Investigating the Effect of Advertisements based on Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) on Brand Persona with Netnographic Approach

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1 Full Prof, Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran

2 Ph.D، Student in Business Management, Faculty of Economics،Management and Administrative sciences، Semnan University،Iran

3 Ph.D student in Business Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran

Abstract

Due to digital developments, many changes have taken place in the field of advertising. Advertising based on Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is a new type of advertising that provides marketers with the opportunity to call their products from a physical reaction, show customers an emotional perspective and hack their brand in the customer's mind. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to investigate the advertisements based on the Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response on the brand persona with the netographic approach. In the present study, various types of netnographic data have been collected.During two months, 628 comments were collected as archival data by searching for ASMR-related pages on the Instagram platform and data extracted by interacting with individuals in ASMR groups on Instagram. The text of the interviews and comments were then analyzed by analyzing the classical content. The results show that the use of ASMR-based videos in advertising can affect the dimensions of the brand persona.

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