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JOURNAL OF MARKETING DEVELOPMENT AND COMPETITIVENESS

The Strategic Implications of Consumer-Centric Virtual Communities

Author(s): Birud Sindhav

Citation: Birud Sindhav, (2011) "The Strategic Implications of Consumer-Centric Virtual Communities" Vol. 5, Iss. 3, pp. 11 - 23

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

The social aspect of Internet-based communities, also known as Virtual Communities (VCs), formed

around a consumption activity or a brand is influencing the marketing actions in a significant way. The

strategic implications of such virtual communities under following four themes: (1) VCs as target

markets; (2) VCs and interpersonal influence on consumers (3) VCs as a leisure pursuit; (4) VCs for

vicarious consumption. The managerial implications of the consumer-to-consumer interactions and future

research directions are also discussed.