The diploma thesis is concerned with the marketing strategy proposal for start-up project. The thesis summarizes the theoretical knowledge about marketing strategy on the Internet. The practical part analyze the Project including the internal and external Environment. Marketing strategy is proposed according to analysis and marketing researches. At the end are suggested method of evaluating the effectiveness of the proposed strategy, financial demands and critical factors of success.

Actualmente, las marcas de ropa deportiva están presentando un incremento en la participación de contenidos en las redes sociales para generar un mejor engagement con sus consumidores en el mercado peruano. Por ello, en este trabajo analizaremos cómo estas actividades que realizan las marcas en sus redes sociales, tales como: Facebook, Instagram y Twitter, se relacionan con la variable de engagement. Investigaciones previas en la categoría han demostrado que estas marcas no generan muchas acciones de marketing de contenidos, sin embargo, tienen aceptación y compromiso por parte del consumidor peruano. Por lo tanto, mediante un estudio cuantitativo con un modelo de encuesta al público objetivo de la investigación; millennials de NSE A y B. Se comprobará si la variable de acciones de marketing de contenidos presenta una fuerte relación con el engagement. / Currently, sportswear brands are having an increase in participation of content on social networks to generate better engagement with their consumers in the Peruvian market. So, in this paper we will analyze how these activities carried out by brands in their social platforms, such as: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, are related to the engagement variable. Previous research into the category has shown that these brands do not generate many content marketing actions, however, they have acceptance and engagement on the part of the Peruvian consumer. Therefore, through a quantitative study with a survey model to the target audience of the research; millennials from NSE A and B. It will be checked whether the content marketing actions variable has a strong relationship with engagement. / Trabajo de investigación

Las redes sociales se han impuesto como herramientas de comunicación entre empresas y consumidores, pues constituyen una forma fácil y confiable de indagar sobre marcas, productos y servicios. En el 2020, la plataforma digital favorita de las corporaciones para crear reconocimiento de marca, promocionarse y desarrollar la relación con sus consumidores es Facebook. En este sentido, las empresas están apostando por diferenciarse en esta red social a través del marketing de contenidos, el cual consiste en la creación de contenido de valor con el fin de captar y retener a potenciales clientes para inducirlos a la compra. Cabe mencionar que este estudio fue desarrollado en Perú durante la pandemia mundial de la COVID-19. Asimismo, el objetivo de esta investigación es identificar las estrategias de marketing de contenido desarrolladas entre marzo y setiembre del 2020, empleadas en el fanpage de Facebook de un concesionario automotriz peruano para lograr los objetivos del área de marketing durante la pandemia de la COVID-19. Para este estudio de caso, se realizaron entrevistas a los encargados de gestionar las estrategias de marketing de contenido de la empresa. Los principales hallazgos del estudio indican que son dos estrategias claves: el storytelling y la difusión de contenido de valor. A la fecha de presentado este trabajo, los resultados de ambas acciones han sido positivos y contribuyeron a enfrentar la crisis económica pese a la desaceleración del sector automotriz como consecuencia de la pandemia, teniendo en cuenta que la compra y mantenimiento de vehículos no son considerados una necesidad. / Social networks have established themselves as communication tools between businesses and consumers, as they are an easy and reliable way to investigate brands, products and services. By 2020, corporations' favorite digital platform to create brand recognition, promote themselves, and develop relationships with their consumers is Facebook. In this sense, companies are betting on differentiating themselves in this social network through content marketing, which consists of the creation of value content in order to capture and retain potential customers to induce them to buy. It is worth mentioning that this study was developed during the COVID-19 global pandemic. In addition, the objective of this research is to identify content marketing strategies developed between March and September 2020, employed on the Facebook fanpage of a Peruvian automotive dealership to achieve the objectives of the marketing area during the COVID-19 pandemic. For this case study, interviews were conducted with those responsible for managing the company’s content marketing strategies.The main findings of the study indicate that there are two key strategies: storytelling and the dissemination of value content. At the time of presenting this paper, the results of both actions have been positive and contributed to facing the economic crisis despite the slowdown of the automotive sector as a result of the global pandemic, taking into account that the purchase and maintenance of vehicles are not considered a necessity. / Tesis

Rapid digital transformation, accelerated by covid-19 and a younger, more digital workforce, has changed the B2B sales environment affecting customer behavior, business practices and technologies. To adapt to this change B2B companies need to create new endeavors that connect marketing and sales activities, and identify how these can be efficiently enhanced by technology and digital tools. There is a need to identify effective tactics in different phases of the marketing and sales process. Consequently, more academic research is needed to investigate critical issues that technology may have in the B2B buying process. This paper thereby aims to establish a framework for B2B companies on how to optimize the customer journey by supporting the sales process with digital inbound marketing. This is examined by looking at how B2B companies can optimize the sales process by targeting customers’ needs with relevant actions throughout the customer journey with the help of technology and digital means. The results of this exploratory single case study demonstrates that the customer journey is complex with several touchpoints, and to create optimized processes, the customer journey must be adapted to each specific customer segment. Further, the study also contributes to the literature by demonstrating the importance of the marketing and sales departments being integrated and working together to create efficient processes. The presented framework for a customer journey can be used by managers to visualize the sales process, and identify at what stages the process can be made more efficient by digital means.

A large number of changes in the world of business has led to increased attention directed towards business-to-business (B2B) branding. Companies have gradually shifted their marketing efforts to the Internet and social media in order to create brand awareness when entering new international markets. Existing research and literature on how content creation can be used when entering a new market is, however, scarce. This thesis therefore identifies and describes how digital content creation has been, and can be, used when entering a new foreign market in order to create brand awareness. To achieve this, interviews with marketing directors in internationally operating companies were conducted in a qualitative manner. The results reveal that all the companies use digital content marketing when entering a new market, confirming pre-existing theories. It was also revealed that creating brand awareness is the most challenging part when entering a foreign market. It became evident that engaging the target audience and encouraging user generated content using DCM is both beneficial and effective when entering new foreign markets.

Las marcas han identificado una oportunidad de desarrollar Social Media Engagement Behaviour (SMEB) en sus usuarios mediante herramientas de Social Media Content (SMC) dentro de las redes sociales, como Facebook. Sin embargo, no logran comprender si los usuarios se encuentran realmente comprometidos con ellas o con sus productos, más aún si ambos escenarios cuentan con una identidad propia en redes sociales y con distintos seguidores. La presente investigación compara el SMEB generado en ambos escenarios, contrastando a los seguidores de Netflix en Facebook y a las páginas oficiales de sus series. Los datos se recolectaron mediante la aplicación de dos encuestas online a 284 usuarios. Posteriormente, fueron analizados a través del método de análisis multivariante PLS-SEM basado en un constructo de second-order. El estudio concluye que el SMEB encontrado en los usuarios seguidores de la fanpage de Netflix como marca es superior al de sus series en Facebook, revelando así una predominancia de la preferencia, en términos de contenido en redes sociales, por la marca sobre el producto. / Brands have identified an opportunity to develop Social Media Engagement Behaviour (SMEB) in their users through Social Media Content (SMC) tools within social networks, such as Facebook. However, they fail to understand whether users are really engaged with them or with their products, especially if both scenarios have their own identity in social networks and different followers. The present research compares the SMEB generated in both scenarios, contrasting the followers of Netflix on Facebook and the official pages of its series. Data were collected by applying two online surveys to 284 users. Subsequently, they were analysed through the PLS-SEM multivariate analysis method based on a second-order construct. The study concludes that the SMEB found in users who follow Netflix's fan-page as a brand is higher than that of its series on Facebook, thus revealing a predominance of preference, in terms of content on social networks, for the brand over the product. / Tesis / PE

Este trabajo tiene como propósito validar la relación entre el content marketing y el brand loyalty a través de la variable mediadora, confianza, en bancas móviles. Para ello, se hará uso de los diferentes papers encontrados relacionados al tema de investigación. Además, se plantea realizar un estudio cuantitativo correlacional enfocado en el diseño transversal y se utilizará una muestra de 400 encuestas, para validar las cinco hipótesis planteadas. Asimismo, el trabajo de investigación toma relevancia al ser analizado en una categoría novedosa para el mercado peruano en relación a las variables mencionadas. / The purpose of this paper is to validate the relationship between content marketing and brand loyalty through the mediating variable, trust, in mobile banking. For this purpose, we will make use of the different papers found related to the research topic. In addition, a quantitative correlational study focused on the cross-sectional design will be carried out and a sample of 400 surveys will be used to validate the five hypotheses proposed. Likewise, the research work takes on relevance by being analyzed in a new category for the Peruvian market in relation to the variables mentioned. / Trabajo de investigación

Abstract  Title: Social Media Content to Build B2B Relationships – An Exploratory Study of Customers to SMEs on the Californian Business Market for Financial Services  Faculty: School of Business and Economics at Linnaeus University  Program: The Business Administration and Economics Programme  Course: 4FE63E – Degree Project in Marketing, The Business Administration and Economics Programme, 30 credits, spring 2017  Author: Emma Lickhammer  Mentor: Åsa Lindström  Examiner: Professor Bertil Hultén  Research question: How is social media content engaging for customers on the financial services business market while building relationships?  Purpose: This study aims to interpret how social media content is engaging for business-to-business customers on the SME, financial services market, in terms of relationship building. It also intends to assist Xennial BZ Solution with advice to a basis of decision-making while executing their relationship marketing strategy on social media.  Methods: This thesis has been conducted as a qualitative cross-sectional study with an exploratory purpose and an inductive approach. The data has been collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed through a qualitative data analysis.  Result and conclusions: I conclude that social media presence engages customers on the financial services business market in relationship building if right content is created on right platforms to right customers. It appeared in the result that customers use social media in the information-seeking process and in the interaction process and that successful integration and understanding of the platforms contribute to higher response rates, which promotes relationship building.  Delimitations: This study aims to focus on customers on the Californian market for financial services, which delimits the scope of this study. It is also delimited to only cover SMEs and might therefore not be relevant for larger organizations. This thesis is also delimited to just focus on selected social media platforms and might therefore not be applicable to all situations.  Theoretical and practical contributions: The theoretical contribution from this thesis fills the knowledge gap concerning how social media content engages customers on the financial iv  services business market to build relationships. The practical contribution is given by this thesis to provide Xennial BZ Solution with recommendations regarding how they should implement social media content in their relationship marketing strategy.  Key words: business-to-business, financial services, financial services marketing, SMEs, social media, social media marketing, content marketing, customer engagement.

Fördelarna som kommer genom marknadsföring på sociala medier är många men företag behöver bli mer innovativa för att stå ut i mängden. Genom kommunikationen i digital marknadsföring så har integreringen mellan företag och kunder förbättrats. Numera söker konsumenter efter någon form av underhållning i marknadsföringen för att först reagera och sedan dela med sig av innehållet till andra. Innehållsmarknadsföring, som är en del av varumärkeskommunikationen, handlar främst om att tillgodose konsumenternas behov som skapar engagemang och värde genom att kommunicera ut företagets innehåll utan att ha fokus på att sälja produkter. Syftet med innehållsmarknadsföring är att vidare använda sig av innehåll som lockar konsumenten i stället för att det tvingas på konsumenten. Generationen millennials förväntar sig att företag ska kommunicera med sina kunder på sociala medier. Majoriteten av millenials identifierar även modetrender genom mötesplatser online, vilket är mer än andra generationer. Detta för att generationen är involverad i informationsutbyte och inköp online mer än någon annan generation samt mest tekniska. Huvudfokuset i denna uppsats är att undersöka millennials resonemang kring klädföretags innehållsmarknadsföring på Instagram. Uppsatsen kommer fram till attribut som är viktiga för företag att värdera i sitt formande av innehållsmarknadsföring. Denna studie har tillämpat en kvalitativ metod i form av fokusgrupper där det empiriska materialet samlats in. Studien har utgått från respondenter inom generationen millennials. Resultatet visar att företag måste stå ut i mängden genom att vara relaterbara med konsumenten. Detta resultat tyder på att innehållsmarknadsföring är ett viktigt verktyg för företag att integrera med potentiella konsumenter. / The benefits that come from marketing on social media are many, but companies need to become more innovative to stand out from the crowd. Through communication in digital marketing, the integration between companies and customers has improved. Nowadays, consumers are looking for some kind of entertainment in marketing to first react and then share the content with others. Content marketing, which is a part of brand communication, is mainly about meeting consumers' needs that create commitment and value by communicating the company's content without focusing on selling products. The purpose of content marketing is to further use content that attracts the consumer instead of forcing it on the consumer. The generation of millennials expects companies to communicate with their customers on social media. The majority of millennials also identify fashion trends through the online brand community, which is more than any other generation. This is because the generation is involved in information exchange and online shopping more than any other generation and is more technical. The main focus of this essay is to examine millennials 'reasoning about clothing companies' content marketing on Instagram. The essay comes to attributes that are important for companies to value in their shaping of content marketing. This study has applied a qualitative method in the form of focus groups where the empirical material has been collected. The study was based on respondents within the millennial generation. The results show that companies must stand out in the crowd by being relatable to the consumer. This result suggests that content marketing is an important tool for companies to integrate with potential consumers. The chosen language in this study is swedish.

Purpose: The aim of the study is to find out which factor of brand awareness, digital content marketing on social media and eWOM, has the greatest impact on a consumer's online purchase decision.  Methodology: A quantitative study that aims to create a basic understanding of which variable of brand awareness, social media content marketing and eWOM has the greatest impact on a consumer's purchase decision. Data was collected via online survey, with 319 responses, which are analyzed in order to draw a relevant conclusion.  Findings: Based on the collected survey data and previous studies, this study provides insights into the research question, “Which impacts consumers' online purchase decisions most: brand awareness, digital content marketing on social media, or eWOM?”. The findings suggest that brand awareness is perceived to have the most significant influence on respondents' online purchase decisions. However, it is important to note that further in-depth investigation is required to draw definitive conclusions and provide a comprehensive understanding of consumers' online purchase decisions. Therefore, the research question may remain partially unanswered, highlighting the need for future research in this area.  Research limitations: This study is geographically limited to consumers in Sweden and a survey is sent out to respondents of different ages via social media. / Syfte: Syftet med studien är att få svar på vilken variabel av varumärkeskännedom, digital innehållsmarknadsföring på sociala medier och eWOM som har störst påverkan på konsumentens köpbeslut online utifrån studiens insamlade data.  Metod: En kvantitativ studie som syftar till att skapa en grundläggande förståelse för vilken variabel av varumärkeskännedom, digital innehållsmarknadsföring på sociala medier och eWOM som har störst påverkan på en konsumentens köpbeslut. Data var insamlad via en online enkät, med 319 svar, som analyserades för att kunna dra en relevant slutsats.  Resultat: Baserat på den insamlade data från enkätundersökningen, samt tidigare teorier, ger denna studie en inblick i forskningsfrågan, “Vilket av varumärkeskännedom, digital innehållsmarknadsföring på sociala medier eller eWOM har störst påverkan på konsumenters köpbeslut online?”. Resultaten tyder på att varumärkeskännedom uppfattas ha störst inverkan på respondenternas köpbeslut online. Det är dock viktigt att notera att det krävs ytterligare djupgående undersökningar för att dra definitiva slutsatser och ge en omfattande förståelse för konsumenternas köpbeslut online. Därför kan forskningsfrågan förbli delvis obesvarad, vilket understryker behovet av framtida forskning inom detta område.  Avgränsningar: Denna studie är geografiskt avgränsad till konsumenter i Sverige och en enkät skickas ut till respondenter i olika åldrar via sociala medier.