Blog 2 Consumer Decisions
Coca-Cola’s new marketing strategy as mentioned in the previous blog does indeed set the benchmark for social media marketing. Their new marketing strategy hits all the 4 E’s: Excite, Engage, Educate, and Experience. However, does this new social media scheme affect consumer decisions? I believe, if the marketers were able to generate desire among different generations and cultures and limit the risks of purchasing Coke products, then consumers are more likely to make a positive decision for Coca-Cola products. For consumers to make a purchasing decision, they first need to feel a need or a desire. This social media marketing could be seen as successful if, in a thirsty situation, consumers were to desire a bottle of Coca-Cola. I believe in order to make Coca-Cola desirable for consumer then marketers should: 1)Target the bigger generational cohort. 2) Make Coca-Cola products part of a culture. As I mentioned in my previous blog, Coke in continuously posting on socia...