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Reconceptualizing eWOM communication: an interactive perspective

Reconceptualizing eWOM communication: an interactive perspective
Reconceptualizing eWOM communication: an interactive perspective
This chapter reconceptualizes eWOM communication through the theoretical lens of interactive marketing. Focusing on the interactivity of eWOM, this chapter develops a new typology of eWOM media based on their functionality, information types, and interactivity. Beyond the customer-to-customer communication in eWOM, this chapters take a managerial perspective to categorize and evaluate proactive and reactive eWOM strategies. This chapter develops a future research agenda that has implications for potential research and the practices of interactive eWOM.
Electronic Word of Mouth (eWOM), Social Media, Online Interactions, eWOM Engagement, eWOM Strategies
Palgrave Macmillan Cham
Liu, Hongfei
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Jayawardhena, Chanaka
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Wang, Cheng Lu
Liu, Hongfei
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Jayawardhena, Chanaka
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Wang, Cheng Lu

Liu, Hongfei and Jayawardhena, Chanaka (2023) Reconceptualizing eWOM communication: an interactive perspective. In, Wang, Cheng Lu (ed.) The Palgrave Handbook of Interactive Marketing. Palgrave Macmillan Cham.

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This chapter reconceptualizes eWOM communication through the theoretical lens of interactive marketing. Focusing on the interactivity of eWOM, this chapter develops a new typology of eWOM media based on their functionality, information types, and interactivity. Beyond the customer-to-customer communication in eWOM, this chapters take a managerial perspective to categorize and evaluate proactive and reactive eWOM strategies. This chapter develops a future research agenda that has implications for potential research and the practices of interactive eWOM.

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Published date: 6 March 2023
Keywords: Electronic Word of Mouth (eWOM), Social Media, Online Interactions, eWOM Engagement, eWOM Strategies

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Local EPrints ID: 471113
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/471113
PURE UUID: 1d0d726d-8507-405f-87e7-2853476962ad
ORCID for Hongfei Liu: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8539-9054

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Date deposited: 26 Oct 2022 17:10
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 04:01

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Author: Hongfei Liu ORCID iD
Author: Chanaka Jayawardhena
Editor: Cheng Lu Wang

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