Instant messaging as an informative source in organizational communication: WhatsApp Business in Mexico and Spain

WhatsApp is the most used messaging platform in Mexico and in Spain. The application has developed a specific version for companies, WhatsApp Business. This research is a pioneer in evaluating its implementation and interaction mechanisms. Based on a sample of 200 companies, the results present a co...

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Authors: Sixto-García, José, López-García, Xosé, Gómez de la Fuente, Ma. del Carmen
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2021
Country:México
Institution:UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA
Repository:Comunicación y Sociedad
Language:Spanish
English
OAI Identifier:oai:comunicacionysociedad.cucsh.udg.mx:article/7679
Online Access:https://www.comunicacionysociedad.cucsh.udg.mx/index.php/comsoc/article/view/e7679
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Servicios de mensajería instantánea
Marketing móvil
WhatsApp
WhatsApp Business
Instant messaging services
Mobile marketing
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Summary:WhatsApp is the most used messaging platform in Mexico and in Spain. The application has developed a specific version for companies, WhatsApp Business. This research is a pioneer in evaluating its implementation and interaction mechanisms. Based on a sample of 200 companies, the results present a comparative study between the two countries. The conclusions point to a low level of implementation and significant deficiencies in dialogic development, so the need to adapt to the usual spaces of citizen participation is diagnosed.