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THE USE OF INSTAGRAM AS A PUBLIC RELATIONS TOOL IN BRAND COMMUNICATION: A RESEARCH ON THE CONTENT EFFECT’S ON USER INTERACTION

MARKA İLETİŞİMİ BAĞLAMINDA HALKLA İLİŞKİLER ARACI OLARAK INSTAGRAM KULLANIMI: İÇERİĞİN KULLANICI ETKİLEŞİMİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİNE YÖNELİK BİR ARAŞTIRMA

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699–717
Publication Date
2019-10-17
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As a result of the findings, it was concluded that the corporate public relations shares in the postings they share in Instagram accounts are relatively small, that they share more with product-service promotion, competition, promotion and advertising in the context of marketing public relations, and that they increase user interaction by creating brand awareness in the shares they use and encourage to use besides hashtag and mention.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study focuses on the use of Instagram as a public relations tool in brand communication.
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Key Findings & Data:For this purpose, according to social brands Social Media Research in February 2018, the first 10 brands in the most successful brands list in Instagram constitute the sample of the research.
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Conclusion & Impact:As a result of the findings, it was concluded that the corporate public relations shares in the postings they share in Instagram accounts are relatively small, that they share more with product-service promotion, competition, promotion and advertising in the context of marketing public relations, and that they increase user interaction by creating brand awareness in the shares they use and encourage to use besides hashtag and mention.
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📍Scope:2018 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Marka İletişimi · Halkla İlişkiler · Instagram

Abstract

This study focuses on the use of Instagram as a public relations tool in brand communication. In this context, it is aimed to explain how Instagram is used as a public relations tool in the context of brand communication and how content on Instagram published by brands can have an impact on users' interaction level. For this purpose, according to social brands Social Media Research in February 2018, the first 10 brands in the most successful brands list in Instagram constitute the sample of the research. The share of these samples was examined by the participatory observation and content analysis method between February 1-28, 2018. As a result of the findings, it was concluded that the corporate public relations shares in the postings they share in Instagram accounts are relatively small, that they share more with product-service promotion, competition, promotion and advertising in the context of marketing public relations, and that they increase user interaction by creating brand awareness in the shares they use and encourage to use besides hashtag and mention.

Özet

Bu çalışma, Instagram’ın marka iletişimi bağlamında halkla ilişkiler aracı olarak kullanımına odaklanmaktadır. Bu bağlamda, Instagram’ın marka iletişimi bağlamında halkla ilişkiler aracı olarak nasıl kullanıldığı ve Instagram’da markaların paylaştıkları içeriklerin kullanıcıların etkileşim düzeyi üzerinde nasıl bir etkisi olduğunu ortaya çıkarmak amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda Social Brands’in 2018-Şubat ayı Sosyal Medya Araştırması’na göre, Instagram’daki En Başarılı Markalar sıralamasında yer alan ilk 10 marka araştırmanın örneklemini oluşturmaktadır. Örneklem olarak alınan bu markaların 1-28 Şubat 2018 tarihleri arasındaki paylaşımları katılımcı gözlem ve içerik analizi tekniği ile incelenmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular neticesinde, markaların Instagram hesaplarında kurumsal halkla ilişkiler amaçlı paylaşımlarının oldukça az olduğu, daha çok pazarlama amaçlı halkla ilişkiler bağlamında ürün-hizmet tanıtımı, yarışma, promosyon ve reklamla ilgili paylaşımda bulundukları; hashtag ve mention kullandıkları ve kullanmaya özendirdikleri paylaşımlarda marka farkındalığı yaratarak kullanıcı etkileşimini artırdıkları sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

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KÜÇÜKSARAÇ, B., KÜÇÜKSARAÇ, H. (2019). THE USE OF INSTAGRAM AS A PUBLIC RELATIONS TOOL IN BRAND COMMUNICATION: A RESEARCH ON THE CONTENT EFFECT’S ON USER INTERACTION. Abant Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 19 Sayı: 3, 699–717. https://ajindex.com/articles/893471

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