Egyptian Consumers’ Perception of Social Media as Health Information Source
Author(s) -
Riham Adel
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of management research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1941-899X
DOI - 10.5296/jmr.v7i4.7981
Subject(s) - trustworthiness , perception , social media , business , health information , health care , key (lock) , public relations , information source (mathematics) , advertising , internet privacy , marketing , political science , psychology , computer science , computer security , neuroscience , statistics , mathematics , law
The paper addresses the contemporary question of social media role as credible and trustworthy source of information. However, social media have provided healthcare organizations with new opportunities to communicate and engage with consumers. Nevertheless, healthcare providers should understand the key stages of consumers’ decision-making and tailor the right message at the right time, in the right place to the right consumers’ segment, which will to increase their chance of reaching and influencing consumers’ behaviors and perceptions.
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