The Influence of Marketers´and Consumer´s Voices in the Era of Social Media

Wolfgang Jonas Weitzl; Robert Zniva; Udo Wagner

The Influence of Marketers´and Consumer´s Voices in the Era of Social Media

Wolfgang Jonas Weitzl, Robert Zniva, Udo Wagner

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedings › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

This paper shows that consumers’ trust in online advertising
(oAD-Trust) and customer reviews (eWOM-Trust) is a powerful
segmentation base of online consumers. Therefore, the
authors (i) introduce a psychometrically-sound measurement
instrument (the 22-item eWT-Scale) and (ii) apply it for
developing an empirically-based consumer typology using a
cluster analysis approach. By implementing the concept of trust
to online communication, this research identifies and profiles
four segments. Findings show that one third of consumers
are High trusters – a particularly valuable consumer group for
marketers as they are receptive to oAD and trigger diffusion of
marketing messages online and offline.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2015 EMAC Annual Conference
Publisher	European Marketing Academy
Pages	238-238
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	EMAC 2015 - Leuven, Belgium Duration: 26 May 2015 → 28 May 2015

Conference

Conference	EMAC 2015
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Leuven
Period	26.05.2015 → 28.05.2015

The Influence of Marketers´and Consumer´s Voices in the Era of Social Media
Weitzl, W. J. (Speaker), Zniva, R. (Speaker) & Wagner, U. (Speaker)
26 May 2015 → 28 May 2015
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation

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The Influence of Marketers´and Consumer´s Voices in the Era of Social Media

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The Influence of Marketers´and Consumer´s Voices in the Era of Social Media

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