Comparing blogs with print ads for corporate branding. The role of source credibility

Gema Vinuales and Daniel A. Sheinin

International Journal of Internet Marketing and Advertising, 2020, vol. 14, issue 2, 168-183

Abstract: The explosion of new media and usage represents one of the most significant trends in marketing communications today. One of the major challenges in this environment is which type of media is most effective at communicating a corporate message. Across two studies, we demonstrate that a message in a blog generates a more positive corporate-brand attitude and higher engagement than the identical one in a print ad, and that source credibility mediates this effect. A blog is perceived as having higher source credibility than a print ad.

Keywords: source credibility; corporate identity; corporate branding; blogs; print ads; marketing communications; media effectiveness; corporate message. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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