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BA 470: Marketing Research (Conlin)

these will help you find resources for you assignment

Types of information you need to locate

  • Background statistics on the influencer market and Gen Z and Millennials' engagement with nonprofits 
  • Scholarly articles on influencers/celebrities and nonprofits/charities
  • Scholarly articles on Gen Z and Millennials' propensity to do good
  • Scholarly articles on Gen Z and Millennials' and influencers/Celebrities

It will be necessary to locate articles that might focus on one aspect of your research and form connections with other articles.

Scholarly Articles

Example: I need articles about the congruency effect and influencers.

  • Click the box for select All and then click Continue to search all of the database simultaneously.
  • Type influencers or celebrities into the first box
  • Type congruency into the second box and click search
  • Click the box for Peer-Reviewed on the left-hand side of the screen

Example: I need articles about Gen Z and their propensity to do good.

  • Click the box for select All and then click Continue to search all of the database simultaneously.
  • Type generation z or gen z into the first box (the word "or' is a search command)
  • Type nonprofit or charitable or philanthrop* or altruis* or prosocial or giving or donations into the second box 
  • Click Search
  • Click the box for Scholarly (peer reviewed journals) on the left-hand side of the screen

Example: I want articles on the generational differences between Gen Z and millennials.

  • Click the box for select All and then click Continue to search all of the database simultaneously.
  • Type millennials or generation y into the first box 
  • Type gen z or generation z or post-millennials into the second box
  • Type generational or intergenerational or generation gap or age differences
  • Click Search
  • Click the box for Scholarly (peer reviewed journals) on the left-hand side of the screen

Example: I need articles about influencers/celebrities and the propensity to do good.

  • Click the box for select All and then click Continue to search all of the database simultaneously.
  • Type celebrities or influencers into the first box and select TI Title with the pulldown menu
  •  Type nonprofit or charitable or philanthrop* or altruis* or prosocial or giving or donations into the second box 
  • Click Search
  • Click the box for Scholarly (peer reviewed journals) on the left-hand side of the screen

Example: I need articles on influencers/celebrities and Gen Z.

  • Click the box for select All and then click Continue to search all of the database simultaneously.
  • Type gen z or generation z into the first box
  • Type celebrit* or influencers into the second box
  • Click search
  • Click the box for Scholarly (peer reviewed journals) on the left-hand side of the screen

Example: I need articles about specific conceptual models and the propensity to do good.

  • Click the box for select All and then click Continue to search all of the database simultaneously.
  • Type nonprofit or charitable or philanthrop* or altruis* or prosocial or giving or donations into the first box
  • Type the specific conceptual model into the second box such as the theory of planned behavior, negative state relief, objective self-awareness, hierarchy of effects or congruency theory into the second box
  • Click search
  • Click the box for Scholarly (peer reviewed journals) on the left-hand side of the screen

Example: I need dissertations on Gen Z and Millennials' propensity to do good,

  • Type nonprofit or charitable or philanthrop* or altruis* or prosocial into the first box and change the field from Anywhere to Anywhere except full-text (NOFT)
  • Type gen z or generation z or millennials into the second box and change the field from Anywhere to Anywhere except full-text (NOFT)
  • Click search

Example: I want dissertations that explore the generational differences between millennials and Gen Z.

  • Type "gen z" or "generation z" or post-millennials into the first box and change the field from Anywhere to Anywhere except full-text (NOFT)
  • Type millennials into the second box and change the field from Anywhere to Anywhere except full-text (NOFT)
  • click +plus add a row
  • Type  generational OR intergenerational OR "generation gap" and change the field from Anywhere to Anywhere except full-text (NOFT)

Example: I want dissertations on celebrities/influencer and markerting.

  • Type celebrities or influencers into the first box and change the field from Anywhere to Anywhere except full-text (NOFT)
  • Type marketing or advertising into the second box and change the field from Anywhere to Anywhere except full-text (NOFT)
  • Click search
  • On the left-hand side, you can limit by publication date

 

Statistical data

Relevant reports:

  • Attitudes toward Nonprofits - US - 2022

Example: I want a statistical report on influencers broken down by demographics.

  • Click Insights and select Consumer Insights
  • Click Enter the Consumer Insights Tool
  • Type influencer into the box and select Influencer / content creators followed by type
  • Select Demographic variables and drag them to the column

Example: I want reports on influencer marketing.

  • Type influencer marketing into the box and click search
  • On the left-hand side, click the link "Content Type" and select Reports (for more in-depth information

Background information about Generation Z