Comparative study of The effect of Content Marketing use on Social Networks and Traditional Marketing on Consumer Behavior (Study: Life Insurance)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor; Department of Management; Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences; Al-Zahra University; Tehran; Iran

2 Department of Management - Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences - Al-Zahra University - Tehran - Iran

10.34785/J018.2021.308

Abstract

nowadays, marketers use content marketing in social networks in order to motivate customers to purchase their customers. in this regard, the need to study the content marketing strategies of brands has increased. life insurance is one of the most important products used by marketers in order to market and sell them in different parts of the world. however, the content marketing of life insurance in iran is not so popular. accordingly, the present study comparative study and comparison of content marketing influence through social networks and traditional marketing has focused on increasing customers ' tendency to purchase life insurance. also, one of the type of intervention is نیمه‌تجربی. the statistical population of the study is life insurance customers in iran and estimate the sample size that were selected from the insurance and savings insurance companies of iranian insurance companies was determined by 95 percent, sample fall of 20 percent and the effect of content marketing methods on increasing sales in the study of other industries, 40 people were tested and controlled in two groups. the results of the study revealed that although both traditional marketing and content marketing methods generally lead to an increase in the desire to buy insurance in life insurance, the increase in the willingness to buy content marketing audiences is significantly higher than the other. also, the results show a significant effect of the use of pertinent messages on the content marketing of life insurance

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