exam 1 Flashcards
definition: SMM
the process of gaining website traffic/attention through SM sites
4 reasons why we use SM
- buzz
- fans
- online conversations
- leverage media ecosystem (general consumers, customers, superfans)
why is SM different than traditional research
- facilitates two way relationship/conversation
- SM gives real time research
- idea generation
- contribution > control (relying heavily on UGC)
SMM planning cycle
- listening
- setting goals and objectives
- defining strategies
- identify target market
- select tools
- select platforms and channels
- implement plan
- tuning
SM does the best for gaining info based on which type of graphic?
psychographic
who posts?
almost no one, power of vocal minority
why do consumers post?
- altruistic based utility
- consumption based utility
- self image utility
- homeostasis utility
- social utility
- economic utility
what is altruistic based utility
you feel better by helping others out
what is consumption based utility
receiving utility through direct consumption of contributions of others (questions, advice seeking)
what is self image utility
receive utility when others approve/consume your post (recognition, liking)
what is homeostasis utility
receive utility when restoring equilibrium. venting makes you feel better
what is social utility
consumers receive utility when enjoying social experiences (connect, discuss)
what is economic utility
receive utility when responding to a direct economic incentive (free drink if you check in on yelp, like us on facebook)
2 types of consumer behavior when posting
- bandwagon effect
- differentiation effect
bandwagon effect
consumers follow the trend and post similar content
conform with the crowd
adjust ratings
differentiation effect
perceived as experts and post more negatively
what produces biases on SM data?
- selection effects
- extreme opinions
- self image
- incentivized opinions
- fake reviews
- bandwagon effects
- differentiation effect
types of UGC
- ratings and reviews
- textual information
- social network posts
- photo content
- video content
impact of UGC
P - prior preferences, beliefs, and experiences
M - marketers
O - Word of mouth
5 steps in consumer purchase decision process
- problem
- information search
- alternative evaluations
- purchase decisions
- post purchase decisions
UGC impacts consumer behavior in two ways
- WOM
- customer behavior to sales
sentiment analysis - text mining
negative vs positive sentiment (“love” vs “bad) :( :)
phrase scoring (sentiment analysis)
using ML to identify phrases associated with positive / negative ratings
text mining and brand association
map out how our company is doing compared to other brands / overall associations
Latent Dirichlet Association
input: text based messages
output: words highly associated with more extensive topics