Effectiveness & the role of social media in a small organization's strategy in the personal training industry

Ihmisten kiinnostus omaa hyvinvointia sekä fitness-alaa kohtaan ovat kasvaneet viimeisten vuosikymmenten aikana. Kysyntä personal trainereille on nousussa, ja itse ala kasvattaa suosiotaan koko ajan. Samaan aikaan sosiaalinen media on noussut vahvaksi osaksi ihmisten jokapäiväistä elämää. Nykyisin s...

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Main Authors: Haapasalmi, Riina, Jussila, Joonatan
Other Authors: Kauppakorkeakoulu, School of Business and Economics, Taloustieteet, Business and Economics, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/57409
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description Ihmisten kiinnostus omaa hyvinvointia sekä fitness-alaa kohtaan ovat kasvaneet viimeisten vuosikymmenten aikana. Kysyntä personal trainereille on nousussa, ja itse ala kasvattaa suosiotaan koko ajan. Samaan aikaan sosiaalinen media on noussut vahvaksi osaksi ihmisten jokapäiväistä elämää. Nykyisin sosiaalista mediaa ei käytä vain kuluttajat, vaan monet organisaatiot ovat myös oppineet hyödyntämään sen tarjoamia mahdollisuuksia. Sosiaalinen media on mahdollistanut uudenlaisen tavan organisaatioille kommunikoida kuluttajien kanssa, mikä on tuonut organisaatiot ja kuluttajat lähemmäksi toisiaan. Monet organisaatiot eivät kuitenkaan tiedä, kuinka hyödyntää sosiaalista mediaa tehokkaimmalla mahdollisella tavalla. Tarkastelemme tässä tutkimuksessa sosiaalisen median tehokkuutta, sen asemaa yrittäjän strategiassa sekä sen tarjoamia kilpailuedun muotoja personal training -alalla. Sekä personal training -ala että sosiaalinen media ovat ajankohtaisia teemoja nykyyhteiskunnassamme, ja tarkoituksemme on tutkia, miten personal trainerit kokevat sosiaalisen median hyödyntämisen ja kuinka tärkeä osa se on heidän liiketoimintaansa, niin taloudellisesti kuin strategisesti. Haastattelimme tutkimustamme varten yhdeksää lisensoitua personal traineria. Tu-loksemme tukevat aiempaa tutkimustietoa siinä mielessä, että sosiaalinen media on tärkeä työkalu fitness-alalla muun muassa kuluttajien tavoittamisessa. Aiempaa tutkimusta personal trainereiden sosiaalisen median käytöstä ei kuitenkaan ole Suomessa tehty. Tutkimuksestamme selvisi, että personal trainerit pitivät sosiaalista mediaa tärkeänä liiketoiminnalle asetettujen tavoitteiden saavuttamisen kannalta. He myös käyttivät sosiaalista mediaa kilpailuedun saavuttamiseksi sekä näkivät sen kannattavana sijoituksena. The consumers’ interest towards well-being and fitness have grown in the past decades. Demand for personal trainers has increased and the industry is growing. At the same time, social media has become a part of our everyday lives. Nowadays, it is not only used by consumers, but many organizations have learned to utilize the possibilities social me-dia offers as well. Social media has enabled a new way for organizations to communicate with consumers, bringing organizations and consumers closer together. However, many organizations still do not know how to utilize social media effectively. In this study, the effectiveness of social media, along with its role in an organiza-tions strategy and the competitive advantage it brings to the personal training industry, will be examined. Both, the personal training industry and social media are current themes, and the purpose of the study is to examine and evaluate how personal trainers perceive the use of social media and how important of a part it is, both financially and strategically. Nine personal trainers were interviewed for the study. The results received support previous research in the field, in the aspect of previously identified connection of the im-portance of social media in the industry in, for example, reaching consumers. However, previous research on the social media practices of personal trainers in Finland has not been done before. According to this study, personal trainers consider social media as playing an important role in the accomplishment of set goals. They also used social media to gain a competitive advantage in the market place. Social media was also considered a profitable investment.
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title_full Effectiveness & the role of social media in a small organization's strategy in the personal training industry
title_fullStr Effectiveness & the role of social media in a small organization's strategy in the personal training industry Effectiveness & the role of social media in a small organization's strategy in the personal training industry
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