Abstract
Businesses turn to social media to increase market share and profits. Many social media platforms provide a unique customer experience between the company and social media. The analysis discusses how businesses to use social media platforms as one of the marketing strategies. It includes about four businesses cases, which includes two big companies Starbucks and Nike, two small local companies Coava Coffee Roaster and Portland Gear. When using social media, a company needs to be aware of the safety concerns of its customers, to the best of their ability, that they are protected. Two examples of Facebook “Like” button and YouTube recommendation system shows the information exchange between social media platforms and businesses. With the comparison between Facebook APIs and Twitter APIs, businesses can know how to send advertising to the target customers and get more new customers by using the APIs.
Exit Requirement
Professional Project
Date of Award
3-21-2017
Degree Name
Master of Science in Management and Information Systems
Committee Chair
David Olson
Committee Member
Scot Morse
Committee Member
Mark Elton
Keywords
social media, companies, marketing, API
Language
eng
Type (DCMI Terms)
Text; Image; StillImage
Subject Categories
Management Information Systems
Recommended Citation
Zeng, J. (2017). Using Social Media As a Marketing Tool for Businesses (master's thesis). Western Oregon University, Monmouth, Oregon. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.wou.edu/theses/126
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