It’s increasingly clear that many postings on blogs and product reviews on Web sites are fake or are posted there to manipulate consumers’ opinions. How big a problem is this if consumers increasingly look to consumer generated product reviews during the stage of information search? What steps, can marketers take to handle this problem?

It’s increasingly clear that many postings on blogs and product reviews on Web sites are fake or are posted there to manipulate consumers’ opinions. How big a problem is this if consumers increasingly look to consumer generated product reviews during the stage of information search? What steps, can marketers take to handle this problem?

Principles Of Marketing

17th Edition

ISBN:9780134492513

Author:Kotler, Philip, Armstrong, Gary (gary M.)

Publisher:Kotler, Philip, Armstrong, Gary (gary M.)

Chapter1: Marketing: Creating Customer Value And Engagement

Section: Chapter Questions

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