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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">journal-of-statistics-and-management-systems</journal-id>
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        <journal-title> Journal of Statistics and Management Systems</journal-title>
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      <issn publication-format="electronic">2169-0014</issn>
      <issn publication-format="print">0972-0510</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Taru Publications</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47974/JSMS-1123</article-id>
      <title-group>
        <article-title>Impact of celebrity endorsement on cause-related marketing and purchase intention of FMCG consumers in Chennai</article-title>
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          <name>
            <surname>Krishnan</surname>
            <given-names>S. Arul</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Management Studies, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R &amp; D Institute of Science and Technology, Avadi, Chennai, 600062, India</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Rameshkumaar</surname>
            <given-names>V. P.</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of MBA, Sona College of Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu, 636005, India</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Prakash</surname>
            <given-names>K.</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>College of Management, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram, Chennai, India</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Sugandaran</surname>
            <given-names>D.</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Business Administration, Excel College for Commerce and Science, Komarapalayam, India</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Balaji</surname>
            <given-names>B.</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Shree Gurukripa Institute of Management, Kodambakkam, Chennai, India</aff>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <volume>26</volume>
      <issue>7</issue>
      <fpage>1627</fpage>
      <lpage>1641</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>27</day>
        <month>11</month>
        <year>2023</year>
      </pub-date>
      <abstract>
        <p>The study planned to examine the impact of celebrity endorsement on cause-related marketing and purchase intention of FMCG consumers in Chennai. The consumers frequently purchasing fast-moving consumer goods in supermarket, and departmental stores are identified for survey. The study is started with 1029 sample consumers. Purposive sampling technique is administered for sample selection. The study considered the aspects like product eminence, brand fame, target audience, nature of cause, celebrity endorsement and purchase intention of consumers. Structural equation modelling and one-way Anova are applied to test the hypotheses proposed. Result revealed that product eminence, brand fame and target audience have positive and significant effect on nature of cause. The nature of cause has positive and significant impact on purchase intention. Celebrity endorsement has significant partial mediation towards nature of cause and purchase intention of consumers.</p>
      </abstract>
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        <kwd>Celebrity endorsement</kwd>
        <kwd>Cause-related marketing</kwd>
        <kwd>Nature of cause</kwd>
        <kwd>Purchase intention</kwd>
        <kwd>Consumers</kwd>
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