THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON SMALL SPORTING BUSINESSES – A CASE STUDY IN NORTH DEVON
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Roberts, Christopher
Date
2014Type
Thesis
Publisher
Cardiff Metropolitan University
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This study examined how the introduction of social media has influenced and
impacted on two small sporting businesses, using two businesses in the North
Devon area as a case study. The project used qualitative methods in order to gain
an understanding of the feelings and perceptions business owners had about the
use of social media for marketing. Data was collected via interviews conducted with
each owner of the two businesses, who were questioned on their current use of
social media and if they see it as the future to marketing for businesses like theirs.
Key findings from the interviews were compared with past research identified in a
review of literature in order to highlight any common trends or new findings. The
results demonstrated that both businesses found social media as a great tool to use
to promote and attain brand awareness. However, respondent B felt customer
relationships was an important aspect of any business especially small organisations
like themselves and that social media is great to a certain extent but nothing beats
the person being in front of you and having a face to face conversation with them.
Whereas respondent A felt social media will take over the marketing concept and is
the best way to find things, and argues social media, especially Facebook is
becoming the new Google in the respect of wanting to find things out in local areas.
The findings from the research provided the author with key aspects to develop a
model of best practice for the use of social media in the case study businesses. This
model could be tested in future research that could seek to apply it to other small
businesses in different geographical areas and/or different industrial sectors of the
UK.
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DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS)
SPORT MANAGEMENT
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