A STUDAY ON CONSUMER PERCEPTION TOWARDS THE UTILITY

OF PRODUCTS PROMOTED BY SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS

DISSERTATION REPORT

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A80306421060

BBA (Semester 6)
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 ABSTRACT

In recent years, the emergence of social media influencers as prominent figures in marketing
has significantly altered consumer behaviour and purchasing decisions. This dissertation
investigates the consumer perception towards the utility of products promoted by social
media influencers. Through a mixed-methods approach, combining qualitative interviews and
quantitative surveys, the study delves into the factors influencing consumers' trust, credibility,
and purchasing intentions when exposed to product endorsements by social media
influencers.

This research delves into consumer perceptions regarding products endorsed by social media
influencers, utilizing a dual-method approach of qualitative interviews and quantitative
surveys. It aims to uncover the intricate dynamics shaping consumer trust, credibility, and
purchasing decisions in influencer-driven marketing campaigns. Through this investigation,
critical factors such as influencer authenticity, expertise, and alignment with product
categories are identified as key determinants influencing consumer behaviour. By
synthesizing qualitative insights with quantitative data, the study provides actionable
recommendations for marketers, brands, and influencers to refine their strategies and
optimize the authenticity and effectiveness of influencer marketing initiatives, thereby
fostering enhanced consumer engagement and brand resonance in the digital landscape.

By bridging the gap between theoretical understanding and practical application, this study
contributes to advancing scholarly discourse and informing real-world marketing practices in
the realm of influencer marketing. Through thematic analysis of qualitative findings and
empirical validation via quantitative surveys, it offers a holistic understanding of consumer
perceptions towards influencer-promoted products. Armed with these insights, stakeholders
can make informed decisions to navigate the complexities of influencer-consumer dynamics,
ultimately driving sustainable growth and success in the evolving digital marketplace.
 ACKNOWLEGEMENT

I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to Dr. Gazala Yasmin Ashraf for her invaluable
guidance and unwavering support throughout the journey of this dissertation. Her expertise,
encouragement, and insightful feedback have been instrumental in shaping the direction and
refining the quality of this research. Her dedication to academic excellence and her
commitment to fostering intellectual growth have been truly inspiring. I am profoundly
grateful for her mentorship and for the countless ways in which she has enriched my
academic experience. Her mentorship has been a beacon of light, guiding me through the
challenges and complexities of the research process. I am indebted to Dr. Ashraf for her
mentorship, wisdom, and encouragement, which have been indispensable in completing this
dissertation.
 LIST OF CONTENTS

CH NO. PARTICULARS P NO.

CH. 1. INTRODUCTION 4-16

CH 2. OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY 17-18

CH 3. LITERATURE REVIEW 19-24

CH 4. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 25-27

CH 5. DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION 28-54

CH 6. FINDINGS & SUGGESTIONS 55-58

CH 7. CONCLUSION 59-60

CH 8. LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY 61-62

CH 9. REFERENCES 63-66

CH 10 ANNEXTURE 67-73

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 CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION

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1. INTRODUCTION

We are living in a modern era where everyone is seeking for growth. Growth in
lifestyle, growth in knowledge, growth in incomes and to reach the goal of growth
Technology is playing a very essential role. Today everyone is using technology as
a key to unlock the path to growth. Technology has become a vital part in every area,
and we cannot imagine our life without technology.

One of the important areas is marketing. Marketers are competing to expand their
reach and increase their sales to enjoy profit. And for that, engaging the consumers
is the most important task. More engaged the consumers are, greater the sales. To
engage more consumers, marketers are taking help of technology and this time the
technology is internet.

Internet is the vast network of people using computers to download and upload
information which can be explored and accessed by the users of internet. Through
internet one can connect to another instantly no matter how far he/she is in the world.
The internet has now become the fastest and cheapest way to communicate with a
huge audience at a time with the help of social media applications and websites. What
are social media applications and websites?

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1.1 Social Media Applications/ Websites
Social media applications and websites are internet-based platforms designed to connect
people with one network and provide them a mean to communicate, post about their
lifestyle by photos, videos and blogs.

1. Facebook

Founded by Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin and their roommates at Harvard

College on 4 Feb 2004 in California, today Facebook is the largest platform of
social media with over 2.7B active users. Facebook is designed to its user
connect with their friends, family and anyone who is a user of Facebook living
in any part of the world.

2. Instagram

Instagram is an application developed by Facebook which is totally based on

sharing of photos and videos through posts and stories. The popularity of an
Instagram user is denoted by number of his/her followers. Instagram comes
under fancy social media app category with a number of over 1B users
worldwide.

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3. WhatsApp

WhatsApp is the world’s leading messenger application with over 1.5B

users. It was developed by Brian Action and Jan Kaum and now owned by
Facebook. WhatsApp allows its users to send voice and text messages, do
video and voice calls and also put status or story. A user can add other users
by their contact number which should be registered on WhatsApp.

4. Twitter

Twitter is a social networking platform with more than 330m users where
users post blogs, thoughts, and opinions which are known as “tweets” and
communicate with each other through messages. It can be access through website
and app both where a user can also upload audio visual tweets. Jack Dorsey,
Noah Glass, Biz Stone and Evan Williams founded Twitter in San Francisco in
2006.

5. YouTube

YouTube is the world largest open video streaming website which is also
available in Android and IOS app. Developed by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and
Jawed Karim in 2005 and owned by Google, YouTube allow its user to
upload and stream video free. YouTube is an also open source of knowledge
in the internet where a user can find video of almost every genre with over 2B
users.

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6. Snapchat

Snapchat was developed in July 2011by Snap.Inc, Evan Spiegel, Bobby

Murphy, Daniel Smith, David and Leo Noah. It was the first app with the
feature of auto vanishing of messages and pictures after the receiver opens it
with 331.4m active users. It is also the first app that introduced “Story”
feature in which picture and video gets disappear automatically after a period of
time.

7. LinkedIn

LinkedIn is employment oriented social networking service which was

developed in 2002 by Reid Hoffman, Allen Blue, Konstantin, Jean-Luc and
Eric Ly. The main objective of this app is to provide job seekers opportunity
to find a job from the posts posted by job employers. Microsoft Corporation
is the parent organization of LinkedIn. It has over 660 million users.

8. Pinterest

Pinterest was founded in 2009 by Ben Silbermann. It is an informative

image sharing social media service which allows its user to get or upload
information through small videos, GIFs and images in the form of pin boards. It
has over 300 million users worldwide.

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1.2 Social Media Influencers

Social Media Influencers are the users of social media platforms who have a large
follower group or fanbase in it. Social media influencers are the users who gained
popularity through their social media posts. Their creative, unique, entertaining,
informative posts attracted other users through which they gained popularity. They
create such posts which can went viral within hours and as a result they become
famous among the social media users.

Considering their popularity in the social media platform, companies hire them to
promote their products by making videos or posting pictures with their products and
recommending it to their followers. Their posts with the product attract their
followers towards the product and make them to purchase it which helps the
companies to boost up their sales through social media marketing.

The creativity of the promotion post is mostly dependent on the creative team of
the companies. But the followers of the hired influencers get more engaged when
the influencer adds his/her own creativity into it. The reason behind is found that
the followers of the influencers are attracted to him/her because of his/her content
and the creativity he/she adds into it and the followers like to watch more creative
content with their style into it.

A social media influencer has the power of manipulating his/her followers’ buying
decisions in which the credibility, knowledge and relationship with his/her
followers plays a crucial role. Their reputation in a significant platform helps them
to engage more and more users. They create trends which their followers follow the
trends.

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1.3 Types of Social Media Influencers

1. By the number of followers.

a) Mega Influencers

Mega influencers are those influencers who has a 1 million or more followers
on their social media platforms. Mega influencers are considered as
celebrities and most of them gained their popularity through appearance in
movies, web series, T.V. shows, sports and music albums. From past few
years many social media users also became mega influencers through their
social media posts which consists Youtubers, Instagrammers, TikTokers etc.
Due to large fanbase or followers of mega influencers only big brands
approach them as they charge very high for their posts.

b) Macro Influencers

Macro influencers are the influencers having 50k to 1M followers on their

social media. These influencers are easy to approach compared to mega
influencers and also the optimal choices of companies as they charge less
than mega influencers with a large coverage of followers. They become an
essential asset for the company to spread awareness about their products.
However, macro influencers are found doing influencing fraud more than
any other category.

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 c) Micro Influencers

Micro influencers are normal ordinary individuals who have gotten known
for their insight about some expert specialty. All things considered; they
have generally acquired many social media following among that specialty.
The size of their followers can be between 1k to 50k. It can be possible that
the micro influencers may not have any idea about the existence of a
company and their product before it approaches them. Micro influencers are
more popular among the Generation Z and are also considered as future
influencers.

d) Nano Influencers

The most up to date influencer-type to acquire acknowledgment is the nano-

influencer. These individuals just have few followers, yet they will in general
be specialists in an exceptionally specific field. The size of their followers
can be 1000 or may be below it but the potential and knowledge they hold
make them so effective. They are the cheapest from above all and have a
very small size in terms of followers but their numbers in the market is very
high.

2. By the type of Content

“Content is the Key”

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a) Bloggers

Bloggers shares most dynamic and authentic relationships with their

followers and fans. Publishing content to a blog has been associated with
influencer showcasing for quite a while. There are numerous profoundly
persuasive websites on the web. On the off chance that a mainstream blogger
emphatically refers of a product in a post, it can prompt the blogger's fans or
followers needing to purchase the product. Numerous bloggers have
developed sizeable followings in explicit areas. For example, there are
profoundly compelling websites about self-awareness, wellbeing,
childrearing, music, and numerous different themes, including publishing
content to a blog itself.

If a blog is enormous, influential and powerful enough, you might have the
option to purchase a supported post on their webpage. This permits you to
either compose a post yourself or vigorously impact the blogger to compose
a post for your benefit.

b) YouTubers

YouTubers are the users of YouTube a video streaming and sharing platform
who have gained their followers in the term of Subscribers through their
videos. The genre of video can be differed but if the video is liked by the
users the creator and the featured person along with the video gets viral and
famous. YouTubers are hired by brands to feature their products in their
videos and get paid by the company for it.

c) Podcasters

Podcasting is a generally ongoing type of online content that is filling in

popularity. It has made many commonly recognized names now. Podcasters
releases audio based digital files that can be downloaded and streamed.
Companies hires popular podcasters to mention their products in their
podcasts.

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 d) Social Post (Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest etc)

Social post can be done by any user of social media platforms so thus the
youtubers, podcasters, bloggers, and other content creators. But to gain
popularity through their specific platforms can limit their fan base or
followers. To expand their followings, they also use other social media sites
and platforms to interact with their audiences. They use Facebook,
Instagram, Snapchat, and other social media platforms to interact with their
audiences with as a result increase their followings among the users of that
platforms.

The post they make in these platforms grabs the attention of users of that
platform and seeing this as an opportunity, marketers pay influencers to
make a post with their or about their products to increase the reach and
engagement.

3. Celebrities

Celebrities are considered as the original influencers. Their popularity

sometimes goes out of the limit and has the highest potential to manipulate
their fans. Movie stars, Pop stars, and Sportspersons are considered as highly
valuable influencers for a brand. They charge a huge amount for their single
post on their social media accounts and captures a huge number of
consumers for the company.

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1.4 Key Attributes of Social Media Influencers

a) Authenticity

Being authentic and genuine is the most important attribute of an influencer.

No one wants to follow a person who portrays a fake persona. The
relationship which is built between an influencer and a follower is based
upon trust. An influencer is like an idle to their followers and no one would
want their idle to be an inauthentic person. An influencer can drive their
followers to do something they tell them to do and falling into a fake and
unethical activity is the only thing followers would like to avoid.

b) Likability

An influencer with a positive mindset and body language is always likable

among his followers. A great influencer must be liked by everyone inside
and outside his specific platform. A likable influencer is not made an
overnight. It takes years to get likable with a great consistency. And a likable
influencer is always a profitable asset for marketers.

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c) Engagement

An influencer without any engagement is like an empty kettle of tea.

Engaging with the followers is an attribute of a good influencer. Followers
are always keen to get in touch with their influencers through social media
and always look for an opportunity to interact with their idles. Lack of
engagement can cause losing in number of followers.

d) Authority
Authority helps the influencers to influence and make the followers
listen to them. The accuracy and knowledge of the messages conveyed
by influencers are driven by their authority makes the followers to
believe them. Handling a huge number of followers is not a cup of tea
thus authority of the influencers helps them to take control over the
followers and influence them according to them.

e) Great Brand Persona

A good influencer is always presentable in front of their followers. Thus,

marketers use them as a representative of their brand. The way they present
themselves with brand they wear and collaborate with drive the intention of
their followers to purchase those brands. A good influencer has a great brand
persona as they always appear in branded apparels and products.

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f) Visibility

Visibility is the attribute in which bigger audiences are cover. They are
always visible and presentable most of the time in front of their followers.
They have a great sense of time that when they have to post a content to
create and capture larger audiences at a time.

g) Marketing Mind

A good influencer always has marketing on his mind and knows how to
market themselves to cover larger audience and also retain their followers.
They don’t only take pay cheques to earn money but has a full knowledge
about the products they promote in social media.

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 CHAPTER 2
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

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 2. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

 To identify consumer perception towards the utility of products promoted by

social media influencers.

 To analyse consumer’s experience with the products recommended by

social media influencers.

 To study consumer perception towards influencer marketing in social media

platforms.

 To know what kind of social influencers influences the consumers more to

purchase the product.

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 CHAPTER 3
LITRATURE REVIEW

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 3. LITERATURE REVIEW

Liselot Hudders, Steffi De Jans & Marijke De Veirman, Belgium (2020), with
the help of the theoretical framework of Stern’s Revised Communication Model for
Advertising and 154 respondents stated that influencer’s effectiveness is impacted
by the content and source of message they promote with a good storytelling skill to
connect with the consumers which is an essential part of influencer marketing.

According to Collin Campbell & Justine Rapp Farrell, San Diego (2020), the
influencers are identified by 3 different components i.e., endorser, followers or
audience and the manager of their social media handles. The interplay of these
components describes their power to influence and potential as marketing tool by
conducting relevant research to strategically analyse each component.

Agafa Daniel, Finland (2020), in her study stated that the explanation for influencer
proficiency is their capacity to easily cooperate with their supporters, bringing about
making an entirely relatable, dependable and agreeable picture, either by deliberately
attempting to make that sort of picture or by naturally making it. The consumer's
viewpoint towards influencers and influencer showcasing is very certain, even people
who don't follow influencers via social media, don't consider paid to be as a contrary
component, and notwithstanding a dominant part of respondents would at any rate
consider purchasing an item or administration through a miniature influencer.

Karina Dogra, Vienna (2019), did a comparative study between Millennial and Gen
Z in the terms of brand loyalty influenced by influencer marketing. In her study, she
stated that the promotions done by influencer affects the brand reliability of
corrective brands; in any case, there is no distinction in the effect on both Generation
Z and Millennial. SPSS IBM tool was used in which independent t-test and general
regression model test were done.

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According to Felicia Kalu, Ireland (2019), recent male college grads are not
familiar with conventional advertising. It was affirmed that the visual content bid
them via social media and their favoured social media platform is Instagram. The
actual appearance of a social media influencer is the critical elements that impact an
Irish male millennial insight and conduct towards a social media influencer.

C. Jaya Vinoth, Dr. V. Ramesh Kuma, Thanjavur (2019), their research was
conducted in the town of Vallam with 200 respondents to analyze customer’s attitude
towards social media marketing in rural areas. With the help of descriptive and
percentage analysis they found that the techniques of marketing used by marketers
using influencers in social media plays an important role in attracting the rural
customers to buy the product.

Yi Xuan Ong & Naoya Ito, Singapore (2019), did a study on word-of-mouth
effectiveness of marketing done by social media influencers in the tourism industry
of Singapore under Hokkaido Tourism Organization. Using Structural Equation
Method and factor analysis they found that the attitude of consumers and changes in
it is the impact of social media influencer marketing which led the consumers’
travelling intentions and also their will to do word of mouth for the organization.

Ndinatsei Nathalie Mumbengegwi, Johannesburg (2019), conducted a research to

comprehend the advertisement’s impact created by influencers on consumer-based
brand value and explore shopper's eagerness to post client created content. The
researcher found that, there is an affiliation mirroring that influencer promoting
positively affects buyer-based brand value and deep connections between influencer
advertising and buyers' eagerness to posting brand advancing substance via web-
based media. The sample size of 228 was analysed with the help of ANOVA test.

Sophia van Dam & Eva A. van Reijmersdal, Amsterdam (2019), conducted a
study on perception, behavior and advertising literacy of adolescents on influencer’s
promotion videos on social media platforms where they found that youths are
tolerating sponsorships and show sympathy toward the influencers as opposed to
having a basic viewpoint. When a revelation upsets the equilibrium, teenagers report
opposition and negative brand assessments. The hypothetical comprehension of
teenagers' promoting education of video influencer showcasing and give viable rules
to building up revelation strategies.

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KÁDEKOVÁ, Zdenka; HOLIENČINOVÁ, Mária, Slovak Republic (2018),
conducted a research using Dunn's Test of Contrasts, Kruskal-Wallis Test, Fisher's
Exact Test and Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test with a sample size of 459 respondents.
According to the study there are critical contrasts between the purchaser of X and Y
age groups in the territory of effect of influencers on shopper conduct, which prompts
distinctive showcasing opportunities in the market.

According to Vaibhavi Nandagiri, Bengaluru (2018), the positive work of a

influencer do affect the followers, as the followers sees that the influencer is a
credible source and in this way are happy to evaluate the items recommended by
them. The influencer additionally notices positive reaction from both the brands they
underwrite and from their followers. Sample size chose by her was 100 respondents
between 18-21 years of age group.

Monique van Staden and Luzelle van Niekerk, SAMRA (2018), in their study,
evaluation of influencer marketing effectiveness in social media found that a brand
message will be received if there is a self-brand association which comes from
commitment with credible influencers on themes that issue, straightforwardly
affecting the general choice solace and consumer loyalty. The sample size taken was
323 and analysed by exploratory factor analysis.

According to Mayank Yadav & Zillur Rehman (2017), the consumers utilize
social media to gather information about favoured items with the best value
alternatives. They developed a 15 item and 5-dimensional scale in order to measure
the perceived Social Media Marketing Activities. Their study revealed that the
consumers get influenced positively to purchase by perceived social media marketing
activities.

According to Xin Jean, Aifa Rozaini, Jun-Hwa & Mun Wai, Malaysia (2017),
the consumers’ intention of purchase is driven by influencers’ credibility,
attractiveness and match up with the products they are associated with. In their study
using PLS-SEM technique with 200 respondents, they found due to lack of expertise
and improper knowledge of the products they endorsed resulted in the insignificant
relationship between the credibility of influencers and the purchase intentions of the
consumers.

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Ida Kristin Johansen & Camilla Sveberg Guldvik, Norway (2017), conducted a
research with 180 respondents to understand how customer’s buying intentions are
influenced by influencer marketing. According to the findings Influencer promoting
emphatically impacts attitude of customers and has no impact on buyer "emotional
standard". In any case, more shockingly the outcomes show that influencer
promoting has no immediate impact on shoppers buy expectation.

According to Kayleigh E. Burke, Virginia (2017), Instagram has emerged as a

potential platform for marketers to connect with the consumers. She conducted a
research with a sample size of 151 respondents where she found that the post made
by influencers on Instagram and perception of their followers towards the product
has a significant relationship with self-congruity and comparison towards the social
media influencers correlated to each other.

According to Lennart A. Braatz, Netherland (2017), Influencers can utilize two-

sided messages to keep up their dependability while organizations have an interest
in the utilization of uneven messages to expand buy aims. Consumers appear to
search for the ideal item and react ideal towards messages depicting an item all things
considered. Despite the fact that uneven messages make them doubtful, they react
with higher buy expectations to it.

According to M.C.B. Guruge, Sri Lanka (2017), Social media influencers just
influence their reliable followers or whether they likewise influence the bigger public
requirements inside and out assessment. The attributes identified with viable
influencer promoting were distinguished from various viewpoints.

According to Nausherwan Raunaque, Md. Zeeshan & Md. Azam Imam (2016),
the main factor that prevents the consumers shopping online is trust issues
Consumers were found insecure about their privacy and lack of protection policies
for consumers. Online payment system was also found a matter of concern among
the consumers. They suggested that online e-commerce companies should address
the concerns of consumers and make such regulations that could solve the
insecurities of the consumers.

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According to Sally Dunlop, Becky Freeman & Sandra C. Jones, Australia
(2016), The close omnipresent utilization of social media among teenagers and
grown-ups makes openings for both corporate brands and wellbeing advancement
organizations to target and draw in with youth remarkably. In their study they
investigate arising proof about the degree of exposure to promoting of hurtful items
on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook and through other online platforms
and expected exposure on juvenile wellbeing.

Kassoway (2015), People follow influencers' lives in social media, and through the
right execution the influencer marketing seems like a natural part of their lives
rather than advertising, which is usually even. Influencers posting about brands and
products in their social media are usually seen as fellow online media users by their
followers and fan base, there by the message of the brands are seen as more credible
and trustworthy.

According to Wong (2014), Influencer marketing can freely be characterized as a

marketing form that distinguishes and targets people with impact over potential
buyers. However, having an impact is unmistakably more than having a lot of
followers. It is about the connection between the influencer and his or her followers
and the expertise and credibility of the influencer.

According to Safko and Brake (2009), Social media is a worldwide phenomenon

which encompasses all of the communications between people online all the ways
they participate in and share information, knowledge, and opinions while using
internet-based applications to communicate.

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 CHAPTER-4
RESEACH METHODOLOGY

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 4. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

4.1 Research Methodology

Research methodology is a process used for making decisions by collecting, analyzing

and interpreting data. The methodology may include interviews, public research,
surveys and other techniques for research and could include both present and historical
information

1) Primary Data

The essential information is gathered through questionnaire designed with the help of
google form and sent to social media users to collect the data from their individual
experience. The questionnaire was kept formal and simple and designed in English.

2) Secondary Data

The secondary information is gathered from online articles, books, websites, records,
previous reports and researches.

4.2 Sampling Method

Sampling unit is the unit into which an aggregate is divided for sampling purpose,
each unit and response is considered as individual.

• The sampling method used in this research is Snowball sampling

4.3 Snowball Sampling

Snowball Sampling can be defined as a technique of nonprobability sampling in which

the targeted samples help in recruiting new samples.

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4.4 Sample Size

Sample size can be defined as inferences to reference about a population for a sample.

 Sample size taken for the research was 80.

4.5 Target Samples

 In the research the target samples are the users of social media in the city of
Raipur (Chhattisgarh).

4.6 Sampling Tool

 The tool used for data collection was Google form.

4.7 Analyzing Tool

 The tool used for analyzing the data was SPSS Tool and the technique
usedwas descriptive analysis.

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 CHAPTER- 5
DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

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 5. DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

1. Gender

Table 1. Gender
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Percent
Male 34 41.9 41.9 41.9

Female 46 58.1 58.1 100.0

Total 80 100.0 100.0

Fig.1

Interpretation-

 According to the analysis most of the respondents were female i.e., 58.10%
whereas male respondents were 41.90%.
 Male - 34 out of 80 respondents
Female – 46 out of 80 respondents

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2. Age

Table 2. Age
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Percent
18-25 32 40.0 40.0 40.0
26-35 33 40.5 40.5 80.5
36-45 11 14.3 14.3 94.8
Above 45 4 5.2 5.2 100.0
Total 80 100.0 100.0

Fig. 2

Interpretation

 Most of the respondents were found between the age group of 26-35 40.5%
and 18-25 i.e., 40%.
 Followed by 36-45 (14.29%).
 Respondents above the age group of 45 years were 5.2%

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 3. Education

Table 3. Education

Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Percent
10th 5 6.7 6.7 6.7
12th 11 13.3 13.3 20.0
Under Graduate 34 42.4 42.4 62.4
Post Graduate 30 37.6 37.6 100.0
Total 80 100.0 100.0

Fig. 3

Interpretation-
 Most of the respondents were under graduated (42.4%).
 Followed by postgraduates (37.6%)
 12th (13.3%) and 10th (6.7%)

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4. Occupation

Table 4. Occupation

Valid Cumulative
Frequency Percent Percent Percent
Businessman 11 14.3 14.3 14.3
Employed 20 25.2 25.2 39.5
Self Employed/ 14 17.6 17.6 57.1
Professional
Home Maker 9 11.0 11.0 68.1
Student 26 31.9 31.9 100.0
Total 80 100.0 100.0

Fig. 4

Implementation-
 Acc. to the above analysis most of the respondents were students (31.9%)
 Followed by respondents who were employed (25.2%), self-employed/
professional (17.6%) and businessman (14.3%)
 Least of the respondents were home makers with (11%)

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5. Do you use social media apps/websites?

Table 5. Users
Valid Cumulative
Frequency Percent
Percent Percent
Yes 80 100 100 100

No 0 0 0 100.0

Total 80 100.0 100.0

Interpretation-

 All the respondents were aware of social media websites and users.
 As they were the target samples for the research.

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6. How long have you been using social media websites/applications?

Table 6. Using since

Valid Cumulative
Frequency Percent Percent Percent
0-1 year 3 4.3 4.3 4.3
1-3 years 23 28.6 28.7 33.0
4-6 years 24 29.0 29.2 62.2
6-10 years 24 29.0 29.2 91.4
More than 10 years 6 8.6 8.6 100.0
Total 80 100 100.0
Total 80 100.0

Fig. 5

Interpretation

 Most of the respondents were found using social media since last 6-10 years (24
respondents)
 Followed by respondents using social media since last 4-6 years (24), 1-3 years
(23) and users of more than 10 years (6).
 Least respondents were found using social media since last 0-1 year.

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7. Which social media websites/applications you use the most?

Table 7. Use most

Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Facebook 17 21.4 21.4 21.4
Instagram 26 31.9 31.9 53.3
WhatsApp 12 15.2 15.2 68.6
Twitter 5 5.7 5.7 74.3
Snapchat 2 2.9 2.9 77.1
YouTube 9 11.4 11.4 88.6
LinkedIn 6 7.6 7.6 96.2
Pinterest 3 3.8 3.8 100.0
Total 80 100.0 100.0
Fig. 6

Interpretation

 Out of 80 respondents most of them were found using Instagram mostly (26
respondents).
 Followed by Facebook (17), WhatsApp (12) and YouTube (9).
 Where, least of the respondents were found using Snapchat (2), Pinterest (3),
Twitter and LinkedIn (11) mostly

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8. Are you aware about social media influencers?

Table 8. Aware about social media influencers

Valid Cumulative
Frequency Percent Percent Percent
Valid Yes 74 91.9 91.9 91.9
No 6 8.1 8.1 100.0
Total 80 100.0 100.0

Fig. 7

Interpretation-

 Acc. to the above data 91.90% respondents were aware about social media
influencers.
 Whereas 8.10% respondents were not aware about social media
influencers.

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9. Are you aware about the products promoted by social media influencers?

Table 9. Aware about promoted products

Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 74 91.9 91.9 91.9
No 6 8.1 8.1 100.0
Total 80 100.0 100.0

Fig. 8

Interpretation-
 Out of 80 respondents 74 respondents (91.90%) were aware about products
promoted by social media influencers.
 8.10% respondents were unaware.

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10. How likely do you think social media influencers promote genuine products?

Table 10. Promote genuine products

Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Definitely 17 21.0 21.0 21.0
Very Probably 27 34.3 34.3 55.2
Probably 19 23.8 23.8 79.0
Possibly 9 11.0 11.0 90.0
Probably Not 6 7.1 7.1 97.1
Definitely Not 2 2.9 2.9 100.0
Total 80 100.0 100.0

Fig. 9

Interpretation-

 Most of the respondents were found responding Very Probably

 Followed by respondents responding, Definitely, Possibly.
 Whereas 2 respondents responded definitely not.

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11. Have you ever purchased or used any products recommended by social media
influencers?

Table 11. Used

Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 62 77.1 77.1 77.1
No 18 22.9 22.9 100.0
Total 80 100.0 100.0

Fig. 10

Interpretation-
 Out of 80 respondents 62 (77.1%) responded Yes.
 Whereas 18 respondents (22.9%) responded No.

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12. What was the last product you purchased or used recommended by social media
influencers?

Table 12. Last purchased/ used product

Valid Cumulative
Frequency Percent Percent Percent
Valid Beauty Product 26 32.9 43.4 43.4
Health Care 28 13.3 17.6 61.0
Product
Food & 21 10.0 13.2 74.2
Beverages
Apparels 19 9.0 11.9 86.2
Lifestyle 22 10.5 13.8 100.0
Products
Total 159 75.7 100.0
Non-Users & Other 51 24.3
Total 80 100.0

Fig. 11

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 Table 13. Other last products
Valid Cumulative
Frequency Percent
Percent Percent
77 98.6 98.6 98.6
Electronic
1 .5 .5 99.0
products
Valid
Electronics 1 .5 .5 99.5
Headphones 1 .5 .5 100.0
Total 80 100.0 100.0

Interpretation-
 Most of the respondent’s last used or purchased product were Beauty
products.
 Followed by Health Care Products, Lifestyle Products and Food &
Beverages.
 Whereas least purchased products were Apparels with 19 respondents.

 The products were – Electronics and headphones which comes under lifestyle
product category.

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13. From which platform did you learn about the products?

Table14. Learning Platform Frequencies

Responses
N Percent
Where did you learn Facebook 16 20.2%
about the product? Instagram 25 30.9%
WhatsApp 9 11.2%
YouTube 15 18.9%
Snapchat 6 6.9%
Twitter 4 5.6%
LinkedIn 5 6.4%
Total 80 100.0%

Fig. 12

Interpretation

 Most of the respondents learn about the products they purchased from
Instagram (30.9%)
 Followed by Facebook (20.2%), YouTube (18.9%), WhatsApp (11.2%)
 Least responses for learning platforms were for Twitter (5.6%).

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14. What made you purchase or use the product?

Table 15. Reason Frequencies

Responses Percent of
N Percent Cases
Reason of Products Specifications 22 28.1% 100.0%
Purchase Price 22 28.1% 100.0%
Influencer’s Credibility 15 18.1% 64.6%
Brand Equity 14 17.3% 61.5%
Reference Parties 7 8.5% 30.2%
Total 80 100.0% 356.3%

Fig. 13

Interpretation-

 Most responded reasons for the purchase of the products were Product’s
specifications and Price with 28.1% of respondents each.
 Followed by Influencer’s Credibility with 18.1% and Brand Equity with 17.3%
 Reference Parties got least responses as the reason of purchase with 8.5%.

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15. Rate the product you purchased or used recommended by social media influencers.

Table 16. Quality

Valid Cumulative
Frequency Percent Percent Percent
Valid Worst 1 1.4 1.9 1.9
Good 12 15.2 19.8 21.6
Very Good 30 38.1 49.4 71.0
Excellent 18 22.4 29.0 100.0
Total 62 77.1 100.0
18 22.9
Non-Users 80 100.0

Fig .14

Interpretation-

 Most of the respondents rated the quality of the products 4 on the scale of 5.
 Only 1 respondents rated the products as Worst.
 The average ratings of 62 respondents is 4.04 out of 5.

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 Table 17. Ease of use
Valid Cumulative
Frequency Percent Percent Percent
Valid Worst 20 25.2 32.7 32.7
Poor 2 1.9 2.5 35.2
Good 14 17.6 22.8 58.0
Very Good 26 32.4 42.0 100.0
Total 62 77.1 100.0
Non-Users 18 22.9
Total 80 100.0

Fig.15

Interpretation-

 Out of 62 users a majority of them (32.4%) rated the ease of use of the
products as 4 on the scale of 5.
 Followed by rating of 1(Worst) given by 25.2% of users.
 The overall rating of ease of use of the product is 2.74 out of 5.

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 Table 18. Quantity
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Worst 1 1.4 1.9 1.9
Poor 4 4.8 6.2 8.0
Good 16 20.5 26.5 34.6
Very Good 21 26.7 34.6 69.1
Excellent 19 23.8 30.9 100.0
Total 62 77.1 100.0
Non-Users 18 22.9
Total 80 100.0

Fig. 16

Interpretation-

 Most of the respondents (26.7%) were found giving the rating of 4 out of 5 to
the quantity of the products.
 Followed by 5 out of 5 ratings with 23.8% respondents and 3 out of 5 ratings
with 20.5% respondents.
 4.8% respondents rated 2 out of 5 whereas 1.4% respondents rated 1 out of 5.
 The average ratings of the quantity of the product is 3.86 out of 5.

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 Table 19. Performance
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Worst 2 2.4 3.1 3.1
Poor 2 2.4 3.1 6.2
Good 13 16.7 21.6 27.8
Very Good 25 31.0 40.1 67.9
Excellent 20 24.8 32.1 100.0
Total 62 77.1 100.0
Non-Users 18 22.9
Total 80 100.0

Fig. 17

Interpretation-

 Most of the users rated the performance of the product as 4 on the scale of 5
(31%).
 Followed by 5 out of 5 (24.8%) whereas the least rated are both worst and poor
with 2.4%.
 The overall ratings of the performance of the products are 3.95 out of 5.

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 Table 20. Genuineness
Valid Cumulative
Frequency Percent Percent Percent
Valid Worst 2 2.4 3.1 3.1
Poor 3 3.8 4.9 8.0
Good 10 12.9 16.7 24.7
Very Good 24 30.5 39.5 64.2
Excellent 22 27.6 35.8 100.0
Total 62 77.1 100.0
Non-Users 18 22.9
Total 80 100.0

Fig. 18

Interpretation-

 30.5% users rated the genuineness of the product as 4 on the scale of 5.
 27.6 % rated 5 out of 5, 12.9 rated 3 out of 5, 3.8% rated 2 out of 5 and 2.4%
users rated 1 out of 5.
 The average ratings of the genuineness of the products are 4 out of 5.

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 Table 21. Durability
Valid Cumulative
Frequency Percent Percent Percent
Valid Worst 2 2.9 3.7 3.7
Poor 2 2.9 3.7 7.4
Good 12 14.8 19.1 26.5
Very Good 23 28.6 37.0 63.6
Excellent 22 28.1 36.4 100.0
Total 62 77.1 100.0
Non-Users 18 22.9
Total 80 100.0

Fig. 19

Interpretation-
 28.6% users rated the durability of the products 4 out of 5 and 28.61% rated 5
out of 5.
 Followed by 3 out of 5 rated by 14.8% users and 2.9% rated 1 out of 5 and 2
out of 5 each
 The average ratings of durability are3.99 out of 5.

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16. How likely did the product fulfilled your expectations?

Table 22. Fulfilled Expectations

Valid Cumulative
Frequency Percent Percent Percent
Valid Excelled 16 19.5 25.3 25.3
expectations
Fully 32 40.0 51.9 77.2
Somewhat 10 12.4 16.0 93.2
Very little 2 2.9 3.7 96.9
Not at all 2 2.4 3.1 100.0
Total 62 77.1 100.0
Non-Users 18 22.9
Total 80 100.0

Fig. 20

Interpretation-
 Most of the users responded Fully i.e. 32.
 Followed by 16 (excelled expectations), 10 (somewhat)
 Least responses were of (very little) and (Not at all) with Reponses.

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17. How likely did the product justified its price?

Table 23. Price Justification

Valid Cumulative
Frequency Percent Percent Percent
Valid Fully 22 27.6 35.8 35.8
To an extent 28 35.2 45.7 81.5
Somewhat 8 10.0 13.0 94.4
Very little 2 1.9 2.5 96.9
Not at all 2 2.4 3.1 100.0
Total 62 77.1 100.0
Non-Users 18 22.9
Total 80 100.0

Fig. 21

Interpretation-
 28 out of 62 users responded (To an extent)
 Followed by Fully, Somewhat.
 (Not at all) with 2 responses and 2 with (Very little).

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18. Rate the packaging of the product.

Table 24. Packaging

Valid Cumulative
Frequency Percent Percent Percent
Valid Poor 1 1.0 1.2 1.2
2.00 1 1.0 1.2 2.5
3.00 7 8.6 11.1 13.6
4.00 28 35.2 45.7 59.3
Excellent 25 31.4 40.7 100.0
Total 62 77.1 100.0
Non-Users 18 22.9
Total 80 100.0

Fig. 22

Interpretation-

 Most of the users rated the packaging of the products 4 on the scale of 5.
 Followed by rated 5 out of 5 and 3 out of 5.
 Rated 1 and 2 out of 5.
 The overall rating of the packaging of the product is 4.23 out of 5.

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19. Rate your satisfaction with the use of the product.

Table 25. Satisfaction

Valid Cumulative
Frequency Percent Percent Percent
Valid Highly 2 2.4 3.1 3.1
Dissatisfied
2.00 2 1.9 2.5 5.6
3.00 5 6.2 8.0 13.6
4.00 26 31.9 41.4 54.9
Highly Satisfied 28 34.8 45.1 100.0
Total 62 77.1 100.0
Non-Users 18 22.9
Total 80 100.0

Fig. 23

Interpretation-
 Most of the users were found highly satisfied with the products.
 Followed by Satisfied users and Neutral users
 The overall satisfaction from the product is found 4.23 out of 5.

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20. Are you willing to purchase / purchase more products promoted by social media
influencers?

Table 26. Willing to purchase

Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 52 63.8 63.8 63.8
No 11 13.3 13.3 77.1
Maybe 17 22.9 22.9 100.0
Total 80 100.0 100.0

Fig. 24

Interpretation-

 Out of 80 respondents 63.8% respondents responded Yes

 13.3% responded with No
 22.9% responded with Maybe.

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 CHAPTER-6
FINDINGS & SUGGESTIONS

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 6. FINDINGS & SUGGESTIONS

6.1 Findings

1. According to the analysis most of the respondents were female (58.1%) and the
remaining (41.9%) were male.

2. Most of the respondents were found between the age group of 18-35 combined
(18-25 40%, 26-35 40.5%)

3. A majority of respondents were found undergraduates (42.4%).

4. Most of the respondents were found students (31.9%) and least of the
respondents were found as home makers (11%)

5. All the respondents were found using social media as they were the target
respondents.

6. Acc. to the analysis most of the respondents were found using social media from
past 4-10 years combined.

7. Instagram (31.9%) was found as the most used social media site among the
respondents followed by Facebook (21.4%).

8. 91.9% respondents were found aware about social media influencers and also
about their promotion of the products.

9. Most of the respondents 55.3% (combining positive responses) were found

believing that social media influencers promote genuine products on social
media platforms.

10. Out of 210 respondents 162 respondents were found purchasing and using the
products promoted by social media influencers.

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11. 43.4% users were found purchasing and using beauty products lastly. Followed
by healthcare (17.6%), Lifestyle (13.8%) and Apparels (11.9%).

12. Most of the users learned about their products from Instagram, Facebook and
YouTube.

13. The specification of the product, price and the credibility of the influencer were
found the main reason for the purchase of the products.

14. The overall rating given by the users on the scale of 5 are – Quality (4.04), ease
of use (2.74), Quantity (3.86), Performance (3.95), Genuineness (4) and
Durability (3.99)

15. Expectations of most of the respondents were found fully fulfilled by the product
(51.9%).

16. 45.7% users found the price of the products were justified to an extent.

17. The packaging of the products got 4.23 rating from the users.

18. Most of the users were found highly satisfied from the purchase and use of the
products with an average rating of 4.23 out of 5.

19. A majority of respondents (63.8%) said they are willing to purchase more
products promoted by social media influencers.

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6.2 Suggestions

After doing the analysis of the responses thoroughly I think that most of the users
of the products promoted by social media influencers are overall satisfied with
the product. But there were some loose ends in the social media influencer
marketing which I found and following are the suggestion that I would like to
give-

1. The marketers should focus on increasing the variety of products as social

media marketing is emerging as a potential and trending marketing tactics
nowadays.

2. Companies should hire social media influencers with high credibility.

3. Companies must select social media influencers wisely as they are the
representatives of their company in front of a huge number of audiences.

4. Social media influencers must be educated about the products they are
promoting.

5. Influencers should do a research on the product and the company before

promoting because promoting a disingenuous product can affect their
credibility negatively.

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 CHAPTER- 7
CONCLUSION

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 7. CONCLUSION

After a brief analysis and study of the topic- “Consumer Perception towards the
Utility of the Products promoted by Social Media Influencer” I have come to the
following conclusion:

1. Overall, a majority of consumers said they think social media influencers very
probably promotes genuine products. Still there are a vast number of
disingenuous products social media influencers promote just to earn more
money.

2. The overall experience of the consumers from the purchase and use of
products promoted by social media influencers were good.

3. The perception of the consumers towards influencer marketing is very critical.

Mostly consumers have negative perception towards the products and have
concern about its utility and genuineness but after using them their perception
have majorly changed.

4. It is found that using genuine and valuable products have left positive impact
on the consumer’s perception.

5. Instagram and YouTube influencers were found influencing consumers the

most to make them purchase the products.

6. The main attribute of influencers which influence the consumers to make

purchase decisions is their credibility and their fan base.

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 CHAPTER- 8
LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

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8. LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

 The research will be conducted only in the city of Raipur which, I believe will
be sufficient to get a convincing amount of data and idea, but it could have been
for effective if I can include the data from other cities for a potential topic like
this.

 The study is confined to a finite period of time of almost 2 months.

 The findings of the research will be based on the information provided by the
respondents through questionnaire.

 Due to time constraints the size of the respondents will be kept 200 to 250.

 It will be a difficult task to collect data from the consumers who have purchased
any products from social media influencer marketing or at least have some basic
knowledge about social media or influencer marketing.

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CHAPTER – 9
REFERENCES

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CHAPTER- 10
ANNEXURE

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10. ANNEXURE

1. Name

2. Gender

a) Male
b) Female
c) Other

3. Age

a) 10-25
b) 26-35
c) 36-45
d) Above 45

4. Education

a) 10th
b) 12th
c) Under Graduate
d) Post Graduate

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5. Occupation

a) Businessman
b) Employed
c) Self Employed/ Professional
d) Home Makes
e) Student

6. Do you use Social Media Websites Apps?

a) Yes
b) No

7. How long have you been using social media?

a) 1-3 years
b) 4-6 years
c) 6-10 years
d) More than 10 years

8. Which social media website App you use the most?

a) Facebook
b) Instagram
c) WhatsApp
d) Twitter
e) Snapchat
f) YouTube
g) LinkedIn
h) Pinterest

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9. Are you aware about social media influencers?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Maybe

10. Are you aware about the products influencers promote in social media pla
a) Yes
b) No

11. How likely do you think social media influencers promote genuine products?
a) Definitely
b) Very Probably
c) Probably
d) Possibly
e) Probably Not
f) Definitely Not

12. Have you purchased or used any products recommended by social media
Influencers? (If not then scroll to the last question)

a) Yes
b) No

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13. What was the last product you purchased or used recommended by social media
influencers?

a) Beauty Products
b) Health Care Products
c) Food Beverages
d) Apparels
e) Lifestyle Products
f) Other

14. From which platform did you learn about the product?

a) Facebook
b) Instagram
c) WhatsApp
d) YouTube
e) Snapchat
f) Twitter
g) LinkedIn
h) Other

15. What made you purchase or use the product?

a) Products Specifications
b) Price
c) Influencer's Credibility
d) Brand Equity
e) Reference parties (Friends, Family. Colleagues etc)
f) Other

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 16. Rate the product you purchased or used recommended by social medio
influencers.
W P G VG E

a) Quality
b) Ease of Use
c) Quantity
d) Performance
e) Genuineness
f) Durability

17. How likely did the product fulfilled your expectations?

a) Excelled expectations
b) Fully
c) Somewhat
d) very little
e) Not at all

18. How likely the product justified its price?

a) Fully
b) To an extent
c) Somewhat
d) Very Little
e) Not at all

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 19. Rate the packing of the product.

Poor Excellent

20. Rate your satisfaction with the use of the product.

Poor Excellent

21. Are you willing to purchase more products promoted by social media influencers?

a) Yes
b) No
c) Maybe

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