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Electronic Word of Mouth (eWOM) in the Marketing Context : A State of the Art Analysis and Future Directions / by Elvira Ismagilova, Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Emma Slade, Michael D. Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ismagilova, Elvira., Author.
- Dwivedi, Yogesh K., Author.
- Slade, Emma., Author.
- Williams, Michael D., Author.
- Series:
- SpringerBriefs in Business, 2191-5490
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Business information services.
- Telemarketing.
- Internet marketing.
- Application software.
- Business Information Systems.
- Digital Marketing.
- Computer and Information Systems Applications.
- Local Subjects:
- Business Information Systems.
- Digital Marketing.
- Computer and Information Systems Applications.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XVI, 138 p. 8 illus., 3 illus. in color.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2017.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
- Summary:
- This SpringerBrief offers a state of the art analysis of electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) communications and its role in marketing. The book begins with an overview of traditional word-of-mouth (WOM) and its evolution to eWOM. It discusses the differences between traditional and online WOM. The book examines why people engage in eWOM communications, but also how consumers evaluate its persuasiveness. It also looks at the effects of eWOM. The book identifies current gaps in the eWOM research, but also highlights future directions for this growing field. eWOM is an important marketing technique in brand communications, and it plays an important role in modern e-commerce. Marketers become extremely interested in enhancing the power of eWOM developing loyalty programs and building brands. Studying the effect of eWOM can be beneficial for companies. This book should be a good resource for scholars and practitioners that need to understand the pervasive effects of eWOM.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Traditional Word-of-Mouth (WOM)
- Chapter 3 Electronic Word-of-Mouth (eWOM)
- Chapter 4 Engaging in eWOM
- Chapter 5 Persuasiveness of eWOM Communications
- Chapter 6 Impact of eWOM
- Chapter 7 Managing eWOM. Chapter 8 Conclusion. .
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 3-319-52459-3
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