionnaire of advertising characters, a standard questionnaire of brand awareness by Gill et al and a standard questionnaire of purchase intention by Beck and King.After confirming face validity,construct validity and instrument reliability, data analysis was done using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings showed that advertising characters of human, animal, nature and scenery, objects and machines, plants and fruits have a direct and significant effect on purchase intention through brand awareness, but the advertising character variable of symbolic buildings and structures has a direct and significant effect through brand awareness. It has no meaning on the intention to buy. Using the results of the present research,the marketing and sales officials of sports brands can increase the effectiveness of their advertisements in the media, and get help from advertising personalities in branding and managing their brand to create purchase intention in consumers. Sports brands are always looking for effective methods of advertising in the media to control the buying behavior of consumers, so the purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of advertising Characters in social media on the awareness of sports brands with the aim of creating purchase intention in consumers.The research method was applied in terms of its nature and purpose, and in terms of the data analysis method, it was descriptive-correlation, and data collection was done in the field.The statistical population of this research includes all consumers of sports brand products in the city of Mashhad in an unlimited number.Data collection was done using a researcher-made questionnaire of advertising characters, a standard questionnaire of brand awareness by Gill et al and a standard questionnaire of purchase intention by Beck and King.After confirming face validity,construct validity and instrument reliability, data analysis was done using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings showed that advertising characters of human, animal, nature and scenery, objects and machines, plants and fruits have a direct and significant effect on purchase intention through brand awareness, but the advertising character variable of symbolic buildings and structures has a direct and significant effect through brand awareness. It has no meaning on the intention to buy. Using the results of the present research,the marketing and sales officials of sports brands can increase the effectiveness of their advertisements in the media, and get help from advertising personalities in branding and managing their brand to create purchase intention in consumers.