Strategies of golf course companies on Twitter. Its influence on the interactivity of audiences

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Various investigations have verified the relationship between interactivity in social networks and the attitude of users towards companies, generating interest in knowing what tools and tactics can encourage the activity of followers in social media. By monitoring and analyzing the content of the active profiles on Twitter of the clubs with golf courses in the Community of Madrid throughout 2016, the influence of the themes of the published tweets, the inclusion of audiovisual resources and retweeted messages on the degree of diffusion, selection as favorites and the inclusion of comments by followers. Among the main conclusions, the effectiveness of educational messages, lifestyle, greetings and contests, questions and raffles stands out, many of them retweeted, to favor interactivity; On the contrary, a limited positive impact of the use of multimedia resources on user response is observed. In short, the inclusion of contests, questions or raffles is valued as a convenient formula to get the participation of the audience, but an adequate selection of them is required. Likewise, it is recommended to share content from other profiles and greetings, and include videos

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golf course, Corporate communication, effectiveness, interactivity, social networks

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Author Biographies

María Cruz López de Ayala, King Juan Carlos University. Associate Professor. Department of Communication and Sociology

Graduate in Sociology (UCM), PhD in Communication Sciences (URJC) and Master in Communication Management from the University of Barcelona. Professor of the area of Advertising and Audiovisual Communication at the Rey Juan Carlos University. His lines of research are media and minors, local political communication and Corporate Communication. He has participated in competitive research projects (R+D+I) and publishes in national and international impact journals. He is a regular speaker at national and international conferences.

Beatriz Catalina, King Juan Carlos University. Associate Professor. Department of Communication and Sociology

Degree in Journalism from the UCM (1989), PhD in Communication Sciences from the Rey Juan Carlos University (2011) and degree in Political Science (UNED, 2014). Visiting professor in the area of Journalism at the Rey Juan Carlos University, her published works are related to local political communication and the uses of the Internet. He has participated in competitive R+D+I projects and has published in numerous national and international impact magazines. He also regularly participates with presentations at national and international conferences.

José Gabriel Fernández, King Juan Carlos University. Associate Professor. Department of Communication and Sociology

Professor at the URJC. Graduate in Information Sciences from the University of Navarra, - PhD in Information Sciences (UCM) and Master's in Economic Journalism (UCM). Author of various publications on journalism specialized in economics and sports, he has participated in different international conferences on these specialties. He has been an editor for Diario 16 and the 24 Horas channel of TVE. He regularly collaborates with madridiario.es and Radio Marca, and has collaborated with Radio Intereconomía, among others.

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https://doi.org/10.33115/udg_bib/cp.v7i15.22193

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2018-12-13

How to Cite

López de Ayala, M. C., Catalina, B., & Gabriel Fernández, J. (2018). Strategies of golf course companies on Twitter. Its influence on the interactivity of audiences. Communication Papers. Media Literacy and Gender Studies., 7(15), 231. https://doi.org/10.33115/udg_bib/cp.v7i15.22193

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