Influence of Social Media on Brand Consciousness: A Study of Apparel in Karachi

Sobia Siddique; Muhammad Zaki Rashidi

Influence of Social Media on Brand Consciousness: A Study of Apparel in Karachi

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The world is moving at a fast pace, everything changes quickly. Now a day people love to being brand conscious due to meet their circle status. With increasing social mobility the street trends are going to be outdated, consumers want to be socially accepted and for this following the latest trends through latest sources such as social media. The subsequent paper endeavors to gauge the influence of social media on brand consciousness: a case of apparel in Karachi. The research objective is find out the influence of social media, its usage pattern and also studying the brand consciousness in terms of demographics of respondents. For achieving these objectives types of social media sites are considered such as blogs, media sharing & social network sites. The survey was conducted in Karachi. The findings of regression analysis unveil that social networks negatively related to brand consciousness while blogs and media sharing are positively related. Further the research need to be carried out over large geographical area and sample.

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Sobia Siddique, Muhammad Rashidi. 2015. "Influence of Social Media on Brand Consciousness: A Study of Apparel in Karachi". Global Journal of Management and Business Research, Global Journal of Management and Business Research - E: Marketing GJMBR-E Volume 15 (GJMBR Volume 15 Issue E6).

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Crossref Journal DOI 10.17406/GJMBR

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Submission ReceivedFebruary 7, 2015
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Published March 15, 2015

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Country: Pakistan

Subject: Global Journal of Management and Business Research

Authors: Sobia Siddique, Muhammad Zaki Rashidi (PhD/Dr. count: 0)

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