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Does social media usage matter? An analysis of online practices and digital media perceptions of communication practitioners in Europe

Moreno, Angeles; Navarro, Cristina; Tench, Ralph; Zerfass, Ansgar
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http://hdl.handle.net/11250/293919
Date
2015
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Public Relations Review, 41(2015)2: 242-253   10.1016/j.pubrev.2014.12.006
Abstract
A key aspect for understanding and explaining online communication is the micro level of communication practitioners’ social media usage and their general attitudes towards digital platforms. This paper investigates how public relations practitioner's personal and professional use of social media is related to their perceptions of social media. A quantitative methodology was applied to perform this research. A population of 2710 professionals from 43 European countries working on different hierarchical levels both in communication departments and agencies across Europe were surveyed as part of a larger transnational online survey. Results show that practitioners with a high level of usage of social media give more importance to social media channels, influence of social media on internal and external stakeholders and relevance of key gatekeepers and stakeholders along with a better self-estimation of competences. Issues about diverse levels of overestimation of social media use, application and importance in the professional arena are also debated.
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This is the authors’ accepted, refereed and final manuscript to the article
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Elsevier
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Public Relations Review

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