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Brand awareness på sociala medier genom influencer marketing: En kvalitativ studie om hur kända företag på sociala medier arbetar med influencer marketing
University of Skövde, School of Business.
University of Skövde, School of Business.
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 15 credits / 22,5 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Brand awareness on social media through influencer marketing : A qualitative study of how well-known companies on social media work with influencer marketing (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Marknadsföring på sociala medier är ett modernt fenomen inom markandsföringsvärlden och ett koncept som företag kan skapa ökad brand awareness genom (Adebanjo & Michaelides, 2010; O’Reilly, 2005). Influencer marketing kommer från celebrity brand endorsing, användning av kända personer i reklam för företag. Jaakonmäki, Müller & Brocke (2017) menar på att sociala medier blivit ett betydelsefullt redskap för att etablera relationerna mellan företaget och dess konsumenter. Användare av sociala medier har däremot blivit mer selektiva och medvetna av uppenbar reklam när den inte uppfattas som genuin eller autentisk vilket i sin tur påverkar tillförlitligheten (Campbell & Farrell, 2020). Ämnet Influencer marketing på sociala medier är därför ett aktuellt ämne att undersöka.

Syfte: Studien har undersökt influencer marketing utifrån företagsperspektiv med frågeställningen: Hur arbetar kända företag för att skapa brand awareness genom sociala medier och influencer marketing samt vad anser de om influencer marketing?

Teoretisk referensram: Den teori som grundar hela studien behandlar Brand equity, Opinion leader, Influencer marketing och The match-up effect.

Metod: För att samla in data har en kvalitativ metod använts i form av semistrukturerade intervjuer där fem respondenter från olika företag aktiva inom influencer markting deltog.

Slutsatser: Resultatet i denna studie visade att influencer marketing hjälper företag att skapa brand awareness med hjälp av konsekvent närvaro på sociala medier, större räckvidd, fler omtalningar, högre engagemang och mer genuinitet i samarbetet. Men att kända företag på sociala medier som lyckats med influencer marketing inte följer en strategi.

Abstract [en]

Background: Marketing on social media is a modern phenomenon in the marketing world and a concept through which companies can create increased brand awareness (Adebanjo & Michaelides, 2010; O’Reilly, 2005). Influencer marketing comes from celebrity brand endorsing, the use of celebrities in corporate advertising. Jaakonmäki, Müller & Brocke (2017) believe that social media has become an important tool for establishing relationships between the company and its consumers. On the other hand, users of social media have become more selective and aware of obvious advertising when it is not perceived as genuine or authentic, which in turn affects reliability (Campbell & Farrell, 2020). The topic Influencer marketing on social media is therefore a current topic to investigate.

Purpose: The study has examined influencer marketing from a company perspective with the question: How do well-known companies work to create brand awareness through social media and influencer marketing and what do they think about influencer marketing?

Theory: The theory that underlies the entire study deals with Brand equity, Opinion leader, Influencer marketing and The match-up effect.

Method: To collect data, a qualitative method has been used in the form of semi-structured interviews in which five respondents from different companies active in influencer marketing participated.

Conclusions: The results of this study showed that influencer marketing helps companies create brand awareness with the help of consistent presence on social media, greater reach, more publicity, higher engagement and more genuineness in collaboration. But that well-known companies on social media that have succeeded with influencer marketing do not follow a strategy.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022. , p. 104
Keywords [en]
Brand equity, Opinion leader, Influencer marketing, The match-up effect
Keywords [sv]
Brand equity, Opinion leader, Influencer marketing, The match-up effect
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-21496OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-21496DiVA, id: diva2:1679127
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Business Administration
Educational program
Retail Management - Study Programme 180 ECTS
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Available from: 2022-06-30 Created: 2022-06-30 Last updated: 2022-07-01Bibliographically approved

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