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This study examines how the five-stage decision-making process is influenced by consumer-perceived social media performance effectiveness (CP-SMPE), grounded in consumer decision-making theory and social media performance literature. The study uses a mixed-methods research design, combining qualitative interviews with the consumers and a quantitative survey of 300 grocery shoppers in Greece. Perceived return on investment, revenue contribution, lead generation, engagement, reach, cost efficiency, and quality of electronic word-of-mouth are components of social media performance conceptualized as a multidimensional construct. Exploratory factor analysis and PLS-SEM were employed to analyze quantitative data. The findings show that high perceived social media campaign performance influences all stages of the consumer decision-making process, both directly and indirectly, through sequential intermediate stages. It ultimately enhances purchase decisions and post-purchase outcomes. 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