The influence of seamless shopping experience on customers’ word of mouth on social media
ISSN: 0887-6045
Article publication date: 26 December 2023
Issue publication date: 19 June 2024
Abstract
Purpose
Despite the increasing relevance of seamless shopping experience in an omnichannel context, research on how seamless shopping experience affects customers’ word of mouth on social media (sWOM) remains scant. Based on the attribution theory, this study aims to investigate the effects of seamless shopping experience types on customers’ sWOM intentions from the perspective of smart-shopping feelings and validated the moderation role of shopping orientation.
Design/methodology/approach
Using a data set of 301 omnichannel customers, three scenario-based experiments were conducted to address the research questions.
Findings
An efficient and interconnected experience is more likely to positively affect sWOM intentions than an inefficient but interconnected experience. Furthermore, smart-shopping feelings were found to have a significant mediating effect. For experiential-oriented shoppers, the positive relationship between an efficient and interconnected experience, smart-shopping feelings and sWOM intentions was significantly strengthened.
Originality/value
This research contributes to the sWOM and omnichannel service experience literature by investigating the influences of seamless shopping experience types on customers’ sWOM intentions. This research also provides recommendations for designing and delivering a superior, seamless shopping experience for omnichannel shoppers.
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Acknowledgements
Funding: This work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 72232003).
Citation
Li, J. and Chang, Y. (2024), "The influence of seamless shopping experience on customers’ word of mouth on social media", Journal of Services Marketing, Vol. 38 No. 5, pp. 578-600. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSM-04-2023-0135
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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