Connecting with Consumers Via Live Buzz Marketing: Public Perceptions and the Role of Ethical Ideology

Allan J. Kimmel
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Abstract

Buzz marketing has emerged as a popular, viable adjunct to traditional marketing communication, yet has received little critical scrutiny from an ethical perspective. This investigation represents an initial excursion into the public mind regarding the acceptability of buzz marketing techniques. One hundred thirty‐one participants evaluated scenarios descriptive of actual live buzz campaigns varying in degree of transparency and deception. More negative perceptions were associated with deceptive approaches (disclosed and secret) than overt ones, and participants were less accepting of peer‐to‐peer campaigns than performance‐to‐peer campaigns. Respondents classified as moral idealists evaluated live buzz campaigns more negatively than moral relativists. The author discusses the implications of these findings for connected marketing strategies and public policy and offers recommendations for connected marketing practitioners.
通过现场Buzz营销与消费者联系:公众认知和道德意识形态的作用
嗡嗡声营销已经成为传统营销传播的一种流行的、可行的辅助手段,但从道德的角度来看,它几乎没有受到严格的审查。这项调查代表了公众对嗡嗡声营销技术的可接受性的初步了解。131名参与者评估了在透明度和欺骗程度上不同的实际现场嗡嗡声活动的场景描述。与公开的欺骗方法相比,更多的负面看法与欺骗方法(公开的和秘密的)有关,参与者更不接受同伴对同伴的宣传,而不是表现对同伴的宣传。被归类为道德理想主义者的受访者对现场宣传活动的评价比道德相对主义者更为负面。作者讨论了这些研究结果对互联营销策略和公共政策的影响,并为互联营销从业者提供了建议。
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