Table 1

Axial coding scheme

Older consumers’ content marketing dimensions and sub-dimensionsKeywords and expressions
Existing dimensions
Online brand advocacy 
Brand knowledgeFamiliar, know, experience, information
Brand defencePreference, conservative, experience, loyal, claim, bias, complaint, defending
Brand positivityRecommendation, opinion, like, best, quality, fan
Positive virtual visual cueLike, emoji, comment
Emerging dimensions
Older consumers’ content usage 
Professional activitiesContact, business, news, work, email, job
Social activitiesMessage, friends, family, social media
Leisure activitiesTrip, travel, information, music, recipe
Consumer activitiesPayment, offers, comparing price
Buying onlineSearching, promotion, online service, flights, tickets, cheaper, hotels, sites
Buying offlinePhysical, store, touch, feel, local, material, quality
Intrusive of online contentIntrusive, subscribing, advertisement, newsletter, necessary, annoying, delete, spam
Offline advocacyIn-person, friend, family, private, colleague
Source Credibility 
User-generated contentComparing, forum, tutorial, opinion, comment, influencing, review, users, other consumers
Officials/institutionsOriginal, confident, company, trustable, reliable, official information
Payment security issueFear, Paypal, problems, trust, security, afraid, transaction, payment, credit card

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