Firm-Created Word-of-Mouth Recommendation: is it Also Worthwhile?

Maise Pereira, Ivan Garrido and Celso Matos
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Maise Pereira: Vale do Rio dos Sinos University
Ivan Garrido: Vale do Rio dos Sinos University
Celso Matos: Vale do Rio dos Sinos University

Brazilian Business Review, 2015, vol. 12, issue 3, 91-118

Abstract: One of the fastest-growing marketing tactics used to persuade and win customers is management of recommendations through incentives to participants. However, these initiatives can raise questions, including ethical problems about credibility of the recommendation. With the aim of measuring the factors that influence acceptance of a wordof-mouth (WOM) recommendation, we propose a model able to relate and measure the impact of elements on acceptance of recommendations and the effect of participation in an organized WOM marketing program. We conducted a survey among 350 participants, using an instrument with a retrospective approach and presenting a hypothetical scenario. As results of the model, we highlight the expertise of the recommender and the similarity of this person with the receivers of the elements related with the recommendation message and their consequent willingness to accept it. We also identified that the existence of an incentive does not prevent acceptance of the recommendation, but it does reduce it, suggesting caution in use of this marketing tactic.

Keywords: Word-of-mouth; marketing; program.; Word-of-mouth; recommendation. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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