Analysis of green word-of-mouth advertising behavior of organic food consumers
In this study, 400 organic saffron consumers were grouped using a self-organizing map (SOM) neural network based on consumer neobehavioristic theory, and then, using decision trees, consumer behavior rules were extracted for participating in the WOM for each group. According to the results, less than fifty percent of consumers in each of the four market segments are willing to participate in WOM advertising for organic saffron. A lack of awareness of the characteristics of organic saffron is also found to be the main reason for consumers' reluctance to recommend organic saffron to others. Mass-media advertising is an effective way to raise consumer awareness and influence opinion leaders, ultimately resulting in WOM recommendations.PMID:38582136 | DOI:10.1016/j.appet.2024.107324
Source: Appetite - Category: Nutrition Authors: Flavio Boccia Amirhossein Tohidi Source Type: research
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