An Exploratory Study Regarding the Brand-Consumer Relationship in Social Media

In the digital era concepts such as social networks, blogs and forums have become integrated keywords in the marketing communication strategies of brands worldwide. The old ways of building an online presence, such as simple websites, have diminished most of their relevance in front of social media...

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Main Author: OTILIA-ELENA PLATON
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Language:English
Published: Nicolae Titulescu University 2015-05-01
Series:Global Economic Observer
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description In the digital era concepts such as social networks, blogs and forums have become integrated keywords in the marketing communication strategies of brands worldwide. The old ways of building an online presence, such as simple websites, have diminished most of their relevance in front of social media tools. The ease of establishing contacts with consumers made out of these new applications propitious communication channels for more and more brands, which became present on sites like Facebook, Twitter or Google Plus, where their audience already gathered in large numbers. Social media offers the opportunity of developing close relationships with consumers and helps the brands to strengthen their awareness and image. The purpose of this paper is to present the consumers` opinions towards their relationships with brands in social media. By knowing this opinions, the brand`s communication process can be optimized and adapted to the specific consumers` needs and interests.
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spelling doaj-art-c0f56c8ea0744cf7a81b29d4a4fd04862025-08-20T04:02:37ZengNicolae Titulescu UniversityGlobal Economic Observer2343-97422343-97502015-05-0131135140An Exploratory Study Regarding the Brand-Consumer Relationship in Social MediaOTILIA-ELENA PLATON0Ph.D. Candidate The Bucharest University of Economic Studies 6 Piata Romana, 1st District, Bucharest ROMANIA otiliapl@yahoo.comIn the digital era concepts such as social networks, blogs and forums have become integrated keywords in the marketing communication strategies of brands worldwide. The old ways of building an online presence, such as simple websites, have diminished most of their relevance in front of social media tools. The ease of establishing contacts with consumers made out of these new applications propitious communication channels for more and more brands, which became present on sites like Facebook, Twitter or Google Plus, where their audience already gathered in large numbers. Social media offers the opportunity of developing close relationships with consumers and helps the brands to strengthen their awareness and image. The purpose of this paper is to present the consumers` opinions towards their relationships with brands in social media. By knowing this opinions, the brand`s communication process can be optimized and adapted to the specific consumers` needs and interests.http://www.globeco.ro/wp-content/uploads/vol/split/vol_3_no_1/geo_2015_vol3_no1_art_016.pdfonline marketingonline marketing communicationbrandbrand-consumer relationshiponline customer relationshipsocial mediasocial networksFacebook.
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title An Exploratory Study Regarding the Brand-Consumer Relationship in Social Media
title_full An Exploratory Study Regarding the Brand-Consumer Relationship in Social Media
title_fullStr An Exploratory Study Regarding the Brand-Consumer Relationship in Social Media
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title_short An Exploratory Study Regarding the Brand-Consumer Relationship in Social Media
title_sort exploratory study regarding the brand consumer relationship in social media
topic online marketing
online marketing communication
brand
brand-consumer relationship
online customer relationship
social media
social networks
Facebook.
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