Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
Fall 2021
Publication Title
Journal of Managerial Issues
Department
Management, Marketing and Business Administration
College/School
Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business
Abstract
Social media platforms differ in the extent to which users reveal their identities, as well as users' ability to detect others' identities, both of which could lead to differential effects of social media generated word-of-mouth (eWOM) on actual consumer behavioral responses. Based on prior research on social identification, and relationship orientation of social networks in marketing, the authors examine whether eWOM on identity-focused (e.g., Facebook) and non-identity-focused (e.g., Youtube) platforms impact an objective consumer response variable: motion pictures box office sales. Using social media posts data for 58 randomly selected movie releases across all platforms during the period November 2014 - February 2017, the authors demonstrate that the overall volume of eWOM across all social media is positively associated with movie box office sales. The authors further find that eWOM on identity and nonidentity-focused platforms each have a positive effect on sales, and the magnitude of their effect is not significantly different, suggesting that both types of platforms merit attention from marketing managers.
Recommended Citation
Karabas, I., Nikolov, N., & Wood, B. (2021). The Effect of eWOM from Identity and Non-Identity Social Media on Movie Sales. Journal of Managerial Issues, 33(3), 289-305.
Comments
This is an Accepted Article published by Pittsburg State University in Journal of Managerial Issues, available at link.gale.com/apps/doc/A674746210/AONE?u=anon~27707f3a&sid=googleScholar&xid=a0759e68