Making sense of conversations: using Facebook friendship networks and social network analysis to demystify word-of-mouth

Lars Groeger; Scott Taylor

Making sense of conversations: using Facebook friendship networks and social network analysis to demystify word-of-mouth

Macquarie Graduate School of Management

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Abstract

Marketing academics and practitioners struggle to understand the impact of social structure and context on WOM flow. Understanding is fundamental, not just to the WOM industry worldwide, but for all Market Researchers to contribute in understanding the most important driver of purchase behaviour: personal recommendation. The presentation addresses these questions presenting the methodology and preliminary results of a world-first research study using a Facebook application and Social Network Analysis to track offline brand-based conversations across multiple generations. The feasibility and potential pitfalls of utilising a personal social network (Facebook) to conduct research is outlined.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Asia Pacific 2012
Subtitle of host publication	Asia kaleidoscope : conference papers
Editors	Deborah S. Fellows
Place of Publication	Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Publisher	ESOMAR
Pages	140-152
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Print)	9283102584
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	ESOMAR Asia Pacific - Shanghai, China Duration: 15 Apr 2012 → 17 Apr 2012

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Conference	ESOMAR Asia Pacific
City	Shanghai, China
Period	15/04/12 → 17/04/12

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data mining

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Making sense of conversations: using Facebook friendship networks and social network analysis to demystify word-of-mouth. / Groeger, Lars; Taylor, Scott.
Asia Pacific 2012: Asia kaleidoscope : conference papers. ed. / Deborah S. Fellows. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: ESOMAR, 2012. p. 140-152.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

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