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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815310203321

Titolo

Online consumer behavior : theory and research in social media, advertising, and e-tail / / editor, Angeline G. Close

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2012

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-34221-4

1-280-66491-6

9786613641847

0-203-12391-3

1-136-34222-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (401 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CloseAngeline

Disciplina

381/.142

Soggetti

Consumer behavior

Internet marketing

Electronic commerce - Psychological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; online consumer behavior: theory and research insocial media, advertising, and e-tail; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the editor; About the Contributors; Section I Consumers' Online Identity; 1 Snapshots of the Self: Exploring the Role of online Mobile Photo Sharing in identity Development Among Adolescent Girls; 2 Source Characteristics in online Shopping: Do Avatar Expertise, Similarity, and Attractiveness Affect Purchase outcomes?; 3 overcoming Human Limits Through the Satisfaction of Desires on Virtual Worlds; Section II Social Media, Blogs, and Privacy Issues

4 Managing new Media: Tools for Brand Management in Social Media5 Consumer Activism Through Social Media: Carrots Versus Sticks; 6 Authenticity in online Communications: Examining Antecedents and Consequences; 7 Web 2.0 and Consumers' Digital Footprint: Managing Privacy and Disclosure Choices in Social Media; Section III Online Advertising and Online Search Behavior; 8 Viewer Reactions to online Political Spoof Videos and Advertisements; 9 Advertising Versus



Invertising: The Influence of Social Media B2C Efforts on Consumer Attitudes and Brand Relationships

10 Male Consumers' Motivations for online Information Search and Shopping BehaviorSection IV e-Tail Consumer Behavior and Online Channels; 11 Exploring Hybrid Channels from the Customer Perspective: Offering Channels That Meet Customers' Changing Needs; 12 Consumer Trust and Loyalty in e-tail; 13 Toward a Theory of Consumer Electronic Shopping Cart Behavior: Motivations of e-Cart Use and Abandonment; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Social media (e.g., Facebook, LinkedIn, Groupon, Twitter) have changed the way consumers and advertisers behave. It is crucial to understand how consumers think, feel and act regarding social media, online advertising, and online shopping. Business practitioners, students and marketers are trying to understand online consumer experiences that help instill brand loyalty. This book is one of the first to present scholarly theory and research to help explain and predict online consumer behavior.