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Factors Influencing Audience’s Urban Preference through Mobile-Enabled Music

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  • Zhi-Hui Zhu

    (Department of Music Engineering, Zhejiang Conservatory of Music, China)

  • Han-Ying Chen

    (Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zhejiang Conservatory of Music, China)

Abstract

People’s perception of and preference for cities have a close relationship with the shaping and transmission of the city’s image. This article explores the factors that influence the audience’s city preference by applying empathy theory to the mobile urban music “Xi'an People’s Song.” The branding of urban music and its mobile socialization appear to affect urban music empathy positively, although awareness has no significant effect. Urban music empathy fully mediates between branding and goodwill and between the social function of urban music and goodwill. However, the moderating effect of people’s familiarity with urban culture is not significant for urban music empathy and urban preference. The hypothesized relationships are further illustrated on this basis, and the optimization of urban music as a creative medium for promoting city image is discussed.

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  • Zhi-Hui Zhu & Han-Ying Chen, 2024. "Factors Influencing Audience’s Urban Preference through Mobile-Enabled Music," International Review of Management and Marketing, Econjournals, vol. 14(4), pages 12-18, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:eco:journ3:2024-04-2
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    Keywords

    Urban Music; Branding; Mobile Social Networking; Empathy; Urban Preference;
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    JEL classification:

    • L82 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Entertainment; Media
    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis

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