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dc.contributor.authorMason, Roger Bruceen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-22T09:44:28Z-
dc.date.available2011-03-22T09:44:28Z-
dc.date.issued2008-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10321/602-
dc.descriptionOriginally published in: Journal of marketing communications, Vol. 14, No. 3, 2008.en_US
dc.description.abstractWord-of-mouth advertising involves activities to encourage consumers to talk about a product or company to friends and neighbours, setting in motion a chain of communication that could spread through a whole market. Each activity, itself small and relatively unimportant, could escalate through word of mouth to create strong, positive brand images and beliefs. A major characteristic of chaos theory, sensitive dependence on initial conditions (the butterfly effect) is at work in word of mouth. This paper reviews word of mouth literature from a chaos/complexity theory perspective. Using a multiple case study approach, the significance of word of mouth in turbulent markets is assessed. It was found that more successful companies tended to use word of mouth proactively, and that it is an effective marketing tool for turbulent environments. Furthermore, chaos theory is shown as a good lens through which to view word of mouth. This paper is important because word of mouth has had little attention from the academic community, with the exception of electronic or Internet based word of mouth. Furthermore, it suggests an academic theory to underpin word of mouth that has not been considered before. In addition, it is important because, in South Africa and possibly in other under-developed and developing countries, word of mouth is critical to marketing to less sophisticated or literate markets.en_US
dc.format.extentpp. 207-224 (17 p.)en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_US
dc.rightsThe electronic version of the article published in Journal of Marketing Communications 2008, 14(3): 207‐224 © 2008 copyright Taylor & Francis. The Journal of Marketing Communications is available online at: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=t713704530en_US
dc.subjectWord of mouthen_US
dc.subjectPromotionsen_US
dc.subjectTurbulenceen_US
dc.subjectChaos theoryen_US
dc.subjectComplexityen_US
dc.titleWord of mouth as a promotional tool for turbulent marketsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.publisher.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13527260701754258en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13527260701754258-
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