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Strategies To Integrate Social Media Into Business Operations, Nicole F. Andrews
Strategies To Integrate Social Media Into Business Operations, Nicole F. Andrews
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AbstractSmall and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) are essential to the survival of the Bahamian economy, but only 21% of SMEs are integrating social media into their marketing operations. Some SMEs are not taking advantage of the financial benefits of effectively integrating social media into business operations to avoid financial failure. Grounded in Berry’s relationship marketing theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore the strategies leaders of SMEs in the Bahamas use to effectively integrate social media into their business operations. The participants included six leaders of three SMEs in the Bahamas with successful experience using strategies to …