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Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science

01.10.2011 | Original Empirical Research

Music for free? How free ad-funded downloads affect consumer choice

verfasst von: Dominik Papies, Felix Eggers, Nils Wlömert

Erschienen in: Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science | Ausgabe 5/2011

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Abstract

The market for digital content (e.g., music or movies) has been affected by large numbers of Internet users downloading content for free from illegitimate sources. The music industry has been exposed most severely to these developments and has reacted with several different online business models but with only limited success thus far. These business models include attempts to attract consumers by offering free downloads while relying on advertising as a revenue source. Using a latent-class choice-based conjoint analysis, we analyze the attractiveness of these business models from the consumer’s perspective. Our findings indicate that advertising-based models have the potential to attract consumers who would otherwise refrain from commercial downloading, that they cannot threaten the dominance of download models like iTunes, and that current market prices for subscription services are unattractive to most consumers.

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We thank an anonymous reviewer for pointing out these distinctions.

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The choice shares implicitly consider that a choice for a given business model may not be exclusive. Rather, they can indicate a usage ratio between generally acceptable business models.

Elasticities are computed as the relative change in market share divided by the relative change in price on all attribute levels for price compared to a medium price level of € 0.99 for DST and € 9.99 for subscription models.

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Titel: Music for free? How free ad-funded downloads affect consumer choice
verfasst von: Dominik Papies
Felix Eggers
Nils Wlömert
Publikationsdatum: 01.10.2011
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science / Ausgabe 5/2011
Print ISSN: 0092-0703
Elektronische ISSN: 1552-7824
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11747-010-0230-5