Advocating avatars: the salesperson in second lifeShow others and affiliations
2010 (English)In: Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management, ISSN 0885-3134, E-ISSN 1557-7813, Vol. 30, no 3, p. 195-208Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Interactive digital media are revolutionizing the marketing landscape. The virtual world is a dominant player in this new panorama, with exchanges in the virtual marketplace approaching $2 billion annually. While virtual, like real world, exchanges require buyers and sellers, there is little or no understanding of this disembodied sales process. The current study seeks to address this gap in knowledge by employing an ethnographic methodology in which researchers incarnate in Second Life to explore the personal selling process. Specifically, the various notions of the "self" that constitute the avatar salesperson are explored. Findings from this exploratory study suggest a relationship between the nature of the self and the type of exchange. From this, a conceptual model for the study of the virtual selling self is presented, propositions developed, and managerial implications for the virtual sales force suggested. © 2010 PSE National Educational Foundation
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2010. Vol. 30, no 3, p. 195-208
Keywords [en]
Business / Economics - Business studies
Keywords [sv]
Ekonomi - Företagsekonomi
National Category
Business Administration
Research subject
Industrial Marketing
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-4302DOI: 10.2753/PSS0885-3134300301Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-77954548942Local ID: 23c4ea40-98be-11df-8806-000ea68e967bOAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-4302DiVA, id: diva2:977166
Note
Validerad; 2010; 20100726 (andbra)
2016-09-292016-09-292018-07-10Bibliographically approved