本研究是根據Feick和Price等學者在傳統實體通路所作的「市場行家」相關研究為出發點，希望在網際網路的世界中也能夠證實「網路市場行家」的存在；「網路市場行家」會因應網際網路的傳播特質，展現他們的市場影響力，故本研究可以視為「市場行家理論」在網際網路環境下的應證與延伸。

本研究所定義的「網路市場行家」，不但積極上網搜尋多元化的商品資訊以及新商品或新品牌的訊息，同時也較常在網路上消費，另外他們每週上網時數高達23.8小時，平均訂閱7.7份免費電子報，也較有意願訂閱付費電子報。

「網路市場行家」對於網路行銷人員的意義在於，他們是「電子口碑」傳播的種子，因為他們平時轉寄電子郵件的頻率比一般人高，同時「網路市場行家」認為市場訊息是重要並值得轉寄給其它人，其中他們最重視的是「特價訊息」，其次才是「產品品質」。而「網路市場行家」最常接觸的行銷管道依次為：閱讀熟人轉寄的電子郵件，其次是收到電子折價券、參與網路促銷贈獎活動、閱讀電子郵件廣告，最後才是點選橫幅廣告。

「網路市場行家」不僅傳遞有用的消費資訊而已，研究也發現他們對於身邊的人在購買「書籍雜誌」的決策上，具有意見領袖影響特質；而「男性網路市場行家」在「電腦硬體及周邊」上具有意見領袖特質，而「女性網路市場行家」則對於「室內休閒娛樂」方面具有意見領袖的影響力。至於在新上市商品的早期購買行為方面，「網路市場行家」會比別人早一步購買「書籍雜誌」類商品，至於其它新商品方面，他們仍是最好的市場訊息的代言人。

「網路市場行家」喜歡蒐尋市場資訊，又較常因人際之間轉寄電子郵件而傳播市場資訊，故他們所傳播的「電子口碑」對於消費行為具有不可忽視的影響力。本研究應證「網路市場行家」特質的存在，不但初步建立「電子口碑傳播」的研究基礎，也延伸了傳統「市場行家」理論的意涵。

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