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Social Media Usage in Brand Marketing. GROUP 3: Gabi Browne, Rahel Gebremeskel , Sabrina Husain, Charlotte Steddum , Paige Warmus. Principle Findings. College students interact with brands on Facebook and Twitter. What types of brands do students follow?. Music (30% ) News (29%).
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Social Media Usage in Brand Marketing GROUP 3: Gabi Browne, RahelGebremeskel, Sabrina Husain, Charlotte Steddum, Paige Warmus
Principle Findings College students interact with brands on Facebook and Twitter
What types of brands do students follow? Music (30%) News(29%)
Top 3 brands UNC students follow: 1. 2. 3.
Recommendations: Keeping up with the Millennial generation Brands should update their websites (e.g., tweets) as often as new information becomes available Why? The number one reason students like/follow a brand is for news and information 40% of students use Twitter on a daily basis
Recommendations: The Importance of Music and News Brands Music and news companies should especially have an engaging presence in social media Why? Music and news companies are the types of brands studentsare most interested in following/liking
Limitations More research should be conducted to determine if results are representative of UNC students and college students as a whole 76% participants women, 24% men
Limitations Convenience sample, with quota sampling Cannot prove causality
Research Question 1: • Do students at UNC-Chapel Hill use Facebook and/or Twitter?
Research Question 2: • What brands are most followed or liked on Twitter and Facebook by students at UNC-Chapel Hill?
Research Question 3: • What are the incentives for students to follow or like brands on Twitter and Facebook?
Methodology - Who College Students at UNC-Chapel HIll
Methodology - What Online Survey using a Convenience Sample
Methodology - How We focused on answering three questions: - Are UNC students using social media? - Are they interacting with brands on social media? - What are their reasons or incentives for this interaction?
Methodology - How Specifically, 5 broad categories for brands: Music, Sports, Technology, News and Government 6 Reasons/Incentives for Interaction: News & Information, Coupons & Specials, Job & Internship Opportunities, Entertainment, Interaction, and Brand Loyalty
ResultsOur Sample Convenience sample of UNC students76% female, 24% male
ResultsDefining a Brand We used the American Marketing Association definition of "brand""A brand is a name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that identifies one seller’s good or service as distinct from those other sellers."
ResultsBrand Involvement An overwhelming majority use social media daily57% like brands on FB, 44% follow on Twitter
ResultsWhat do students "like" to follow? In addition to the top 3 write-in responses (ESPN, CNN, UNC), many students noted following retail stores.