How cause marketing campaign factors affect attitudes and purchase intention: Choosing the right mix of product and cause types with time duration

The authors propose that decisions regarding the duration of cause-related marketing campaigns should depend on the combination of cause type and product type.

MANAGEMENT SLANT

  • Companies can leverage their cause-related marketing campaigns by choosing either a long or short duration, subject to their product–cause bundles.
  • If a company decides to implement tactical cause-related marketing on a short-term basis, it should pair a hedonic product with a primary cause, such as a lifesaving need.
  • When considering a long-term strategic cause-related marketing promotion, a company can choose either a primary cause for a utilitarian product or a secondary cause, such as quality of life, for a hedonic product.
  • Companies should monitor consumers’ motive attributions regarding a cause-related marketing campaign...

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