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Sanal marka topluluklarında lider rolü

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The leader role on virtual brand communities

Abstract

With Web 2.0, the second-generation internet service, the relationship between the brand and the consumer in the virtual environment has passed into a multifaceted and participatory phase. Only consuming and passive internet users have left their place in this phase to active communities that produce content. Consumers who come together on social media platforms around the same curiosity and emotions form virtual brand communities. In these communities, there are community leaders who have earned the respect of other members with their passion, knowledge, and experience for the brand. In this research, an interview was held with the community leader of "Playstation Türkiye Platformu" a Facebook-based virtual brand community. A qualitative research method was used in the research, semi-structured interview was preferred as the data collection technique. The primary purpose of the research is to reveal the role of the community leader in creating purchase intention and creating a brand community in this sense, it has been seen that the leader is very effective in product preference and purchasing behaviour. It has been determined that the community leader, who is also the founding leader, exhibits "opinion leader" behaviours in his community. It has been observed that the leader prioritizes the accuracy of the information shared in the community and strictly enforced the community rules. Another result of the research is that the desired communication cannot be established between the relevant business and the brand community.

Keywords

Virtual Brand Communities , Purchase Intention , Community Leader

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Kaynak Göster

APA
Doğaner, M. C., & Armağan, E. (2022). Sanal marka topluluklarında lider rolü. Business Economics and Management Research Journal, 5(2), 74-84. https://izlik.org/JA78NZ32HC