Abstract
In an examination of charitable advertising on social media, the authors show that pride and gratitude determine the effects of egoistic versus altruistic appeals. Across three experimental studies of prosocial advertising conducted in the United States and India, participants who are induced to feel pride are more influenced by Twitter and Instagram ads that focus on egoistic (vs. altruistic) benefits, while participants who are induced to feel gratitude are equally influenced by ads that focus on egoistic and altruistic benefits in terms of donating greater amounts (Study 1) and intending to donate (Studies 2 and 3). Theoretical insights and practical implications for social media fundraising campaigns are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 499-511 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Journal of Business Research |
Volume | 142 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2022 Elsevier Inc.
Keywords
- Charitable behavior
- Donation appeals
- Gratitude
- Pride
- Social media fundraising campaigns
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Marketing