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Effectiveness of B2B social media marketing: The effect of message source and message content on social media engagement

M.S. Balaji, Abhishek Behl, Kokil Jain, Abdullah M. Baabdullah, Mihalis Giannakis, Amit Shankar, Yogesh Dwivedi

Industrial Marketing Management, Volume: 113, Pages: 243 - 257

Swansea University Author: Yogesh Dwivedi

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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.indmarman.2023.06.011

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Social media message strategy is critical in determining how customers will engage with B2B firms on social media platforms. The present study examined the role of message source (i.e., firm-generated vs. employee-generated) and message content (i.e., emojis and objective information) in determining...

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ISSN: 0019-8501 1873-2062
Published: Elsevier BV 2023
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