Mahmoud, Ali, Grigoriou, Nicholas and Hack-polay, Dieu (2019) of Research in Interactive Marketing Email is Evil! Behavioural Responses towards Permission based Direct Email Marketing and Gender Differences. Journal of Research in Interactive Marketing, 213 (2). pp. 227-248. ISSN 2040-7122
Full content URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/jrim-09-2018-0112
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Item Type: | Article |
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Item Status: | Live Archive |
Abstract
Purpose – This study assesses consumers’ beliefs in three Middle Eastern Arab countries regarding attitudinal and behavioural responses towards permission-based Direct Email Marketing (hereafter DEM) and the moderating role of gender in the hypothesized path model.
Design/methodology/approach – Structural equation modelling was used to test our hypothesized path model, utilizing data collected from 829 respondents.
Findings – Our findings show that attitude was found to fully mediate the relationship between beliefs and behavioural responses towards permission-based DEM. Gender moderates the relationship between beliefs and attitudes, and responses to permission-based DEM. Notably, female respondents were found to react more actively when exposed to permission-based DEM.
Research limitations/implications – Further qualitative research is needed to learn more about how and why individuals develop behavioural intentions in certain ways towards opt-in DEM. Also, neuropsychology approaches such eye-tracking are endorsed for future research to gain more insights and conquer biases associated with self-reporting procedures in countries where such technologies are deemed as legal and ethical to be used with human subjects.
Practical implications – Advertisers promoting products and services in the Middle Eastern Arab context should take further steps to enhance the quality of information [including cultural sensitiveness] and the perceived entertainment value that could be delivered to consumers through permission-based DEM, especially for female internet users. Additionally, this study highly recommends the double opt-in approach to permission-based DEM.
Originality/value – To the best of our knowledge, this is the first attempt to address the gender role as a moderator of the path depicting the effectiveness of permission-based DEM approach in the Middle East (Arab counties), from beliefs to behavioural responses via attitudes.
Keywords: | Direct email marketing, Permission-based direct email marketing, Gender, Middle East |
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Subjects: | N Business and Administrative studies > N500 Marketing N Business and Administrative studies > N560 Promotion and Advertising N Business and Administrative studies > N100 Business studies P Mass Communications and Documentation > P304 Electronic Media studies |
Divisions: | Lincoln International Business School |
ID Code: | 35282 |
Deposited On: | 11 Apr 2019 10:52 |
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