Consumers’ religio-spiritual insights in Ramadhan advertisements
2022-06,
Junaid Ansari,
Ummi Naiemah Saraih,
Adi Anuar Azmin,
Muhammad Sufyan Ramish
Consumers get irritated and distracted while watching the Ramadan TV
commercials due to the non-availability of the consumers’ religio-spiritual insights
and this irritation can sometimes create a negative brand image. Marketers have
‘christmasised’ this spiritual month of Ramadan as they are considering Ramadan a
seasonal shopping festival like other western festivals. Marketers reserve almost half
of their annual budget for advertising during Ramadan but they are not considering
the spiritual aura during this spiritual month when the spiritual contemplations of
Muslims are higher than any other Islamic month. This study provides a
comprehensive framework that will help marketers to incorporate consumers’
religio-spiritual insights in Ramadan TV commercials so that consumers cannot be
irritated and distracted. Some of the important constructs explored in this study
include spirituality, religiosity, entertainment, information, and credibility of the
source. This exploratory research is conducted by following the guidelines of
grounded theory. 25 in-depth semi-structured interviews have been conducted from
the consumers having religious, non-religious, and sports/yoga orientations to
understand the consumers’ spiritual insights and propose a comprehensive
framework.
