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The Impact of Audio-Visual Content on Sustainable Consumer Behavior

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2022) | Viewed by 5112

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Departamento de Administración de Empresas y Marketing, Universidad de Sevilla, 41018, España.
Interests: e-commerce; m-commerce; segmentation; life style; sustainability

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Dear Colleagues,

In the current context, social commerce is becoming "the ultimate form of advertising," where social networks offer to convert images and videos in moments of purchase. Mobile devices have managed to close the gap between promotion and shopping while also creating more fluid and frictionless experiences. New actors with marked audiovisual attributes, such as Instagram, Pinterest, or TikTok, have joined old-fashioned online social networking services, such as Facebook or Twitter. On the other hand, the global health crisis related to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has multiplied the time that consumers spend on different social networks and has increased electronic commerce worldwide. The fear of contagion has made these virtual environments the preferred means to maintain social relationships and acquire all kinds of products and services. This Special Issue will address studies on the role of audiovisual content in the sustainable behavior of online consumers in the current scenario. Sustainable consumer behavior encompasses the reasons and ways in which consumers incorporate sustainability issues into their day-to-day life. Conceptual and empirical studies oriented, among other subjects, to the following topics are welcome:

  • Sustainable consumer behavior in response to audiovisual content on social networks
  • Buying behavior in social networks with an emphasis on sustainability.
  • Creation of sustainable brand value by audiovisual content
  • Social media ads
  • Social media marketing activities
  • Innovative forms of customer segmentation based on sustainability
  • Analysis of consumer behavior online with cutting-edge techniques

Dr. Jorge Arenas-Gaitán
Dr. Patricio E. Ramirez-Correa
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Keywords

  • sustainable consumer behavior
  • e-WOM
  • audio-visual content
  • SMMA
  • online brand equity
  • online consumer behavior
  • online segmentation
  • Big Data
  • machine learning applications
  • e-commerce
  • m-commerce

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Does Age Matter? Using Neuroscience Approaches to Understand Consumers’ Behavior towards Purchasing the Sustainable Product Online
by Ming-Chang Chiang, Chiahui Yen and Hsiu-Li Chen
Sustainability 2022, 14(18), 11352; https://doi.org/10.3390/su141811352 - 9 Sep 2022
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Abstract
In recent years, online shopping platforms have displayed more sustainable products to attract consumer attention. Understanding the effect of age on online shopping patterns can provide a broader understanding of the critical role of consumer attention. Physiological measures can explain consumers’ responses to [...] Read more.
In recent years, online shopping platforms have displayed more sustainable products to attract consumer attention. Understanding the effect of age on online shopping patterns can provide a broader understanding of the critical role of consumer attention. Physiological measures can explain consumers’ responses to features of online shopping websites and help these companies understand the decision-making process of consumers by using neuroscience-integrated tools. When consumers browse and shop on a platform, their eyes constantly move, effectively scanning the area of interest to capture information. This study attempts to evaluate the impact of consumer age on psychological and physiological responses to online shopping platforms by using eye tracking, EEG recordings, and FaceReader software. Eye tracker data on the average duration and number of fixations and saccades indicated that the older group had fewer eye movements than the younger group. The temporal and frontal cortices of the younger and older groups showed differences in EEG activity. The research also analyzed the faces of younger and older adults using FaceReader software; the main differences occured in the happy, surprised, and neutral expressions observed. This study enhances our understanding of the psychology and behavior of younger and older people in neuromarketing research, combining noninvasive physiological and neuroscience methods to present psychological data. Full article
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