I can take an example of a company using Facebook as a tool to promote their marketing, Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc. is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing and worldwide marketing and sales of footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories and services. I can say that Nike is the most popular sport brand in the world as not only has the company been famous in nature, but it is also doing good job in marketing, taking care customer service.
Nike, Inc. created its main Facebook page, which is called Nike. On the page, it can be seen that the whole page looks very perfect. The profile picture and cover photo are always attached with the company logo so that everybody can remember it. Besides, on Nike page, there are tabs which include overview, photos, Nike Instagram, events and videos. People can have various selection to look at the page's content. Sometimes, Nike mentions some famous sportsmen, such as Michael Jordan or Serena Williams in order to get attention from customers. In addition, Nike, Inc. uses Facebook to keep in touch with customers. They introduce their new products by uploading some videos of advertisement. It is convenient that customers can send their private message directly to Nike, Inc as well as give their review about the company.
One more interesting thing about Nike, Inc. is that the company does not have only one main page, they also own many other Facebook pages and even an app, for instance, Nike Air Max, Nike Football, NikeWomen, Nike Basketball or Nike Sportswear. The company was successful in marketing communication by updating information daily about their products and company activities. Therefore, customers can keep up with the company.
Facebook and Linkedin are my favorite social network and I have been using them for job searching. I often look for Facebook groups and join with them. I usually open those groups to keep myself updated about job information. I follow several companies in order to catch up their data.
People say experience is very important. That is why I find it necessary to brand myself in today's working life. When I apply for a job, the recruiter will look through my CV. If I am experienced enough, the recruiter may accept me and count on my ability.
I think from now on, while you are studying at university, you should spend time attending social activities as well as take part in several projects relating to your field of study. You should also understand yourself, know who you are, what you want and who you will be in the future. Moreover, you should improve your life skills by socializing with friends and working with them.
I'm with you that branding yourself in working life is necessary in order to stand out. I don't think that it is mandatory but I would definitely choose a job applicant if he/she had branded himself/herself well and stood out from the rest of the applicants.
ReplyDeleteI love Nike but have actually never visited their Facebook-account. They continuously but not too densely post interesting content and activate their followers. This company does marketing perfectly.
Thank you for your opinion. I think everybody has their own strength and they will improve their strength in order to achieve their goals.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your experience about facebook as a marketing channel and job search. Maybe I did not utilize Likedln probably, I did not get much advantage from that channel.
ReplyDeleteI like your example about NIKE. They have managed all of their brands/ area focused nicely and provide proper information to each of target groups.
I neither didn't get much use of LinkedIn but it was already a time go so maybe I'm going to give it another shot!
ReplyDeleteAlso liked the points about Nike. It's like the first sporting brand that comes into my mind if I have to think of some.