Managing Brands Through Social Media

2017 ◽  
pp. 61-93
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Brand Loyalty ◽  
New Age ◽  
Brand Trust ◽  
Brand Community ◽  
Hard Time ◽  
Brand Reputation ◽  
Marketing Activities ◽  
New Type

In this chapter, the authors describe the concept of brand community and how it is changing in the context of social media, and how it will impact brand trust and brand loyalty. Then they turn their gaze toward brand storytelling, a concept that has always been on the forefront of marketing activities but has recently been affected by social media in a way that traditionalists have had a hard time learning how to work around. Negative consumer-generated brand stories are a new type of crisis that brand managers are just getting acquainted with, and can harm the brand reputation severely if they are not dealt with accordingly. Finally, the authors talk briefly about the branding approaches that should be adopted by marketers if they want their brands to survive in the new age of social media.

scholarly journals The Analysis of Online Brand Community, Online Perceived Brand Reputation, Brand Trust, Brand Loyalty at Cafe Businesses Based in Surabaya

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-22
Author(s):  
Felyshia Aditya Kurniawan ◽  
Michael Adiwijaya
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Brand Loyalty ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Social Media Marketing ◽  
Brand Trust ◽  
Brand Community ◽  
Brand Reputation ◽  
Price Range ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Online Brand Community

The internet has become a human lifestyle. Many business people took advantage of this opportunity to market their business by using social media marketing strategy on Facebook or Instagram. Activities in the online brand community on social media platforms could build consumer perceptions of a brand inside the online world and would form a belief in the brand that ultimate to loyalty. Therefore, social media marketing must be known for its effectiveness. This study aims to determine the influence of the online brand community on online perceived brand reputation, brand trust, and brand loyalty at cafes in Surabaya. The method used in this study is quantitative by spreading the questionnaires to 240 respondents of college students both online and offline. The research using purposive sampling technique and the sample used in this research is the consumers of De Mandailing Cafe & Eatery, Panties Pizza, and Warunk Upnormal in Surabaya where the three cafes are considered to represent the whole cafes with the same quality, consumers, service system, and price range. From the results of this study, it can be concluded that online brand community has a significant impact on brand loyalty through online process perceived brand reputation and brand trust.

scholarly journals Linking Social Media Marketing Activities to Revisit Intention through Brand Trust and Brand Loyalty on the Coffee Shop Facebook Pages: Exploring Sequential Mediation Mechanism

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2277
Author(s):  
Blend Ibrahim ◽  
Ahmad Aljarah ◽  
Dima Sawaftah
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Brand Loyalty ◽  
Social Media Marketing ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Brand Trust ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Revisit Intention ◽  
Marketing Activities ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Coffee Shops

Social media marketing (SMM) is a new field that involves the marketing of goods, services, information, and ideas via online networks and social media. Drawing on the stimulus-organism-response framework, this study aims to examine how social-media-marketing activities (SMMA) affect brand loyalty, brand trust, and revisit intention (returning to the same place in the future) for coffee shops in Northern Cyprus. Empirical evidence was collected from 415 undergraduate students who follow specific coffee shops on Facebook, and a structural equation modeling approach was applied. The results showed a significant positive influence of SMMA on brand loyalty, brand trust, and revisit intention. The findings show that SMMA are a stronger predictor of revisit intention than brand loyalty and brand trust. Furthermore, brand loyalty and brand trust are significant mediators in the relationship between SMMA and revisit intention. Additionally, the sequential mediation effects of brand loyalty and brand trust in the relationship between SMMA and revisit intention are supported. Overall, with effective SMMA from coffee shops on Facebook, the customer grows confidence in the brand, which increases the level of brand loyalty. This, in turn, encourages revisit intention of the customer. As a result, brand executives on social media platforms (in this case, Facebook) should promote specific SMMA for their brands and engage in such activities to creates brand trust and brand loyalty. These findings contribute to the literature by examining the relationship between SMMA and revisit intention and exploring how SMMA affect revisit intention by adding brand loyalty and brand trust as mediators.

scholarly journals The effects of social media based brand communities on brand community markers, value creation practices, brand trust and brand loyalty

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 1755-1767 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Laroche ◽  
Mohammad Reza Habibi ◽  
Marie-Odile Richard ◽  
Ramesh Sankaranarayanan
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Brand Loyalty ◽  
Brand Trust ◽  
Brand Community ◽  
Brand Communities

The Effects of Social Media-Based Brand Communities on Brand Loyalty and Brand Equity

2015 ◽  
pp. 216-243
Author(s):  
Amir Khanlari ◽  
Faezeh Rezaei ◽  
Seyed Abolghasem Mira
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Brand Equity ◽  
Brand Loyalty ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Brand Awareness ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Brand Trust ◽  
Brand Community ◽  
Positive Effects

Nowadays, the concept of brand community is tied with media. So, the new concept of social media based brand community without constraint of geography is built. In this chapter, we investigate the effects of social media based brand community on elements of the customer centric model, brand loyalty and brand equity through its antecedents (i.e., brand loyalty, brand trust, perceived quality, brand awareness/ association). An online survey with 170 users of brand community of Cinere Company on Facebook was conducted and path analysis technique was applied for data analysis. The results show that brand community of Cinere on social media has positive effects on all elements of the customer centric model. customer/ other customer and customer/ brand relationships have positive effects on brand loyalty with mediating role of brand trust; and loyalty, perceived quality, brand awareness/association have positive effects on brand equity. Interestingly, brand trust contributes only indirectly to brand equity. Finally, implications for practice and future research opportunities are discussed.

scholarly journals The Nexus between Social Media Marketing Activities and Brand Loyalty in Hotel Facebook Pages

Tourism ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 228-245
Author(s):  
Blend Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Brand Loyalty ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Social Media Marketing ◽  
Brand Trust ◽  
Marketing Activities ◽  
Marketing Tool

This study advances research on social media marketing activities (SMMA) and brand trust by empirically exploring their relationships with brand loyalty, and purchase intention, among a representative cross-section of five-star (5) hotels and four-star (4) hotels Facebook profiles in Kyrenia City (Northern Cyprus). The data gathered for this research adds to our understanding of today's social media marketing as a new-generation marketing tool. This study also tests for the mediating effect of brand trust and the moderating effect of hotel ratings (five-star/four-star) on the proposed relationships. Based on 407 customers that were surveyed, the results indicate that SMMA did have a positive effect on brand loyalty, purchase intention, and brand trust. Hotel ratings (five-star/four-star) moderate the link between SMMA and brand loyalty; however, the link between SMMA and purchase intention was moderated by hotel ratings (five-star/four-star). The results showed that hotel ratings (five-star/four-star) made no difference at the model level. Therefore, the multi-group moderating effect of hotel ratings on the measurement model was tested at the path level. Lastly, the mediation outcome of brand trust was partially supported. Thus, consequential recommendations have been put forward.

scholarly journals Factors of communication mix on social media and their role in forming customer experience and brand image

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1108-1118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radovan Bacik ◽  
Richard Fedorko ◽  
Ludovit Nastisin ◽  
Beata Gavurova
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Brand Image ◽  
Customer Experience ◽  
Media Environment ◽  
Building Relationships ◽  
Brand Building ◽  
Brand Reputation ◽  
Marketing Activities ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Media Experience

Abstract Building a brand is a long-term process and it also applies to the world of social media. It is said that building a good brand reputation takes years, but it can be ruin in a moment. Therefore, it is important to look responsibly at all the aspects that have a role in building a brand on social media. The actual experience with the brand on social media is able to significantly affect brand building. The study focuses on exploring brand-building relationships in the social media environment. We selected a set of factors to predict customer experience with the brand in a social media environment and then we examined the relationship between this customer experience and the perceived brand image. 476 respondents filled out the electronic questionnaire. The study puts the greatest emphasis on respondents aged 20 to 35 years. We used correlation analysis to investigate the relationships in this issue. Out of the seven investigated relationships, up to two cases with medium dependence were confirmed by the strong relevance of relationships. The results support the importance of using social media tools for branding purposes, because these tools are the ones with the greatest ability to influence the people’s perception and attitude. It is also the fastest and one of the most personal ways to communicate with the customer. It happens in real time and it can convey the real emotion if performed right which all together help to trigger the user action. The findings of this study can guide marketing activities for companies to make the return on investment in social media as high as possible. The research offers a new perspective on selected factors and their role in creating social media experience and subsequently a brand image.

scholarly journals Factor model of social media marketing effect on brand loyalty

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
pp. 04011
Author(s):  
Olga Chubukova ◽  
Iuliia Kostynets ◽  
Igor Ponomarenko ◽  
Nataliia Rallie ◽  
Yuliia Zymbalevska
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Brand Loyalty ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Marketing Communications ◽  
Social Media Marketing ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Marketing Theory ◽  
Brand Trust ◽  
Brand Affect

This research presents the model regarding core factors of social media marketing effect on brand loyalty. The conceptual model was defined based on the five hypotheses. It was conducted a reliability analysis based on the internal consistency of measurements, using Cronbach Alpha and composite reliability coefficients. The model shows that the characteristics of social media marketing communications have a direct effect on brand trust and brand affect. It also demonstrates that brand trust has a direct effect on brand affect and on brand loyalty. Brand affect has also a direct effect on brand loyalty. The research demonstrated that social media marketing communication has the capacity to influence brand trust and brand affect, the two main determinants of brand loyalty. The model shows that the characteristics of social media marketing communications have a direct effect on brand trust and brand affect. It also demonstrates that brand trust has a direct effect on brand affect and on brand loyalty. Brand affect has also a direct effect on brand loyalty. Therefore, all five research hypotheses were validated. The implications for marketing theory and practice are discussed, and avenues for future research are proposed.

scholarly journals The Impact of Social Media Marketing on Consumer - Moderating Role of Gender and Income

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 147
Author(s):  
Shahin Akbarov
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Brand Loyalty ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Social Media Marketing ◽  
Lower Income ◽  
Moderation Effect ◽  
Value Consciousness ◽  
Marketing Activities ◽  
The Impact

<p><strong>Purpose</strong>: The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of social media marketing activities on consumer behavior (i.e. value consciousness, brand consciousness, and brand loyalty) in the light of the moderation effect of gender and income.</p><p><strong>Methodology</strong>: The questionnaire method was used for data collection. 261 questionnaire was gained through convenience and snowball sampling. Data were analyzed with SPSS-24 and AMOS-23. Explanatory factor analysis was first done with SPSS. To test the moderation effects multigroup moderation analysis was performed in AMOS.</p><p><strong>Findings</strong>: SMM (perceived social media marketing activities) impacts brand loyalty (for male, female, and lower-income sample), value consciousness (for male, higher income, and lower-income sample), and brand consciousness (for male, higher income, and lower-income sample). The effect of gender as a moderator is not statistically significant. The effect of income as a moderator is significant in only two paths.</p><p><strong>Originality/Importance</strong>: At a time when social media usage increases and brand loyalty declines, it is important to investigate the impact of social media marketing activities on consumer behavior. The present study underlines the value of replication studies in a cross-cultural context. Besides, the moderation effect of gender and income were tested.</p>

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