The Effect of social media marketing activities on brand equity and customer response (Case study: Yal lock Company)

The purpose of this research was to investigate the impact of social media marketing activities on brand equity and customer responsiveness in Yale Lock Company. A descriptive-correlational method was used for this research. The statistical population of the study consisted of all clients of the locksmith company, whose number is unlimited. Based on the Cochran formula, the sample size was 385 people. To investigate the variables of the research, the questionnaire tool was used which has 23 questions. The reliability of the questionnaires was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Content validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by a group of university professors and their construct validity was verified by a confirmatory factor analysis. Parametric inferential statistics methods, such as Kolmogorov Smirnov test, have been used to test the hypotheses to ensure that the data are normal and the structural equation modeling and path analysis using Laser Les software. The most important findings of the research showed that social media marketing activities have a significant positive effect on brand awareness; social media marketing activities have a positive effect on brand image; brand awareness has a significant positive effect on oral and oral marketing; brand image Oral-oral marketing has a significant positive effect, brand awareness has a significant positive effect on commitment, brand image has a significant positive effect on commitment.