Measuring the Influence of YouTube Advertising in Creating Attractiveness to Consumer in Bangkok, Thailand

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Chalermchai Uparimart

Abstract

Advertising can exceed expectation if it gains attention of communities well.
While mass media such as  television is  still  the main channel, social media has become a mainstream media which many firms have noticed as trend . Advertising expenditures on social media has increased as well. YouTube is the one of content communities that many companies pay attention to and invest on  with online advertising platform to attract  potential consumers. Therefore, this research has been carried out to measure the influence of YouTube advertising on  creating  attractiveness to consumer in Bangkok, Thailand. It proposes to validate the integrated model among entertainment, informativeness, irritation, customization, advertising value, brand awareness and purchase intention. The data was collected from respondents by questionnaire. This research had 524 respondents who live in Bangkok and have seen advertising on YouTube .  The research used  convenience sampling technique. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Structural Equation Model (SEM) were  employed to verify the validity and reliability of the model and examine the influence among variables. Advertising on YouTube was efficient and proved that it  has a significant  influence on consumers purchase intention. This research contributed to further study on how marketers or advertisers can develop their content to attract consumer and show the opportunities for comprehend on advertising value factors.

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Chalermchai Uparimart

Assistant Trade Marketing Manager, Asiatic Agro Industry Co., Ltd., Thailand

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