Ten most popular marketing topics to be researched using netnography
| Topic | Topic examples | No. papers (%) | Service focus (%) | Article examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online communities | Cyberculture, knowledge sharing, consumer learning | 47 (14.7) | Service: 21.3 Services: 19.1 None: 59.6 | Laing et al. (2011), Stewart Loane and D’Alessandro (2014), Rokka and Moisander (2009) |
| Consumption experiences | Experience creation, experience dimensions | 41 (12.8) | Service: 2.4 Services: 78.1 None: 19.5 | Kerrigan et al. (2014), Guesalaga et al. (2016), Hamilton and Hewer (2009) |
| Brand communities | Brand relationships, anti-brand, social networks | 28 (8.7) | Service: 25.0 Services: 0.0 None: 75.0 | Hassan et al. (2016), Weijo et al. (2017) |
| Brand management | Product placement, brand ambiguity, luxury branding | 23 (7.2) | Service: 13.0 Services: 8.7 None: 78.3 | Brown and Patterson (2009), Quester and Fleck (2010), Nelson et al. (2004) |
| Co-creation | New product development, challenges, open innovation | 21 (6.5) | Service: 95.2 Services: 0.0 None: 4.8 | Kelleher et al. (2011), Gatzweiler et al. (2017) |
| Consumer identity | Identity construction, negotiation, and adaptation | 17 (5.3) | Service: 0.0 Services: 17.5 None: 82.5 | Pentina and Spears (2011), Hemetsberger (2005) |
| Authenticity | Perceived authenticity, authenticity negotiation | 16 (5.0) | Service: 0.0 Services: 43.8 None: 56.2 | Mkono (2012), Hartmann and Ostberg (2013) |
| Anti-consumption | Motive, stigma, activism, freeganism, simple living | 13 (4.0) | Service: 30.7 Services: 0.0 None: 69.3 | McArthur (2015), Nguyen et al. (2014) |
| Destination branding | Destination image formation, online destination image | 12 (3.7) | Service: 0.0 Services: 100.0 None: 0.0 | Dwivedi (2009) |
| e-WOM | Influence, trustworthiness, communication channels | 10 (3.1) | Service: 10.0 Services: 30.0 None: 60.0 | Andreassen and Streukens (2009) Liang and Scammon (2011) Ertimur and Gilly (2012) |
| Other topics | Value, decision-making, emotions, storytelling | 93 (29.0) | Service: 10.7 Services: 19.4 None: 69.9 | Medberg and Heinonen (2014) Wu and Pearce (2016) Kjellberg et al. (2015) |
| Total | 321 (100.0) |
| Topic | Topic examples | No. papers (%) | Service focus (%) | Article examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online communities | Cyberculture, knowledge sharing, consumer learning | 47 (14.7) | Service: 21.3 | |
| Consumption experiences | Experience creation, experience dimensions | 41 (12.8) | Service: 2.4 | |
| Brand communities | Brand relationships, anti-brand, social networks | 28 (8.7) | Service: 25.0 | |
| Brand management | Product placement, brand ambiguity, luxury branding | 23 (7.2) | Service: 13.0 | |
| Co-creation | New product development, challenges, open innovation | 21 (6.5) | Service: 95.2 | |
| Consumer identity | Identity construction, negotiation, and adaptation | 17 (5.3) | Service: 0.0 | |
| Authenticity | Perceived authenticity, authenticity negotiation | 16 (5.0) | Service: 0.0 | |
| Anti-consumption | Motive, stigma, activism, freeganism, simple living | 13 (4.0) | Service: 30.7 | |
| Destination branding | Destination image formation, online destination image | 12 (3.7) | Service: 0.0 | |
| e-WOM | Influence, trustworthiness, communication channels | 10 (3.1) | Service: 10.0 | |
| Other topics | Value, decision-making, emotions, storytelling | 93 (29.0) | Service: 10.7 | |
| Total | 321 (100.0) |
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