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Association of Marketing Theory and Practice Proceedings 2020

2020

Social Media

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The Brand Axis: Strategic Impacts Of Loyalty And Engagement Within The Social Media Magnet Theory, Kyle A. Huggins, J. Elliott Cunningham Feb 2020

The Brand Axis: Strategic Impacts Of Loyalty And Engagement Within The Social Media Magnet Theory, Kyle A. Huggins, J. Elliott Cunningham

Association of Marketing Theory and Practice Proceedings 2020

The Social Media Magnet is presented as a new pedagogy for organic, inbound marketing instruction. This methodology has now been deployed for the last four years across multiple universities combining a digital online delivery system with a new theory and a live online practicum to teach college students both strategic and tactical planning for inbound marketing campaigns. Using live website creation, social media planning tools, and email retention campaigns, students using this pedagogy learn the best practices for inbound marketing. This is not a simulation, but a live practicum that teaches students real-time inbound marketing principles. This paper recaps the …


Early-Career Professional Athletes, Social Media Marketing, And Sponsorship, Nichada Satasuk, Gallayanee Yaoyuneyong Feb 2020

Early-Career Professional Athletes, Social Media Marketing, And Sponsorship, Nichada Satasuk, Gallayanee Yaoyuneyong

Association of Marketing Theory and Practice Proceedings 2020

The sports marketing industry has changed in the new era of easy internet access and ubiquitous mobile devices. Sports marketers are beginning to use social media platforms, such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram, to promote their brands and to connect with fans. In addition, legislative trends and announcements by the NFL and NCAA show that individual athletes, early in their professional careers (at the college level), will be able to profit from their names, images, and likenesses. While research into social media marketing by sports brands is existent and growing, most studies are concerned with the strategies and impacts …