Swedish travelers’ consumption has increased in relation to better economic conditions and demographic changes. In 2017, domestic leisure travelers’ consumption increased and the reason for such a changed tourism industry which is due to a changed behavior among travelers. One major reason is that internet and social media has had a major impact on the tourism industry (TIllväxtverket, 2017). Social media has developed new marketing techniques such as Influencer Marketing (IM) and Viral Marketing. The purpose of this study is to find out how travelers are affected by IM when choosing a destination, as a basis for this research the writers created a web survey where the target group was Swedish travelers who like to travel, the survey was answered by 188 respondents. The writers used netnography to review ten influencers to build their own interpretation of the subject and the result suggests that influencers have a role as an information source (eWOM) but are not the decision-making source for travelers’ consumption.

Titel: Konsumenters emotioner gentemot det personliga varumärket – En kvalitativ studie. Nivå: Examensarbete på Grundnivå (kandidatexamen) i ämnet företagsekonomi. Författare: Rebecca Enblom och Amanda Pettersson. Handledare: Jonas Molin och Lars-Johan Åge. Datum: 2019 – Juni. Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att bidra till en djupare förståelse för hur skriftliga självpresentationer påverkar potentiella konsumenters emotioner gentemot det personliga varumärket. Metod: Studien utgår från en kvalitativ forskningsmetod med ett induktivt förhållningssätt samt hermeneutiken som forskningstradition. För att studera potentiella konsumenters emotioner gentemot det personliga varumärket har data främst samlats in via tio semistrukturerade intervjuer. Dessa har sedan analyserats genom en tematisk analys. Resultat & slutsats: Resultat från denna uppsats visar på att strukturerade samt korta men koncisa självpresentationer skapar ett gott första intryck. Dessa ska sedan byggas upp på ett sätt som skapar en nyfikenhet hos potentiella konsumenter. Det är även viktigt att via självpresentationen få fram ett engagemang samt känslan av förtroende. Examensarbetets bidrag: Denna forskning bidrar med kunskap om hur fastighetsmäklare och andra professionellt yrkesverksamma individer kan skapa ett personligt varumärke i form av en självpresentation. Detta i syfte att generera positiva emotioner hos potentiella konsumenter. I och med detta fyller studien det forskningsgap vi funnit på området gällande det personliga varumärket. Förslag till fortsatt forskning: Med tanke på att en kvalitativ forskningsmetod använts blir resultatet omöjligt att generalisera. Därför efterfrågar vi en liknande  studie av kvantitativ art. Intressant vore även att djupare studera korrelationen mellan emotioner inför det personliga varumärket samt personlighetstyp. Till sist föreslår vi även vidare forskning gällande sociala mediers inverkan på konsumenters emotioner gentemot det personliga varumärket. Nyckelord: Personligt varumärke, branding, digital marknadsföring, online marknadsföring, självpresentation, emotioner. / Title: Consumers emotions towards the personal brand – A qualitative study. Level: Student thesis, final assignment for Bachelor Degree in Business Administration. Author: Rebecca Enblom and Amanda Pettersson. Supervisor: Jonas Molin and Lars-Johan Åge. Date: 2019 – June. Aim: The aim of this study is to contribute to a deeper understanding of how written self-presentations affect the potential consumers’ emotions towards the personal brand. Method: The study is based on a qualitative research method with an inductive approach and a hermeneutic research tradition. In order to study the potential consumers’ emotions towards the personal brand, data has mainly been collected through ten semi-structured interviews. These have later been analyzed by using a thematic analysis. Result & Conclusions: Findings from this study show that short and well-structured self-presentations create a good first impression. The self-presentations should be formed in a way that creates curiosity among potential consumers. It is also important that the presentations bring out a feeling of commitment and trust. Contribution of the thesis: This research contributes knowledge about how real estate agents and other professionals can create a personal brand in form of a self-presentation. This with the purpose to generate positive emotions among potential consumers. As a result, the study fills the research gap we found on the subject of the personal brand. Suggestions for future research: Given that a qualitative research method has been used, the result is not possible to generalize. Therefore, we are requesting a similar study with a quantitative approach. It would also be interesting to study the correlation between emotions towards the personal brand and personality features. Finally, we propose a continued research about social media’s impact on consumers’ emotions towards the personal brand.  Key words: Personal brand, branding, digital marketing, online marketing, self-presentation, emotions.

Social media marketing has gained tremendous attention in recent years and has become a powerful tool for companies, entrepreneurs and marketers to approach their target customers and cultivate longtime customer relationship with increased engagement. Despite the increasing investment on social media marketing and the increasingly important roles users play today, few of previous studies, however, were focused on the user behavior or the key factors that influence user engagement with brands on social media. We chose the technology acceptance model (TAM) and uses and gratifications theory (UGT) as our theoretical foundation to investigate user behaviors on social media and the factors that influence user engagement with brands. We tested our model in two different social media platforms; Facebook and Instagram. The conclusions were based on inputs from a survey with 126 respondents with diverse background and age groups. We tested the hypotheses utilizing statistic correlation analyses. Among the five researched variables, H1 (perceived usefulness) and H5 (motivation for information) are proved to be statically significant. Despite a number of limitations, our research sheds a light on the study of user behavior on social media platforms. Understanding user behavior is useful for entrepreneurs and marketers in shaping more efficient ways to target the right audience on the right platform(s) to achieve their marketing objectives by effectively exploiting the potential of social media.

Dagens teknologi tillåter inte att göra kopplingar i konsumentdata mellan hemsida och den  fysiska butiken. Det innebär att företag går miste om värdefull kunskap om sina kunders beteende och effekten av deras marknadsföringsåtgärder. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka vilket hemsidebeteende som föregår köp i fysisk butik och hur beteendet skiljer sig jämfört med köp online. Uppsatsen syftar även till att undersöka hur hemsidebeteendet påv​erkar fysiska butikers ​konsumenters köpstorlek samt hur ​konsumenters köpsituation påverkar hemsidebeteendet. Studien gjordes i samarbete med ett möbel- och heminredningsföretag, och datainsamling skedde genom en enkätundersökning i butik, Google Analytics samt observationsstudie i samband med enkätundersökningen. Resultaten visar påtagliga skillnader i hemsidebeteende beroende på köpkanal och att konsumenter spenderar mer i fysisk butik om hemsidan besökts inför köp. Studien visar även att det är mer troligt att otåliga och engagerade konsumenter besöker hemsidan inför köp jämfört med konsumenter som värderar shoppingupplevelsen i sig.

El incremento por la alimentación saludable es una tendencia mundial que se ha venido incrementando en los últimos años, motivado por razones estéticas, laborales o de salud. Esta misma tendencia se puede observar en las personas que necesitan comer postres libres de azúcar, y sea por ser pacientes con algún tipo de diabetes, modelos o actrices que desean comer postres libres de azúcar para mantener una muy buena imagen, o simplemente personas que desean cuidar su salud. Si a ello le sumamos el ritmo de vida cada vez más ajetreado, son pocas las personas que disponen de tiempo para preparar sus alimentos y más aún, que los mismos sean enviado a sus hogares o centros de trabajo. El presente proyecto empresarial busca ofrecer al mercado una aplicación que les permita encontrar postres libres de azúcar, los cuales serán ofrecidos a 2 segmentos, personas que desea comprar postres libres de azúcar a delivery mediante suscripción y bodegas ubicadas cerca a hospitales, clínicas y centro para la diabetes, a fin que puedan ofrecer los postres Sweedi. Según la validación realizada, existen 206,924 personas que comen saludablemente y pagarían por recibir postres a delivery, es por eso necesario realizar estrategias de marketing que permitan dar a conocer los productos al mercado. Ane las nuevas tendencias del consumidor moderno, se utilizará una mezcla de promoción tradicional y marketing digital, a fin de tener el mayor alcance posible y así optimizar los gastos en publicidad y marketing. Finalmente, el presente trabajo muestra los resultados de la proyección de estados financieros, las alternativas de financiamiento, planes de contingencia ante la aparición de amenazas. Lo invitamos a leer una propuesta de modelo negocio fácil de aplicar, en un sector de crecimiento constante, escalable pues tiene posibilidades de ser replicado a nivel nacional e internacional. / The increase by healthy eating is a worldwide trend that has been increasing in recent years, motivated by aesthetic, occupational or health reasons. This same trend can be observed in people who need to eat sugar-free desserts, and be for patients with some type of diabetes, models or actresses who want to eat sugar-free desserts to maintain a very good image, or simply people who want take care of your health. If we add to this the increasingly hectic pace of life, few people have time to prepare their food and even more, that they are sent to their homes or work centers. This business project seeks to offer the market an application that will allow them to find sugar-free desserts, which will be offered to 2 segments, people who want to buy sugar-free desserts by delivery through subscription and warehouses located close to hospitals, clinics and centers. diabetes, so they can offer Sweedi desserts. According to the validation carried out, there are 206,924 people who eat healthy and would pay to receive delivery desserts, that is why it is necessary to carry out marketing strategies that allow the products to be known to the market. In addition to the new trends of the modern consumer, a mixture of traditional promotion and digital marketing will be used, in order to have the widest possible reach and thus optimize advertising and marketing expenses. Finally, the present work shows the results of the projection of financial statements, the alternatives of financing, contingency plans before the appearance of threats. We invite you to read a proposal for a business model that is easy to apply, in a sector of constant growth that can be replicated at a national and international level. / Trabajo de investigación

Digital analytics kallas den samling teknologier som med olika teknikeranalyserar digitala kanaler (webbsidor, email och även offline data) för attsöka förståelse för kunders beteenden och intentioner. Digital Analytics harblivit en mycket viktig komponent till en stor del webbaserade systemmiljöer,där den stödjer och underlättar affärer och beslutsfattande för organisationer.Men hur väl tillämpas dessa teknologier och hur ser den digitalatransformationen ut som utspelar sig inom organisationer, och hur kan manmäta denna digitala mognadsprocess?Denna studie tillämpar en Design Science Research-approach för att uppfyllamålet om att utveckla en Digital Analytics Maturity Model (DAMM) lämpligför små till medelstora företag, varav en expertpanel bestående av 6 st ledandeforskare inom mognadsforskning och Digital Analytic är tillsatt i formen av enDelphi-undersökning. Resultaten från studien visar bl.a att organisatoriskaaspekter spelar en viktig roll för Digital Analytics samt att utvecklingen av enfunktionsduglig DAMM som är redo att tas i burk är möjligt.

This study investigates how hotels use social media marketing and electronic word-of-mouth to enhance hotel brand awareness and customer relations. The aim of this study is to examine how hotels use social media and electronic word-of-mouth to build and strengthen the hotel's brand awareness and the relationship between the hotel and customer. We conducted a multiple case study where we interviewed six hotels to find out how they use social media marketing and electronic word-of-mouth. The result shows that hotels use social media marketing in order to communicate and share information with customers and strengthen the customer commitment, but also to find out what customers think of the hotel. The result also shows that customer reviews have a great impact on the hotel's brand awareness and on the hotel's relations with customers. The result also shows that the hotel's brand awareness and customer commitment is strengthened when hotels actively use social media's various platforms and by responding to customer online reviews

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Denna uppsats behandlar de förväntningar mikroföretag inom turismbranschen har på sociala medier som ett marknadsföringsverktyg. Mikroföretag har inte alltid samma marknadsföringsresurser eller förutsättningar som större företag har att marknadsföra sig. För mikroföretag kan sociala medier vara ett bra komplement för att visa sig då tekniken är relativt enkel men också lättillgänglig. Sociala medier kan hjälpa mikroföretag inom turismnäringen att öka sina möjligheter att nå till kunder på ett mer kostnadsfritt sätt. I denna studie valdes tre mikroföretag inom turismsektorn för att studera syftet. Representanterna från dessa företag intervjuades om deras användning, publicering och betydelse av sociala medier. En innehållsanalys har även gjorts där en analys av företagens sociala medier gjordes och en litteraturgenomgång för att se vilka marknadsföringsmöjligheter sociala medier kan ge för mikroföretag. Resultatet av studien visar att dessa tre mikroföretagen förstår att sociala medier är ett viktigt verktyg för dem när det gäller marknadsföring. Att deras förväntningar på användandet av sociala medier är att det är lättillgängligt, enkelt att använda och kostnadseffektivt på grund av att de har få resurser till att lägga på marknadsföring. Dock framförallt också att det är enkelt att nå ut till potentiella kunder än med traditionell marknadsföring. / This paper deals with the expectations of microenterprises in the tourism industry on social media as a marketing tool. Micro companies do not always have the same marketing resources or conditions that larger companies have to market themselves. For microenterprises, social media can be a good complement to prove itself as the technology is relatively simple but also easily accessible. Social media can help microbusinesses in the tourism industry to increase their opportunities to reach out to customers in a more cost-effective way. In this study, three micro companies in the tourism sector were selected to study the purpose. The representatives of these companies were interviewed about their use, publication and importance of social media. A content analysis has also been done where an analysis of corporate social media was made and a literature review to see what marketing opportunities social media can provide for microenterprises. The result of the study shows that these three microenterprises understood that social media is an important tool for them when it comes to marketing. That their expectations of the use of social media is that it is easily accessible, easy to use and cost-effective because they have few resources to put on marketing. However, above all, it is also easy to reach out to potential customers than with traditional marketing.

Durante los últimos años, el avance de la tecnología ha ayudado a mejorar la presencia de las empresas, lo cual les ha permitido penetrar mercado. Hoy en día los consumidores no tienen limitaciones de tiempo ni lugar para poder visualizar diferentes ofertas al mismo tiempo, lo cual le permite estar conectado a nivel global con una mayor cantidad de marcas internacionales. Por ello, con el presente informe se busca conocer los principales factores que influyen en la decisión de compra de las mujeres millenials que compran calzado online en la zona 7 de Lima Metropolitana. Para efectos del presente estudio, se revisó bibliografía actualizada y de gran peso académico relacionadas a temas de comercio electrónico y sector calzado. Además, se obtuvo información cualitativa mediante entrevistas a expertos de e-commerce. Respecto al análisis cuantitativo, se realizaron encuestas a mujeres millenials entre 25 y 39 años, de la zona 7 de Lima Metropolitana que compraran de manera online más de una vez durante el año 2018 con el objetivo de conocer los factores que influyen en la decisión de compra, estos se analizaron mediante procesos estadísticos. Finalmente, se concluyó que aquellos factores que más influyen en la decisión de compra de calzado por el canal online en las mujeres millenials son el ahorro de tiempo y la practicidad de poder comprar desde cualquier lugar. / In recent years, the advancement of technology has helped to improve the presence of companies, which has allowed them to penetrate the market. Today, consumers have no time or place limitations to view different offers at the same time, which allows them to be connected globally with a greater number of international brands. That is why this report seeks to know the principal factors that influence the purchasing decision of millennial women who buy shoes online in zone 7 of Metropolitan Lima. For the purposes of this study, an up-to-date and highly academic bibliography related to electronic commerce and the footwear sector was reviewed. In addition, qualitative information was obtained through interviews with e-commerce experts. With respect to the quantitative analysis, surveys were conducted of millennial women between 25 and 39 years old, from zone 7 of Metropolitan Lima who bought online more than once during 2018 with the objective of knowing the factors that influence the decision of purchase, these were analyzed through statistical processes. Finally, it was concluded that the factors that most influence the decision to purchase footwear through the online channel in millennial women are the saving of time and the practice of being able to buy anywhere. / Tesis