A STUDY ON SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING IN NAPTLIN FIBER AUTO DOOR

INDIA PVT LIMITED AT CHENNAI

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

Social media marketing is the process of gaining website traffic or attention through social
media sites. Social media marketing programs usually center on efforts to create content that
attracts attention and encourages readers to share it across their social networks. The resulting
electronic word of mouth (eWoM) refers to any statement consumers share via the Internet (e.g.,
web sites, social networks, instant messages, news feeds) about an event, product, service, brand
or company. When the underlying message spreads from user to user and presumably resonates
because it appears to come from a trusted, third-party source, as opposed to the brand or
company itself, this form of marketing results in earned media rather than paid media.

SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES

Social networking websites allow individuals and businesses to interact with one another and
build relationships and communities online. When companies join these social channels,
consumers can interact with them directly.

That interaction can be more personal to users than traditional methods of outbound marketing &
advertising. Social networking sites act as word of mouth. Social networking sites
and blogs allow followers to retweet or repost comments made by others about a product
being promoted. By repeating the message, the user's connections are able to see the message,
therefore reaching more people. Because the information about the product is being put out there
and is getting repeated, more traffic is brought to the product/company.

Social networking websites are based on building virtual communities that allow consumers to
express their needs, wants and values, online. Social Media Marketing then connects these
consumers and audiences to businesses that share the same needs, wants and values.
Through social networking sites, companies can interact with individual followers. This personal
interaction can instill a feeling of loyalty into followers and potential customers. Also, by
choosing whom to follow on these sites, products can reach a very narrow target audience.

Social networking sites also include a vast amount of information about what products and
services prospective clients might be interested in. Through the use of new Semantic Analysis
technologies, marketers can detect buying signals, such as content shared by people and
questions posted online. Understanding of buying signals can help sales people target relevant
prospects and marketers run micro-targeted campaigns.

In order to integrate Social Networks within their marketing strategies, companies have to
develop a marketing model. In a marketing model (SNeM2S) based on Social Networks is
provided. The model includes the following steps:

Selection of potential Social Networks to use;

Definition of a financial plan;
Definition of organizational structures to manage the Social Network in the market;
Selection of target;
Promotion of products and services;
Performance measures

Social Networking is used by 76% of businesses today. Business retailers have seen 133%
increases in their revenues from social media marketing.

Mobile phones

Mobile phone usage is beneficial for social media marketing because mobile phones have social
networking capabilities, allowing individuals immediate web browsing and access to social
networking sites. Mobile phones have grown at a rapid rate, fundamentally altering the path-to-
purchase process by allowing consumers to easily obtain pricing and product information in real
time and allowing companies to constantly remind and update their followers. Many companies
are now putting QR (Quick Response) codes along with products for individuals to access the
company website or online services with their smart-phones. Retailers use QR codes to facilitate
consumer interaction with brands by linking the code to brand websites, promotions, product
information, or any other mobile-enabled content. Mobile devices and internet also influence the
way consumers interact with media and has many further implications for TV ratings,
advertising, mobile commerce and more. Mobile media consumption such as mobile audio
streaming or mobile video are on the rise in the United States, more than 100 million users are
projected to access online video content via mobile device. Mobile video revenue consists of
pay-per-view downloads, advertising, and subscriptions. As of 2013, worldwide mobile phone
internet user penetration was 73.4%. In 2017, figures suggest that more than 90% of internet
users will access online content through their phones.

Strategies

There are two basic strategies for engaging the social media as marketing tools:

The passive approach

Social media can be a useful source of market information and customer voice. Blogs, content
communities and forums are platforms where individuals share their reviews and
recommendations of brands, products and services. Businesses are able to tap and analyze the
customer voice generated in social media for marketing purposes; in this sense the social media
is an inexpensive source of market intelligence which can be used by marketers to track
problems and market opportunities. For example, the internet erupted with videos and pictures of
phone 6 bend test which showed that the coveted phone would bend merely by hand. The so-
called bend gate controversy created confusion amongst customers who had waited months for
the launch of the latest rendition of the iPhone. However Apple promptly issued a statement
saying that the problem was extremely rare and that the company had taken several steps to make
the mobile device robust. Unlike traditional market research methods such as surveys, focus
groups and data mining which are time consuming and costly, marketers can now utilize social
media to obtain live information about consumer behavior. This can be extremely useful in a
highly dynamic market structure in which we now live.

The active approach

Social media can be used not only as public relations and direct marketing tools but also as
communication channels (targeting specific audiences with social media influencers) and as
customer engagement tools. There are several examples of firms initiating some form of online
dialog with the public to foster relations with customers. According to Constantinides, Lorenzo
and Gmez Borja (2008) "Business executives like Jonathan Swartz, President and CEO of Sun
Microsystems, Steve Jobs CEO of Apple Computers, and McDonalds Vice President Bob
Langert post regularly in their CEO blogs, encouraging customers to interact and freely express
their feelings, ideas, suggestions or remarks about their postings, the company or its
products".Using customer influencers (for example popular bloggers) can be a very efficient and
cost-effective method to launch new products or services] Narendra Modi current prime minister
of India ranks only second after President Barack Obama in number of fans on his official
Facebook page at 21.8 million and counting. Modi employed social media platforms to
circumvent traditional media channels to reach out to the young and urban population of India
which is estimated to be 200 million. His appeal was further buttressed by the recent crowd
turnout at Madison square garden.

Engagement

In the context of the social web, engagement means that customers and stakeholders are
participants rather than viewers. Social media in business allows all consumers to express and
share an opinion or an idea somewhere along the businesss path to market. Each participating
customer becomes part of the marketing department, as other customers read their comments or
reviews. The engagement process is then fundamental to successful social media marketing.

With the advent of social media marketing it has become increasingly important to gain customer
interest which can eventually be translated into buying behavior. New online marketing concepts
of engagement and loyalty have emerged which aim to build customer participation and
reputation. Engagement in social media for the purpose of your social media strategy is divided
into two parts:

Proactive posting of new content and conversations, as well as the sharing of content and
information from others
Reactive conversations with social media users responding to those who reach out to your
social media profiles through commenting or messaging

Traditional media is limited to one way interaction with customers or push and tell where only
specific information is given to the customer without any mechanism to obtain customer
feedback. On the other hand, social media is participative where customer are able to share their
views on brands, products and services. Traditional media gives the control of message to the
marketer whereas social media shifts the balance to the consumer.

Betty White

Social networking sites can have a large impact on the outcome of events. In 2010, a Facebook
campaign surfaced in the form of a petition. Users virtually signed a petition asking NBC
Universal to have actress Betty White host Saturday Night Live. Once signed, users forwarded
the petition to all of their followers. The petition went viral and on May 8, 2010, Betty White
hosted SNL.

2008 US presidential election

The 2008 US presidential campaign had a huge presence on social networking sites. Barack
Obama, a virtually unknown Democratic candidate, utilized 15 different social media websites to
form relationships with the millions of American citizens who utilize those networks. His social
networking profile pages were constantly being updated and interacting with followers. By the
end of his campaign, Obama had 5 million social media network supporters (2.5 million on
Facebook and 115,000 on Twitter). The use of social networking sites in his marketing campaign
gave Barack Obamas campaign access to e-mail addresses, as posted on social network profile
pages. This allowed the Democratic Party to launch e-mail campaigns asking for votes and
campaign donations.

Local businesses

Small businesses also use social networking sites as a promotional technique. Businesses can
follow individuals social networking site uses in the local area and advertise specials and deals.
These can be exclusive and in the form of get a free drink with a copy of this tweet. This type
of message encourages other locals to follow the business on the sites in order to obtain the
promotional deal. In the process, the business is getting seen and promoting itself (brand
visibility).

Kony 2012

A short film released on March 5, 2012, by humanitarian group Invisible Children, Inc. This 29
minute video aimed at making Joseph Kony, an Court fugitive, famous worldwide in order to
have support for his arrest by December 2012; the time when the campaign ends. The video went
viral within the first six days after its launch, reaching 100 million views on
both YouTube and Vimeo. According to research done by Visible Measures, the Kony
2012 short film became the fastest growing video campaign, and most viral video, to reach 100
million views in 6 days followed by Susan Boyle performance on Britains Got Talent that
reached 70 million views in 6 days.

Nike #MakeItCount

In early 2012, Nike introduced its Make It Count social media campaign. The campaign kickoff
began YouTubers Casey Neistat and Max Joseph launching a YouTube video, where they
traveled 34,000 miles to visit 16 cities in 13 countries. They promoted the #makeitcount hashtag,
which millions of consumers shared via Twitter and Instagram by uploading photos and sending
tweets. The #MakeItCount YouTube video went viral and Nike saw an 18% increase in profit in
2012, the year this product was released

Lay's-Do Us a Flavor

In 2012, Lays created an annual social media campaign that allowed fans to create their own
flavor for a $1 million prize for whatever flavor was voted the best. After 3.8 million
submissions from fans who participated, the top three choices were Cheesy Garlic Bread,
Chicken & Waffles, and Sriracha. The fans were now able to purchase the three flavors in stores
then cast their vote on Facebook or Twitter for the best flavor. Lays gained a 12% increase in
sales during the contest. Garlic Cheesy Bread was eventually named the winner of the contest.

RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY

RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY

The Research methodology used in the study was descriptive research design. It includes surveys
and fact-finding requires of different kinds. Selected questions are asked from the youths to
evaluate a particular result of the study and find out the conclusions from it. The major purpose
of description research designs, as it exists at present. The main characteristic of this method is
that the researcher has no control of variables; we can report only what has happened or what is
happening. The primary purposes of basic research (as opposed to applied research) are
documentation, discovery, interpretation, or the research and development (R&D) of methods
and systems for the advancement of human knowledge.
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY:

To analyze the effective communication strategy through social networking sites.

To study the effectiveness of brand communication through social networking sites from
its users and communicators.
To find the impact of interaction through these communication among Indian users (with
reference to Face book, Twitter and Orkut
To find out how many of the youths are aware of the digital Marketing
To find if the youths use the latest technologies and if they use social sites
To find if the youths think if will lead to a greater growth of India in future
To find if the people think that the digital India project will eradicate poverty which is
still a major problem in India

SCOPE OF THE STUDY:

Creating/joining online presence on sites where the company currently doesnt exist,
Great opportunity for individuals and organizations to connect and exchange information.
It opens a new target or niche markets that are untapped: students, the public.
Partnerships with other groups, organizations, schools, government, etc
Penetration into a new geographical market quickly Recruitment of interested new
members, students, public support and allows you to build short and long term
relationships with prospects.

LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

It is said, Nothing is perfect and if the quite is true, I am sure that there would be few
shortcoming in this project also. Sincere efforts have been made to eliminate discrepancies as far
as possible but few would have reminded due to limitations of the study. There are:

The convenient sampling technique has its own limitations.

1 Many times responses in questionnaire were incomplete and biased; it may
2 Not represent accuracy in study.
3 Some of the respondents of the survey were unwilling to share personal
4 Information.
5 The employees were reluctant to give correct information.
6 Even though the employees gave correct information during the unstructured interview
conducted, they gave positive answer while answering the questionnaire.

As the study was done within a limited time, investigator could not select a sufficiently large
sample for the study

CHAPTER II

LITERATURE REVIEW

LITERATURE REVIEW

Scott (2009) states the reasons for brand promoters preferring online web for marketing is
that the tools, techniques and content are constantly evolving .The buyers reward
creativity by responding to the online efforts like If you are open to trying out new things,
you can be first in your industry to use something new to communicate to your buyers
Marketing in some social networking websites are still the most popular in their niche.
Shih (2009) says that there are hundreds of millions of active users across sites like Face
book, Hi5, Orkut and MySpace. 2.6 billion Minaret spent on Face book each day. These
websites are enabling brands to engage the right people in the right conversation at right
time. Marketing the brands through social media is becoming precise, personal,
interesting, interactive and social.
Weber (2009) says promoting a community is just like as promoting a new brand product
or service to the consumers. Social media is used to communicate people in the
promotional aspect and inclined to involve the236 J. Media Common. Stud. People.
Traditional advertising and direct marketing in social media is tossed people to the digital
community to be informed entertained and heard. Users find appealing, a value high
enough to encourage them to participate.
 Borges (2009) finds that today's buyers want to be engaged differently than in years past
and many traditional marketing tactics simply do not work anymore. Social media
marketing is a revolutionary way to build solid relationships with buyers. Low cost,
brand building, staffing advantages, loyalty and level playing field are key benefits of
social networking sites as a successful marketing media.
Zarrella (2010) says the roots of online social networking can be traced to the 1980s
bulletin board systems (BBS). These systems allowed the users to create personal
profiles, helps to share information by sending private messages, public messages and
post events at low speed connectivity. After emanation of social networking technology
in the internet world, it grew higher and popular among the internet user.
Lacy and Hernandez (2009) says Twitter gives the ability to share nearly140- characters
thoughts in a split second, where user can easily share links to press releases and stories
about their business, service or product. Making tweets interesting and diverse, there is a
more possibility of increasing the followers, by consider with news sharing and stories
about the industry that they serve.
The rules of marketing had to change and the web has proved a catalyst in bringing the
changes forward and amplifying their scale. The sudden emergence of the Web 2.0
marketing techniques demand additional approaches, while most marketers are still
wrestling with the first generation, savvy brands are exploring the landscape that social
media and social networks create for marketers.
These techniques are allowing much deeper drivers in social change to be unleashed, with
a profound impact on planning customer connections. The new generation of relationship
marketing responds to the additional challenges of digital media literacy and in the right
hands can trigger a rebuild of the entire marketing mix through different strategies.
Relationship marketing for the Face book generation demands both thinking and acting
differently (Chaffey 2003).
Stroud (2007) says that the ability of social networking sites to generate these huge
volumes of web traffic is proof of their huge popularity. Google,Yahoo and News
International have bought themselves a presence in the social networking arena. The
detailed rationale for these acquisitions differs but all have a common theme of wanting
access to the enormous audiences.
 Ricadela (2007) says, Coca-Cola has been running promotions on Myspace for the past
two years for brands including Cherry Coke and Fanta and has promoted Diet Coke and
otherdrinks on Google's YouTube.
Smith (2010) says that Face book is becoming one of the great internet communications
of people time now days. Whereas many companies have tried to emulate Face books
success or challenge it in one geography or another, Face book has proven that the core
asset on which all of its services are built - the social graph - is much more defensible and
powerful than many others once anticipated.
Visitors to social networking sites are significantly more likely than average to visit
leisure-oriented retail site categories, such as music, jewelry/luxury goods/ accessories,
consumer electronics and apparel. Heavy social networking visitors are defined as the top
20% of visitors based on time spent on social networking sites.
People typically enjoy sharing their experiences with these products, whether it is to talk
about their new pioneer the pair of designer jeans they just bought. Social networking
sites offer the venue for those conversations to occur. Social media advertising is ideal
for promoting brand recognition, although click-through rates are not so strong. Still,
there is no doubt that advertising via social media sites is an effective way to increase
your overall revenue stream (Brinlee, 2007).

CHAPTER III

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY:

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

To analyze and find the effectiveness of communication strategy in developing brand,

communication through social networking sites was done with the survey method and content
analysis in the research.

METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION

The survey method helped to identify the reach of the brand among its target audience, ways of
impact, usage of these social networking sites and access to these form of communication. And
the content analysis is another method used to analyze the communication strategy of different
social networking sites with certain parameters among top three Indian social networking sites
which are tabulated with results.

RESEARCH DESIGN

The study is descriptive in nature This research study adopted survey and content analysis in
order to find the effectiveness and the impact of communication in branding any product or the
service among the target market through social networking sites like Face book, Twitter and
Orkut.

SURVEY

Survey was conducted randomly among Face book, Twitter and Orkut user community, by
sending questionnaire through online to collect the individual opinion from the respondents.

SAMPLING

Non probability sampling technique is used to collect the opinion from the online respondents.
The total population is social networking user community, but to collect the effective data the
sampling is constrained tithe target population like young adults, graduates within the age of 20
years to 50 years. The sampling size is 110.

RESEARCH TOOL
A structured questionnaire has been prepared to get the relevant information from the
respondents. The questionnaire consists of a variety of questions presented to the youths for their
despondence. Survey is made to different level of youths of Different ages
SOURCES OF DATA
It is of two types:
1. Primary Data
2. Secondary Data

PRIMARY DATA
Primary data) is a term for data collected from a source. Raw data has not been subjected to
processing or any other manipulation, and are also referred to as primary data. Raw data is a
relative term (see data). Raw data can be input to a computer program or used in manual
procedures such as analyzing statistics from a survey. The term can refer to the binary data on
electronic storage devices such as hard disk drives (also referred to as low-level data).
he primary data is defined as the data, which is collected for the first time and fresh in nature,
and happen to be original in character through field survey. Primary data collection, you collect
the data yourself using methods such as interviews and questionnaires. The key point here is that
the data you collect is unique to you and your research and, until you publish, no one else has
access to it.

There are many methods of collecting primary data and the main methods include:
Questionnaires
1. Observation
2. Case-studies
3. Diaries
4. Critical incidents

SECONDARY DATA
The secondary data are those which have already been collected by someone else and have been
passed through statistical process. The secondary data for this study are already available in the
firm's internal records, annual report, broaches, and company's website. Secondary data, is data
collected by someone other than the user. Common sources of secondary data for social science
include censuses, organizational records and data collected through qualitative methodologies or
qualitative research. Primary data, by contrast, are collected by the investigator conducting the
research. Secondary data analysis saves time that would otherwise be spent collecting data and,
particularly in the case of quantitative data, provides larger and higher-quality databases that
would be unfeasible for any individual researcher to collect on their own. In addition, analysts of
social and economic change consider secondary data essential, since it is impossible to conduct a
new survey that can adequately capture past change and/or developments.

DATA COLLECTION METHOD

There are selected questions which are asked from the people or mainly youths to
complete or valuate our study .
 The data collection method used in this research is survey method. Here the data are
systematically recorded from the respondents or from the following youths.
TOOLS FOR THE ANALYSIS
The collected data were analyzed with the help of simple percentage analysis, chi-square
test and weighted average method.
Percentage Analysis
Percentage refers to a special kind of ratio in making comparison between two or
more data and to describe relationships. Percentage can also be used to compare the
relation terms the distribution of two or more sources data.
Number of Respondents
Percentage of Respondent = x 100
Total Respondent

Chi-square Analysis
Chi-square is a non-parametric test of statistical significance for bi-variant tabular
analysis. A non-parametric test like chi-square is a rough estimate of confidence. Chi-square is
used most frequently to test the statistical significance of results reported in bi-variant tables and
interpreting bi-variant tables is integral to interpreting the results of a chi-square test.

H0 = Null Hypothesis

The hypothesis to be tested is usually referred to as Null Hypothesis.

H1 = Alternative Hypothesis
If H0 is rejected it means that the data on the hand are not compatible
with the null hypothesis H0 but are compatible with some other hypothesis,
that is the Alternative hypothesis.
The chi-square method is the application of testing the significance difference between observed
and expected.

( Oij Eij )2
Chi-square test =
 Eij
Oij = Observed frequency of the cell in the i th row and j th column.
Eij = Expected frequency of the cell in the i th row and j th column.
Significance level = 5%
Degree of freedom = (R-1) (C-1)
Where as
O = Observed Frequency
E = Expected Frequency
R = No of rows
C = No of columns
Weighted Average Method

Weighted average methods are normally used in the comparison of two or more activities
regarding to the products. The result is on the basis of the value we obtained. If the value of the
weighted average is more effective.
Weighted Average = WX / W

Where as WX = Multiply the weights by the variable X.

W = Total of Weights.

A STUDY ON SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING NAPTLIN FIBER AUTO DOOR INDIA

PVT LIMITED AT CHENNAI

QUESTIONNAIRE:

1. Name

2. Age:

a) Below 25
b) 25-35
c) 35-45
d) Above 45
3. Gender:

a) Male
b) Female

4. Marital status:

a) Married
b) Unmarried

5. Designations:

a) Manager
b) Supervisor
c) Accountant
d) Others

6. Educational:

a) HSC
b) Degree
c) ITI
d) Diploma
e) AMIE
f) PG

7. Experience in the field:

a) Less than 5 years

b) 5-10 years
c) 10-15 years
d) Above 16 years

8. Type of Employment.

a) Permanent
b) Probationary
 c) Temporary
d) Contract
e) Others

9. Monthly income:

a) Less Than 5000

b) 5000-10000
c) 10000-15000
d) 15000- 20000
e) Above 20000

10. Training period:

a) One day
b) 1-3 Days
c) 1 Week
d) 1 Month

11. What industry does your organization operate in ?

a) Primary Industry e.g. producers of raw materials (Mining, fishing, etc.)

b) Secondary Industry e.g. processors of raw materials (Manufacturing, etc.)
c) Service
d) Transport

12. Does your organization have a specific marketing person/s?

a) YES
b) NO

13. How long has your organization been using social media for?

a) 1-3 months
b) 4-8 months
c) 9-12 months
 d) 1-2 years
e) 2-3 years
f) 3-4 years
g) 4-5 years
h) 5 years +

14. Which social media websites does your organization use?

a. Facebook
b. Twitter
c. LinkedIn
d. YouTube
e. Myspace

15. Which is your preferred social media website?

a. Facebook
b. Twitter
c. CLinkedIn
d. YouTube
e. Myspace

16. For what purpose/s does your organization use social media? (Select as many choices as you
like)

a. To advertise products/services
b. To gain feedback from customers
c. To engage (in conversation) with customers
d. To offer promotional items e.g. coupons/gift vouchers
e. For business to business purposes e.g. LinkedIn
f. To increase brand awareness
g. To analyses the competition
17. Please state which types of media you use, as well as social media (you may select as many
choices as you like)

a) We don't use any other type of media

b) Tv
c) Radio
d) Internet
e) Mobile/SMS
f) Email Marketing
g) Cinema

18. How useful do you think that social media has been for your company?

a) Very useful
b) Kind of useful
c) Don't know
d) Not very useful
e) Useless

19. How many times has social media helped you to market a specific product/service?

a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
e) 4
f) 5
g) 5+

20. Would you recommend using social media to another organization, as a tool for marketing a
product/service?

a) Yes
b) No
21. Do you feel that your organization should use social media more in its day to day operations?

a) Yes
b) No

22. If you answered yes to the question above please state from the options below why you do
not use social media more often

a) Not enough t
b) Not enough resources (e.g. staff, computers, finances)
c) Don't think it is useful to the organization
d) Have insufficient knowledge on how to use social media

23. Please answer the following in regards to the social networking site you use the most

SL.NO PARTICULAR Not at A somewhat highly

all little agree
23 I feel that the privacy of my personal
information is protected
24 I trust it will not use my personal
information for any other purpose
25 I worry that I will be embarrassed by
information others post about me on it
26 I would continue to use it regardless of its
privacy policy if it helps me meet new
people
27 I would continue to use it regardless of its
privacy policy if it helps me stay in touch
with friends
28 I would continue to use it regardless of its
privacy policy if it is popular

Please indicate who you speak to most using social networking sites

SL.NO PARTICULAR Fairly Nearly

Never Rarely
often Always
29 Close friends
30 Co-workers
31 Family
Friends
32
33 People that live far away
34 Strangers / people you do not
already know