Chen, J. V., Kyaw, P. L. N., & Ross, W. H. (2008). The customer journey when purchasing a new mobile phone:

                        Testing a dual mediation model. Journal of Direct, Data, and Digital Marketing Practice,

                Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 116 - 132.

Abstract

Service-based companies such as wireless telephone carriers seek to shape consumer purchase intentions through advertising.  The present paper builds upon previous research to test a Dual Mediation Model of advertising that incorporates cognitions, affect, attitudes toward the advertisement, and attitudes toward the brand as these influence consumers’ purchase intentions.  A field study investigating Taiwanese university students’ intentions to purchase a cellular telephone is used to test the model with structural equations. Results indicate strong support for the Dual Mediation Model.  Limitations are also noted.

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