Fatores de impacto no sucesso do marketing boca a boca on-line

Word of mouth marketing is characterized by the promotion of products and services through interpersonal channels and is an essential component in the communication mix of many companies. Therefore, the growing number of consumers connected on-line motivates companies to search new...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Bentivegna, Fernando Jucá
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2002
Country:Brasil
Institution:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Repository:Revista de Administração de Empresas
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/37563
Online Access:https://periodicos.fgv.br/rae/article/view/37563
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Word of mouth marketing
Internet
viral marketing
interpersonal channels
diffusion of innovations
Marketing boca a boca
marketing viral
canais interpessoais
difusão de inovações
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Summary:Word of mouth marketing is characterized by the promotion of products and services through interpersonal channels and is an essential component in the communication mix of many companies. Therefore, the growing number of consumers connected on-line motivates companies to search new ways to maximize word of mouth marketing through the use of virtual tools, such as viral marketing. With the intention of identifying the main characteristics of efficient virtual word of mouth marketing, an exploratory research was conducted with Internet users, during January and February of 2001. Finally, six factors are suggested to influence virtual word of mouth marketing effectiveness.