“…We understand consumer engagement, in the current context, as a set of branded app experiences that motivates consumers to try to make happen repeatedly in their lives. Previous findings have shown that the level of engagement with media has an impact on the effectiveness of advertising messages (e.g., Calder, Malthouse, and Schaedel 2009;Kilger andRomer 2007, Wang 2006). Consumer engagement, rather than a consequence of persuasive messages, is regarded as antecedent to responding to them (e.g., attention, usage, liking, or intention to recommend to others) (Calder and Malthouse 2008;Calder, Malthouse, and Schaedel 2009).…”