Food vloggers and their content: understanding pathways to consumer impact and purchase intentions

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DOI 10.1108/jts-01-2024-0005
Keywords: Food vloggers Food videos Audience impact Purchase intention Product placement

Abstract

PurposeThis study aims to understand pathways to success for food video bloggers (food vloggers) by identifying the drivers of positive reception among audiences. It examines how entertainment, information and interaction values affect attitudes toward food videos and vloggers. Additionally, it investigates the potential for product placement by studying the effects of attitudes toward food videos and vloggers on consumers’ behavioral intention regarding purchasing featured food ingredients.Design/methodology/approachAn integrated model informed by theories (uses and gratification and stimulus-organism-response) was developed. An online survey was administered to 339 Vietnamese social media users. The data were analyzed using partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM).FindingsThe results show that food videos’ entertainment and information value positively impact the attitude toward food videos. However, the interaction value does not have a significant impact. All three values (entertainment value, information value and interaction) impact the attitude toward food vloggers. Both attitudes significantly influence purchase intention, showing that there is a pathway to product placement. The frequency of social media use can moderate these relationships, with a negative effect on the attitude toward food videos and a positive effect on the attitude toward food vloggers.Originality/valueThese findings provide insights into vlogger success pathways, not only in terms of audience reception but also in terms of product placement. This study offers comprehensive suggestions on pathways for success that are interesting for vloggers, food business operators, restaurant managers and audiences on how to design effective food videos and potentially encourage consumer purchases. These pathways can also be valuable for other behaviors, such as food safety advice and food waste reduction.

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Nguyen, Thi My Nguyet Thuongmai University, Hanoi, Vietnam Le, Bao Ngoc The Business School, RMIT University, Hanoi, Vietnam Leenders, Mark A.A.M. Department of Marketing, Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam Poolsawat, Pimpika Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

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