This summary is provided by the IPR Digital Media Research Center Dr. Xiaofan Wei and colleagues examined influencers’ role in motivating online consumers to engage with brand-focused content which entails consuming, creating, or adding to branded content. The researchers analyzed how influencers align with brands and the relationship between influencers and their followers. A survey of … Continue reading Influencers As Endorsers and Followers As Consumers
Holton, Avery & Coddington, Mark (2012). Recasting social media users as brand ambassadors: Opening the doors to the first ‘Social Suite.’ Case Studies in Strategic Communication, 1, 3‐23. Professional sports teams have struggled to incorporate social network sites into their existing branding and media strategies, wrestling with issues of access and trust. This case study … Continue reading Recasting social media users as brand ambassadors: Opening the doors to the first ‘Social Suite.’