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Social Media Marketing In Higher Education Institutions

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  • Omar SALEM

    (Doctoral school of Management and Business, University of Debrecen, Hungary)

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The purpose of the study is to analyze social media marketing in higher education institutions and determine the tools and strategies that are used by universities to promote their brands and how social media marketing affects strengthening the competitive advantage of higher education institutions. The researcher followed a systematic review process that aims to summarize, identify, and evaluate all related researches about social media marketing in higher education institutions. As the study indicates, Social media platforms are the most important channels to promote advertising campaigns and communicate with current and prospective students.

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  • Omar SALEM, 2020. "Social Media Marketing In Higher Education Institutions," SEA - Practical Application of Science, Romanian Foundation for Business Intelligence, Editorial Department, issue 23, pages 191-196, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:cmj:seapas:y:2020:i:23:p:191-196
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    Keywords

    Marketing; Social media; Higher education institutions; Universities;
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    • M31 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Marketing and Advertising - - - Marketing

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