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.
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 | Collaboration in Research, Conference Proceedings - 44th EMAC Conference |
| Place of Publication | Leuven |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Event | 44th EMAC Conference - Leuven, Belgium Duration: 24 May 2015 → … |
Conference
| Conference | 44th EMAC Conference |
|---|---|
| Country/Territory | Belgium |
| City | Leuven |
| Period | 24/05/15 → … |
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 502020 Market research
Keywords
- IB
- BWL
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