Hisashi MASUDA
   Department   Kyoto University of Foreign Studies  Department of Global Tourism, Faculty of Global Engagement
   Position   Associate Professor
Language English
Publication Date 2022/01
Type Academic Paper
Peer Review Peer reviewed
Title An Empirical Study on the Impact of Prior Information Provision Methods on Participants' Perceptions in Tasting Marketing
Contribution Type Multiple author(s)
Journal J. L. Stienmetz et al. (Eds.): ENTER 2022, Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2022
Journal TypeAnother Country
Volume, Issue, Page pp.455-460
Authorship Lead author
Author and coauthor Masuda, H., & Matsumura, K.
Details Tasting events are a typical example of a tourism experience that utilizes alcohol. However, it has not been sufficiently demonstrated how the prior information given to customers at tasting events affects their perception of the tasting and its marketing effects. In this study, we conducted a tasting experiment of a new Japanese sake product to clarify how information given to participants in advance can affect their perception of the tasting, satisfaction, and word-of-mouth intention related to the new sake product, and compared the effects of the following types of prior information: 1) no information, 2) written information, 3) video explained by a man, and 4) video explained by a woman. This study contributes to the development of a theory and empirical evidence that takes into account prior information in tasting marketing in tourism.