Abstract EN:

For twenty years, Internet use in the Maghreb has experienced strong growth. The increase in Internet users in this region of the world has brought about significant changes in Maghreb society in the political but also economic fields. The democratization of the Internet in the Maghreb has taken place through social networks as access was initially often limited to social platforms. Our thesis is intended to study the influencing devices set up on social networks by luxury companies in the Maghreb. We study the production methods of these persuasive devices but also their reception and their effects on social users / consumers. Digital social networks have been able to acquire a new dimension while keeping certain bases specific to the traditional social network. These platforms have been able to significantly impact businesses in the Maghreb and amplify the influence characteristics of the traditional social network very focused on the community and the group in this region. Thus, our thesis, which is part of SIC, offers a detailed analysis, on the one hand, of the conception of persuasive communication on social networks with the use of e-ledares by luxury SMEs in the Maghreb, producers of affecting. On the other hand, we are looking at the reception of this persuasive digital communication by consumers. We use a qualitative methodology and in particular semi-structured interviews to question, on the one hand, decision-makers in luxury SMEs in the Maghreb and, on the other hand, consumers. The goal is to understand how everyone perceives this communication on social networks and its influence.