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OPINION LEADER [1 record]

Record 1 2011-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Communication
  • Motivation and Advertising Psychology
DEF

An individual within a community who has an important impact on the opinion of others [and to whom others] in the community tend to look to ... for information and advice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la communication
  • Motivation et psychologie de la publicité
DEF

Personnage social qui est un relais d'opinion en ce sens qu'il transmet les informations ou ses opinions [...] en y ajoutant son autorité, son prestige ou son influence personnelle.

CONT

[...] ce sont ces personnes (appelées les guides d'opinion ou opinion leaders) qui répandent, irradient autour d'elles les messages des mass media et déterminent ainsi les courants d'opinion.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de la comunicación
  • Motivación y psicología de la publicidad
DEF

Persona que gracias a su prestigio, a su competencia o a la estima de que goza, ejerce un alto grado de influencia sobre las apreciaciones de un grupo, al cual orienta en cuanto a la recepción, el rechazo o la interpretación de los mensajes difundidos o de los productos ofrecidos.

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