Article: The effectiveness of e-word-of-mouth communication about smartphones purchase intention: digital influencer Journal: International Journal of Internet Marketing and Advertising (IJIMA) 2021 Vol.15 No.4 pp.429 - 449 Abstract: This study aims to compare the effectiveness of eWOM on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for smartphone buying decision, provided by digital influencers. For such, a quantitative methodology was adopted using three online questionnaires (one for each social media platform), to be answered by Portuguese adults who use them. This comparison has foundation on the IACM, a model introduced by Erkan and Evans to explore the influence of eWOM on consumer's buying intentions. The results show that, while the eWOM information from digital influencers about smartphones has a global consumer receptivity in the three social media platforms considered, that is not happening in a very assertive way for some items [average not greater than 3 (Likert scale 1-5)], in a significant statistically way. The research also demonstrate that YouTube or Instagram are more effective than Facebook in the IACM variables 'information quality', 'information credibility', 'information usefulness', 'positive buying intention with digital influencer positive information' and 'negative buying intention with digital influencer negative information'. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: The effectiveness of e-word-of-mouth communication about smartphones purchase intention: digital influencer

Authors: João Ferreira Do Rosário; Sandra Maria Correia Loureiro

Addresses: Escola Superior de Comunicação Social (ESCS), Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Portugal ' ISCTE-Instituto, Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal; BRU-Business Research Unit, Lisbon, Portugal

Abstract: This study aims to compare the effectiveness of eWOM on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for smartphone buying decision, provided by digital influencers. For such, a quantitative methodology was adopted using three online questionnaires (one for each social media platform), to be answered by Portuguese adults who use them. This comparison has foundation on the IACM, a model introduced by Erkan and Evans to explore the influence of eWOM on consumer's buying intentions. The results show that, while the eWOM information from digital influencers about smartphones has a global consumer receptivity in the three social media platforms considered, that is not happening in a very assertive way for some items [average not greater than 3 (Likert scale 1-5)], in a significant statistically way. The research also demonstrate that YouTube or Instagram are more effective than Facebook in the IACM variables 'information quality', 'information credibility', 'information usefulness', 'positive buying intention with digital influencer positive information' and 'negative buying intention with digital influencer negative information'.

Keywords: electronic word-of-mouth; digital influencers; IACM model; social media platforms; information quality; information credibility; information needs; attitude towards information; information usefulness; information adoption; buying intention.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIMA.2021.117567

International Journal of Internet Marketing and Advertising, 2021 Vol.15 No.4, pp.429 - 449

Accepted: 21 Feb 2021
Published online: 13 Sep 2021 *

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