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Influence of eWOM recommendations on consumer behaviour (percentage) 

Influence of eWOM recommendations on consumer behaviour (percentage) 

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The rapid adoption of social media, along with the easy access to peer information and interactions, has resulted in massive online word-of-mouth communication. These interactions among consumers have an increasing power over the success or failure of companies and brands. Drawing upon word-of-mouth communication and consumer behaviour theories, th...

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... and trusting the source of the eWOM has a great influence on persuasiveness. As previously stated, there is a difference in the perceived reliability of advice from friends as compared with that from other consumers. However, it is important to understand if and to what extent these two sources of information differ. The graph represented in Fig. 8 shows the distribution of responses to positive sentiments from friends and online connections vs. other consumers. The answers are responses to products that the respondents have already intended to purchase and not for ...
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... it can be argued that eWOM has an influence on consumer behaviour and purchase intentions. One respondent directly replies that he/she uses social media to read information about relevant products or companies because • '[…] hearing other people's opinions about products/companies has an influence on my choice'. However, the results presented in Fig. 8 and Fig. 9 have in common that the majority of the respondents express a need to continue their information search. One message alone rarely changes consumer behaviour. This is also connected to what was previously stated, that the sheer volume of statements seems to be important in relation to reliability and thereby persuasiveness. ...

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