id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-348106-agwdmtug Shankar, Venkatesh Omnichannel Marketing: Are Cross-Channel Effects Symmetric? 2020-09-07 .txt text/plain 10138 578 50 The rapid growth in omnichannel (e.g., Web, call center, sales agent, store) shopping and the need to effectively allocate resources across channels are prompting managers and researchers to better understand cross-channel effects, that is, the effects of marketing efforts in one distribution channel on shopping outcomes in other channels. While the effect of marketing efforts in a channel on shopping outcomes in a dissimilar (with a different primary influence role) channel is positive (e.g., exclusive agent, the Web, and the call center channels are complementary), the magnitudes of the cross-channel effects are asymmetric. While the effect of marketing efforts in a channel on shopping outcomes in a dissimilar (with a different primary influence role and richness) channel is positive (e.g., J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f Journal Pre-proof exclusive agent, the Web, and the call center channels are complementary), the directions and extent of cross-channel effects are asymmetric. ./cache/cord-348106-agwdmtug.txt ./txt/cord-348106-agwdmtug.txt