Fonseca, Journal of Communication

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Digital presence and reputation in social media: comparative in the fashion industry

  • Joan Francesc Fondevila Gascón
    Universidad Autónoma de Occidente jfondevilag[at]uao.es
  • Josep Lluís Del Olmo Arriaga
    Universidad Autónoma de Occidente
  • Vanesa Bravo Nieto
    Universidad Autónoma de Occidente

Abstract

Online management reputation begins to be assumed as a priority for companies that find social media and Internet influence the image that their audience have. H&M and Zara, as the main buyers of retail business, are not an exception. Their mentions in social media and e-commerce sales show a high level influence. This investigation analyses from an introductorily quantitative and qualitative perspective the presence and online reputation of this companies and their strategy to manage that reputation. It is noted that the two analyzed companies generated a high number of interactions and social media mentions, mostly positive or neutral, but we don’t detect real dialogue and, therefore, interactivity is improvable. This circumstance can lead to lack of engagement towards the brand and deficit in the control over negative comments, synonyms of potential reputational crisis.
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Digital presence and reputation in social media: comparative in the fashion industry. (2012). Fonseca, Journal of Communication, 5(5), 90-113. https://revistas.usal.es/cuatro/index.php/2172-9077/article/view/12080

Author Biographies

Joan Francesc Fondevila Gascón

Universidad Autónoma de Occidente
Director del Departamento de Ciencias de la Comunicación y del Máster Universitario en Comunicación Digital y Nuevas Tecnologías de la Universitat Abat Oliba CEU (UAO) e investigador principal del Grupo de Investigación sobre Periodismo Digital y Banda Ancha (UAO)

Josep Lluís Del Olmo Arriaga

Universidad Autónoma de Occidente
Coordinador del Grado Marketing y Dirección Comercial (UAO)

Vanesa Bravo Nieto

Universidad Autónoma de Occidente
Investigadora del Grupo de Investigación sobre Periodismo Digital y Banda Ancha (UAO)
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