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The program Persuasive Communication addresses those communication processes that are intended to achieve specific persuasive goals, as is the case in, for instance, marketing communication, health education, and public information campaigns. The research is aimed at understanding the dynamics that shape uses and effects of mediated persuasive communication. Read more >>
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Branded content in social media
Companies are moving more and more towards a marketing mix in which combinations of owned media (e.g., a website, online community or sponsored magazine) and earned (or social) media play an important role. Continue reading
Social Media as a persuasive tool
The use of Social Media is on the rise in our society and these media drastically change existing communication patterns. Companies try to use them in order to influence the behavior of their customers. Which characteristics of Social Media make them a useful tool for persuasive communication? Continue reading
Social Network Sites (SNSs)
Social Network Sites, such as Facebook and Hyves, have been globally embraced by the public. In SNSs, users post vast amounts of personal information and build an extensive social network. SNSs allow third parties to collect and process personal information, and provide access to the social networks of individual users. Continue reading
