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Can Marketing Content Strategies Help Promote Sustainability On Social Media?: Comparing The Effectiveness Of Owned Versus Earned Endorsement, Eilleen R. Plante
Can Marketing Content Strategies Help Promote Sustainability On Social Media?: Comparing The Effectiveness Of Owned Versus Earned Endorsement, Eilleen R. Plante
Honors College Theses
The importance of sustainability is rising as consumers make more environmentally conscious purchases (Neilson, 2018). Despite the growing demand for sustainable products, there is still a consumer attitude-behavior gap concerning sustainability. Social media has proven to be an effective way to promote sustainability (Saeed, Farooq, & Kersten, 2019), and social media influencers are more effective advertising agents compared to traditional advertising (Araujo, Neijens, & Vliegenthart, 2016). However, the best way to advertise sustainable products through social media-based advertising has not yet been studied. This study examines the different content marketing strategies on social media - owned social media posts and …
An Exploratory Study Of Generational Coffee Preferences, Lindsey Falkner
An Exploratory Study Of Generational Coffee Preferences, Lindsey Falkner
Honors College Theses
This research focuses on generational differences in preferences towards coffee-style beverages. The aim of this research is to provide recommendations to marketers within the saturated coffee industry. An online exploratory study was conducted with two-hundred and fifty-two participants from Amazon Mechanical Turk. The results show that differences exist between the coffee preferences across all generations, especially when it comes to the current trends (e.g., premiumization, convenience, and sustainability). Further, the results reveal several factors that may cause these generational differences. Finally, the study explored several ways that marketers in the coffee industry can appeal to different generations’ preferences, especially utilizing …
The Evolution Of The Annual Report To Shareholders, Laura Elizabeth Willimon
The Evolution Of The Annual Report To Shareholders, Laura Elizabeth Willimon
Honors College Theses
This exploratory study examines the evolution of the annual report to shareholders between 2005 and 2014. Several typical yet elective elements of annual reports are examined, specifically looking at the elements of sustainability, interactive interface, and length as it changed year to year. Additionally, I examined changes in independent auditor and classified companies according to Global Industry Classification Standards sectors.