Assessing Attitudes Toward Content and Design in Alibaba’s Dry Goods Business Infographics

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Beteiligte: Zhang, Yuejiao
In: Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 31, 2017, 1, S. 30-62
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SAGE Publications
Medientyp: Artikel, E-Artikel

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Umfang: 30-62
ISSN: 1552-4574
1050-6519
DOI: 10.1177/1050651916667530
veröffentlicht in: Journal of Business and Technical Communication
Sprache: Englisch
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Kollektion: SAGE Publications (CrossRef)
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<jats:p> Alibaba’s Graphic Media (GM) is the first and only Internet content source that uses infographics to educate Chinese e-commerce merchants. This study investigates target audiences’ attitudes toward GM infographics. Two focus groups perceived GM as a practical information source that aided them in decision making and daily business operations. They preferred viewing graphics to texts and particularly favored statistical graphics. They also identified issues with viewing GM infographics on mobile devices. Based on the study’s findings, the author proposes three areas that communicators can address when designing infographics in similar contexts: content, usability, and overall visual appeal. </jats:p>