Vol. 6 No. 1 (2018): BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT STUDIES: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
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THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING ACTIVITIES ON BRAND AWARENESS, BRAND IMAGE AND BRAND LOYALTY

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  • Yusuf BİLGİN
Yusuf BİLGİN
Bartın Üniversitesi, İİBF, Turizm İşletmeciliği Bölümü

Published 2018-04-25

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THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING ACTIVITIES ON BRAND AWARENESS, BRAND IMAGE AND BRAND LOYALTY. (2018). Business & Management Studies: An International Journal, 6(1), 128-148. https://doi.org/10.15295/bmij.v6i1.229

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THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING ACTIVITIES ON BRAND AWARENESS, BRAND IMAGE AND BRAND LOYALTY. (2018). Business & Management Studies: An International Journal, 6(1), 128-148. https://doi.org/10.15295/bmij.v6i1.229

Abstract

The aim of this research is to examine the effect of social media marketing activities on brand awareness, brand image and brand loyalty. In addition, it has been aimed to analyze the effect of brand awareness and brand image on brand loyalty in this research. The population of the research consists of the consumers who actively follow five brands with the highest social score according to the Marketing Turkey social media brand performance data on social media communication channels such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. In this research, quantitative method has been used and research data has been obtained via online questionnaires shared on social media from 547 brand followers with applying convenience sampling method. The obtained data have been analyzed by structural equation modeling (SEM). As a result of the analysis, social media marketing activities have been found as effective factors on brand image and brand loyalty, besides it has been determined that the most obvious effect seen on brand awareness. In addition, it has been found out that brand awareness and brand image have a significant effect on brand loyalty. Furthermore, in the research, it has been achieved that the brand awareness has a limited effect on the brand image.

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