Journal article
The relationship between electronic word-of-mouth motivations and message characteristics: The sender's perspective
Australasian Marketing Journal, Vol.21(1), pp.66-74
2013
Abstract
This study investigates how particular motivations are associated with different eWOM message characteristics. This is examined from the sender's perspective in both positive and negative eWOM contexts. Responses from a sample of 201 consumers who had posted an online message about a financial service in the last 12 months were collected through an online survey. Results showed that cognitive and affective characteristics of messages were linked to different motivations to engage in eWOM, which further differed across positive and negative messages. Managers should encourage consumers to share more positive factual information and sort online reviews based on the subject matter, rather than just the positivity of a message.
Details
- Title
- The relationship between electronic word-of-mouth motivations and message characteristics: The sender's perspective
- Authors/Creators
- K.B. Yap (Author/Creator) - The University of Western AustraliaB. Soetarto (Author/Creator) - The University of Western AustraliaJ.C. Sweeney (Author/Creator) - The University of Western Australia
- Publication Details
- Australasian Marketing Journal, Vol.21(1), pp.66-74
- Publisher
- Monash University ePress
- Identifiers
- 991005540210207891
- Copyright
- © 2012 Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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