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Greenberg (2008)- Emphasized on social media used for customer engagement. Some forms
of social media are tools –blogs, wikis, and podcasts. Some are user generated content-
comments, reviews, social tags and bookmarks, rankings, ratings, photos and videos.
Holbeck (2009)- Illuminated the importance of customer engagement and proposed a model
for identifying the relationship between engagement and other constructs like trust, commitment
and satisfaction and loyalty. He also explained key aspects of engagement i.e. engagement
contexts, engagement objects, engagement phrases, engagement dimensions and
engagement levels.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
• The report is mainly based on the primary data which have been collected from online
surveys and interviews. Secondary data was collected from already existing sources and
records. The data was collected from the websites and previous conclusions and studies of
the organization.
• Sample Size - 200 Respondents
• Area of survey - Faridabad and Delhi
• Measurement Techniques : Percentage Analysis, Bar graphs and Tabular Presentation.
LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
• The Research was conducted within a limited duration so a detailed and comprehensive study could
not be made.
• Because of the Pandemic, Face to Face Interaction with customers was limited
• The survey was not done on a large scale
FINDINGS
• 47% of our respondents were between 18-25, 32% were between 26-35, 16% were between 36-45 and 5%
were 45 Above.
• 100% of our respondents use social media.
• Most of the respondents use Facebook and Instagram. Few use Google+ and Pinterest.
• 20% of the respondents Agree, 65% Strongly Agree, 10% Disagree, 5% Strongly Disagree on the view that
social media is a better platform for communication than mass media.
• 65%, 25%, 8%, 2% of the respondents chose Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Google+ Respectively. As a
best networking site for communication of products/services to its target customers.
• 50%, 25%, 15% and 10% chose Always, Sometimes, Rarely and Never respectively when asked does social
media advertising help them in taking purchase decisions.
• 45% of respondents always rely on information available on social media 30% sometimes 15% rarely and
10% never.
• 45% of respondents search price of the product, 10% search attributes, 20% search quantity and 25%
search quality of the product.
• 50% of the respondents Always change their initial preference after searching about the product online, 25%
Sometimes, 15% Rarely and 10% Never do so.
• 45% of the Respondents share their after-purchase experience through word of mouth in which 45% share
through word of mouth, 15% on company’s website, 10% write a blog, 30% share on social media.
CONCLUSION
• People use the information presented on social media for decision-making
• The study also found that people used social media to compare different products and seek
information available on social media before buying a product.
• People use social networking sites for understanding different products through product
reviews before purchasing a product.
• The factors time, comfort, offers and benefits in online shopping has become the ultimate
reason for people to purchase online even it possess risk and uncertainty.
• Customers utilize social networking sites to provide feedback through different ways .
• RECOMMENDATIONS
• Platforms need to be created that allow customers to manage their relationships with
companies.
• Transparency in providing information about the product online.
• Providing genuine reviews of the customers.