Social media networks

Discuss how the use of social media has impacted you personally as a consumer.

What social media networks do you find to be the most influential on your personal choices and why?

Is social media a reliable tool when promoting public policy?

What role do you think social media will play on consumer behavior in the future? Defend your position.

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

Write between 500 – 750 words (approximately 2 – 3 pages) using Microsoft Word.

Attempt APA style, see example below.

Use font size 12 and 1” margins.

Include cover page and reference page.

At least 60% of your paper must be original content/writing.

No more than 40% of your content/information may come from references.

Use at least two references from outside the course material, preferably from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the two reference requirement.

Reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) must be identified in the paper and listed on a reference page.Reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, online newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, etc. are not acceptable.

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Social media marketing has essentially transformed my decision-making process as a consumer and the way I engage with emerging brands(De Vries, Gensler, and Leeflang, 2012). Ultimately, as a consumer, I am faced with decisions to make. As a consumer, I have a wide range of needs that I have to decide the needs I should satisfy and how I can satisfy them that is greatly influenced by the information I gather from my friends through social media platforms………………….

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