Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Business Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 1 - 30 of 83

Full-Text Articles in Business

The Importance Of A Checkmark: An Investigation Into The Perceptions Of Social Media Verification And Its Effects On Consumer Trust, Jazlyn Dumas May 2021

The Importance Of A Checkmark: An Investigation Into The Perceptions Of Social Media Verification And Its Effects On Consumer Trust, Jazlyn Dumas

Honors College

Media giants, among them Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, support verified accounts. Verification, denoted by a blue checkmark badge visible in search and on one’s profile, is ostensibly a way of confirming one’s identity, yet only accounts with large followings are awarded verification status by the platform. This research investigates the perception of verification in the context of paid partnerships with social media influencers, a topic relatively absent from the literature despite the billions of dollars spent on influencer partnerships. Verified influencers cost more, therefore, this research could allow brands to capitalize their ad return if they are made aware of …


Emotional Engagement Of Consumers: A Case Study Between Peloton And Classpass And Their Differences In Branding Initiatives On The Facebook Platform, Meredith Stephens May 2020

Emotional Engagement Of Consumers: A Case Study Between Peloton And Classpass And Their Differences In Branding Initiatives On The Facebook Platform, Meredith Stephens

Honors College

This thesis investigates two companies whose products offerings are alike, yet their branding via the Facebook platform is different. Throughout this thesis, there will be research gathered from organic Facebook posts between the two companies’ brand pages on the Facebook Platform. The research consists of total reactions as well as comments on a per post basis for various posts throughout September of 2018 and 2019. The raw data that this thesis will be using will be positive emotionality scores from LIWC1 (after comments are entered and run through the software) as well as the total number of reactions (likes, loves, …


End Matter, Maine Historical Society Jul 2018

End Matter, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Advertisers and Benefactors


End Matter, Maine Historical Society Jan 2018

End Matter, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Advertisers, Benefactors


End Matter Vol. 51, No. 2, Maine Historical Society Jul 2017

End Matter Vol. 51, No. 2, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Leave a Legacy for Maine History


End Matter Vol. 51, No. 1, Maine Historical Society Jan 2017

End Matter Vol. 51, No. 1, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Leave a Legacy for Maine History


Factors Affecting Consumer Valuation Of Environmentally Labeled Forest Products, Kelly Ann O'Brien Dec 2001

Factors Affecting Consumer Valuation Of Environmentally Labeled Forest Products, Kelly Ann O'Brien

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The recognition and acknowledgement of how personal purchasing decisions affect the environment may increase the desire to buy products advertised as "environmentally-friendly." Effective and credible advertising and marketing of products deemed ecologically sound, as well as, the specific environmental qualities embodied by such products presumably weighs on the effectiveness of environmentally conscious shopping. To that end, consumers are unable to fully utilize purchase power as a means of protecting the environment if they are unaware that such options exist. The public's apparent willingness to use its purchasing power as a means to protect the environment provides an opportunity for manufacturers …


Certification And Labeling Of Forest Products: Will It Lead To More Environmentally Benign Forestry In Maine?, Mario F. Teisl, Stephanie Peavey, Kelly O’Brien Jan 2001

Certification And Labeling Of Forest Products: Will It Lead To More Environmentally Benign Forestry In Maine?, Mario F. Teisl, Stephanie Peavey, Kelly O’Brien

Maine Policy Review

From a supply and demand point of view, the trend toward forest-products certification appears simple: some retail consumers may prefer to buy products from forests managed in an environmentally sound way while some forest owners may be willing to alter their management practices in order to sell to these consumers. However, as the authors indicate, the issue of communicating to consumers the degree of “environmental good” being purchased can be complicated and may be a factor affecting the long-term success of certification programs. The authors present the results of a recent survey that assessed the use of two types of …


End Matter, Maine Historical Society Jan 1994

End Matter, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

No abstract provided.


End Matter, Maine Historical Society Jun 1993

End Matter, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

No abstract provided.


End Matter, Maine Historical Society Jan 1993

End Matter, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Advertising and Patrons of the Journal


End Matter, Maine Historical Society Sep 1992

End Matter, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

No abstract provided.


End Matter, Maine Historical Society Jun 1992

End Matter, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

No abstract provided.


End Matter, Maine Historical Society Jan 1992

End Matter, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Advertisers and Benefactors of the Journal


End Matter, Maine Historical Society Jun 1991

End Matter, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Advertisers and Benefactors of the Journal


End Matter, Maine Historical Society Jan 1991

End Matter, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Advertisers and benefactors to this issue.


End Matter, Maine Historical Society Jun 1990

End Matter, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Advertisers and benefactors for this issue


End Matter, Maine Historical Society Jan 1990

End Matter, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Advertisers and benefactors of tjis issue


End Matter, Maine Historical Society Sep 1989

End Matter, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Advertisers and benefactors of the issue


End Matter, Maine Historical Society Jun 1989

End Matter, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Advertisers and benefactors of the issue


End Matter, Vol. 28, No. 4, Maine Historical Society Apr 1989

End Matter, Vol. 28, No. 4, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Advertisers and benefactors of the issue


End Matter, Vol. 28, No. 3, Maine Historical Society Jan 1989

End Matter, Vol. 28, No. 3, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Advertisers and Benefactors of the issue


End Matter, Vol. 28, No. 2, Maine Historical Society Sep 1988

End Matter, Vol. 28, No. 2, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Advertisers and benefactors for the issue


End Matter, Vol. 28, No.1, Maine Historical Society Jun 1988

End Matter, Vol. 28, No.1, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Advertisers and Benefactors for this issue


End Matter, Vol. 27, No. 4, Maine Historical Society Apr 1988

End Matter, Vol. 27, No. 4, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Advertisers and benefactors of the issue.


End Matter Vol. 27, No. 3, Maine Historical Society Dec 1987

End Matter Vol. 27, No. 3, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Advertisers and benefactors of the issue


End Matter Vol. 27, No. 2, Maine Historical Society Oct 1987

End Matter Vol. 27, No. 2, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Advertisers and benefactors of the issue.


End Matter Vol. 27, No. 1, Maine Historical Society Jul 1987

End Matter Vol. 27, No. 1, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Advertisers and benefactors of the issue


End Matter Vol. 26, No. 4, Maine Historical Society Apr 1987

End Matter Vol. 26, No. 4, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The advertisers and benefactors of the issue.


End Matter Vol. 26, No. 3, Maine Historical Society Jan 1987

End Matter Vol. 26, No. 3, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Advertisers and benefactors of the issue