Fostering Brand Community Through Social Media

Fostering Brand Community Through Social Media
Author: William F. Humphrey, Jr.
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2016-02-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1606499416

This book focuses on building and maintaining brand community in the emerging, dynamic space of social media. A theoretical model encompassing brand characteristics, relational factors, and characteristics of the brand user community is used as a structure to explain the various aspects of online brand communities. Furthermore, the authors discuss how online brand communities differ from and can be used to complement traditional, face-to-face brand communities. Brand managers, social media managers, and other members of the brand team will find this book useful for strategic decision-making in both building and maintaining brand communities. In addition, this book will serve as a practical guide for working professionals enrolled in executive education degree programs as these programs continue to be developed in universities throughout the world.

Digital and Social Media Marketing

Digital and Social Media Marketing
Author: Nripendra P. Rana
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2019-11-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030243745

This book examines issues and implications of digital and social media marketing for emerging markets. These markets necessitate substantial adaptations of developed theories and approaches employed in the Western world. The book investigates problems specific to emerging markets, while identifying new theoretical constructs and practical applications of digital marketing. It addresses topics such as electronic word of mouth (eWOM), demographic differences in digital marketing, mobile marketing, search engine advertising, among others. A radical increase in both temporal and geographical reach is empowering consumers to exert influence on brands, products, and services. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and digital media are having a significant impact on the way people communicate and fulfil their socio-economic, emotional and material needs. These technologies are also being harnessed by businesses for various purposes including distribution and selling of goods, retailing of consumer services, customer relationship management, and influencing consumer behaviour by employing digital marketing practices. This book considers this, as it examines the practice and research related to digital and social media marketing.

Online Brand Communities

Online Brand Communities
Author: Francisco J. Martínez-López
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2015-12-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 331924826X

This book presents and analyzes the concept of online brand communities, an emerging and exciting topic in marketing and eCommerce. First, it lays out the foundations like the evolution of the Web and the so-called Social Web, its utility for users and businesses, and the evolution of the marketing mind-set to adapt the Social Web. On this basis, the book then presents a detailed analysis of online brand communities, examining the concept of virtual community with a specific focus on virtual brand communities. In this context the book also explores recent trends related to branding and brand management. Next, it proposes a classification system for online brand communities, taking into account questions like the motivating factors for consumers to join, participate and stay in a community. The process of value creation in communities is examined from both business and consumer perspectives. The book draws to a close with a brief presentation of the process broadly accepted for the successful development of online brand communities.

Global Branding: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice

Global Branding: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice
Author: Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 998
Release: 2019-07-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1522592830

To survive in today’s competitive and globalized business environment, marketing professionals must look to develop innovative methods of reaching their customers and stakeholders. Examining the relationship between culture and marketing can provide companies with the data they need to expand their reach and increase their profits. Global Branding: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice provides international insights into marketing strategies and techniques employed to create and sustain a globally recognized brand. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics such as brand communication, consumer engagement, and product innovation, this publication is an ideal reference source for business executives, marketing professionals, business managers, academicians, and researchers actively involved in the marketing industry.

Exploring the Rise of Fandom in Contemporary Consumer Culture

Exploring the Rise of Fandom in Contemporary Consumer Culture
Author: Lu Wang, Cheng
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2017-10-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1522532218

Every company wants their business to have a strong, loyal following, but achieving this feat can be a challenge. Examining the growth of fandom popularity in modern culture can provide insights into consumer trends and patterns. Exploring the Rise of Fandom in Contemporary Consumer Culture is an innovative scholarly resource that offers an in-depth discussion on the soaring popularity of fan communities and how these followers serve a larger purpose in a consumer-driven society. Highlighting applicable topics that include brand loyalty, fan perceptions, social media, and virtual realities, this publication is ideal for business managers, academicians, students, professionals, and researchers that are interested in learning more about how fan behavior can impact the economic environment.

Fostering Sustainable Behavior

Fostering Sustainable Behavior
Author: Doug McKenzie-Mohr
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2011-02-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1550924621

The highly acclaimed manual for changing everyday habits-now in an all-newthird edition! We are consuming resources and polluting our environment at a rate that is outstripping our planet's ability to support us. To create a sustainable future, we must not only change our own actions, we must educate and encourage those around us to change theirs. If one individual recycles his plastic containers, the impact is minimal. But if an entire community recycles, enormous amounts of resources are saved. How then do we go about transforming people's good intentions into action? Fostering Sustainable Behavior explains how the field of community-based social marketing has emerged as an effective tool for encouraging positive social change. This completely revised and updated third edition contains a wealth of new research, behavior change tools, and case studies. Learn how to: target unsustainable behaviors, and identify the barriers to change understand various commitment strategies communicate effective messages enhance motivation and invite participation. The strategies introduced in this ground-breaking manual are an invaluable resource for anyone interested in promoting sustainable behavior, including environmental conservation, recycling and waste reduction, water and energyefficiency and alternative transportation.

Ideas in Marketing: Finding the New and Polishing the Old

Ideas in Marketing: Finding the New and Polishing the Old
Author: Krzysztof Kubacki
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 842
Release: 2014-10-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3319109510

Founded in 1971, the Academy of Marketing Science is an international organization dedicated to promoting timely explorations of phenomena related to the science of marketing in theory, research, and practice. Among its services to members and the community at large, the Academy offers conferences, congresses and symposia that attract delegates from around the world. Presentations from these events are published in this Proceedings series, which offers a comprehensive archive of volumes reflecting the evolution of the field. Volumes deliver cutting-edge research and insights, complimenting the Academy’s flagship journals, the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (JAMS) and AMS Review. Volumes are edited by leading scholars and practitioners across a wide range of subject areas in marketing science. This volume includes the full proceedings from the 2013 Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference held in Monterey, California, entitled Ideas in Marketing: Finding the New and Polishing the Old.

Learn, Unlearn and Relearn: Rules of Social Media Marketing

Learn, Unlearn and Relearn: Rules of Social Media Marketing
Author:
Publisher: SGSH Publications
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2024-10-24
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9366313248

"Learn, Unlearn, and Relearn: Rules of Social Media Marketing" is your essential guide to mastering the ever-evolving world of social media. This book provides a deep dive into creating compelling content, selecting the right platforms, and leveraging new technologies. Discover strategies for harnessing influencer power, user-generated content, and data-driven marketing to drive conversions and foster engagement. With insights on building a strong presence across LinkedIn, Twitter, and more, this guide helps you stay ahead of trends and navigate the digital landscape effectively. Perfect for marketers and business owners, it’s a must-read for adapting to the dynamic realm of social media.

Viralnomics

Viralnomics
Author: Jonathan Goodman
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-12-23
Genre: Internet marketing
ISBN: 9781518880971

The author shares his personal insights and advice for successfully using social media to promote yourself, your service, or your product to the right audience.

Harnessing Omni-Channel Marketing Strategies for Fashion and Luxury Brands

Harnessing Omni-Channel Marketing Strategies for Fashion and Luxury Brands
Author: Wilson Ozuem
Publisher: Universal-Publishers
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2019-11-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1627347402

This book provides a contemporary theoretical insight into the fashion and luxury industry, addressing potential gray areas within the literature. The authors analyze the luxury and fashion industry using multiple perspectives, allowing for a critical comprehensive overview of the phenomenon across diverse streams. The book provides insight into fashion and luxury retailing in the context of both online and brick and mortar retailers based on a variety of market scenarios. It deciphers the rationale of customer behavioral and decision making in online and offline luxury and fashion purchasing contexts. It provides an overview of the challenges that the industry faces with the advent of the evolving omni-channel environment. The multiple theoretical and practical nuances of the fashion and luxury industry are presented. In this sense, the book is a fundamental reference point for the students and academics. This book will be of interest to practitioners in the fashion and luxury retailing sectors. Also, many policy makers will find the conceptual and exploratory insight of this book relevant to their organizational and retailing policies. The new knowledge that is produced in this book is a ground breaker in the fashion and luxury literature. It offers insight from both theoretical and practical perspectives from both retailer and customer perspectives.