Abstract
Building on empirical research, we identify four mental models of business–customer interactions and show how each uniquely affects how managers conceptualize and use social media. The four models are “business-to-customers,” “business-from-customers,” “business-with-customers,” and “business-for-customers.” The mental model approach helps explain why managers' use of social media does not necessarily lead to radical changes in their interaction with customers, despite the opportunities facilitated by these media. We provide a conceptual framework that enables managers to introspectively investigate their own mental models and thereby revise their sensemaking and use of social media.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Interactive Marketing |
Volume | 31 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-16 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISSN | 1094-9968 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2015 |
Keywords
- Mental models
- Cultural models
- Business–customer interaction
- Social media
- Marketing
- Management
- Cognition
- Sensemaking
- ZMET
- SMSM