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Social Media Strategies Used In Marketing Custom Bicycle Framebuilding Companies, Angela Au
Social Media Strategies Used In Marketing Custom Bicycle Framebuilding Companies, Angela Au
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Social media is a cost-effective marketing tool, and in a 2014 survey, 75% of small business owners reported that they used social media to market. However, many of these businesses merely set up social media profiles and do not use social media to its full potential. Microenterprise owners face barriers such as lack of time, financial resources, and marketing knowledge, preventing them from adopting social media as a marketing tool. This multiple case study explored what strategies microenterprise owners in the artisan economy need to market using social media. Data were collected from 5 custom bicycle framebuilders in a Southwestern …