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1.0 INTRODUCTION
In 1927, 7-eleven started its business as an ice house in Dallas, Texas. Now, the company has
grown and evolved into the worlds largest operator, franchisor and licensor of convenience store.
There are 7,980 stores operate in United States and Canada, by franchises and licenses, and more
than 39,300 stores in countries such as Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, China, Malaysia,
Mexico, Singapore, Australia, Philippines, Indonesia, Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
Incorporated on 4 June 1984, 7-Eleven Malaysia are the pioneer and the largest 24-hours
convenience store operator in Malaysia, with the vision to be the best retailer of convenience and
mission to consistently serve the changing needs of customers for their convenience.
Being the largest convenience store chain in Malaysia, 7-Eleven Malaysia has over 1,300
stores nationwide and serves over half a million customers daily. With the slogan of Always There
For You, 7-Eleven stores can be found throughout the whole Malaysia from petrol stations and LRT
station to shopping malls and medical institutions.
Each 7-Eleven store carries over 2000 products, together with a variety of services such as
the sale of mobile phone reload cards, ink cartridge refill, photocopying, fax, automated teller
machine (ATM) and bulletin board for neighbourhood community notices. To accommodate the
needs of customers who are looking for ready-to-eat hot food, the company has introduced hot
beverages as well as packaged fresh food and bakery in 2009. All food items sold are certified
HALAL and undergo stringent quality control to ensure tastefulness and freshness.
2.0 ANALYSIS
2.1 Analysis trend on the fans number
Number of fans at the beginning of the study (17th October 2012)
393,872
Number of fans at the end of the study (17th November 2012)
447,994
The number of likes on 7-Eleven Malaysia Facebook page has increased by 54,122 from 17 October
to 17 November 2012. This means that the number of likes in this page increase by around 1,691 per
days. Most of the Facebook users who like this page are from the age group of 18-24 years old where
most of them are college or universities students. Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur is the city
where most of the Facebook users who like this page come from.
2.2 Promotional activities available before 17th October 2012
7-Eleven Malaysia will organise contest and promotion regularly to attract more customers to shop at
its stores. For example, a contest named Amazing Win was taken place from 14 June 22 July
2012 with prizes such as Samsung SMART TV 55. Besides, Highlights of the Month will be
organized every month where some of its products will be offered at discounted price at a particular
period.
2.3 Type of activities and announcements posted (17th October- 17th November 2012)
7-Eleven Malaysia uses Facebook as a mean to announce all of its promotional activities such as
Highlight of the Month as well as other contests.
Besides promotion and contests, 7-Eleven Malaysia also posts detail of every job fair and roadshow
organized on Facebook including time, date and value.
Sometimes, 7-Eleven Malaysia will post some picture simply to remind customers about the
products that it offers.
Bad comments
Most of the bad comments received are complaining the high price of the products offered.
Social Media
YouTube
Used
Reason(s)
YouTube is one of
LinkedIn offers a
variety of marketing
on Internet.
updates.
opportunities besides
It is a innovative way
paid advertising or
easily to a variety of
of conducting public
status updates
medium.
relation.
To remind customers
Objective(s)
To connect with
customers.
To obtain valuable
business partners.
customers feedback.
To provide some
To connect with
To increase the
visibility of the
interesting facts
company.
To build a positive
image of the
company.
Target
audiences
Potential customers
Potential customers
Potential customers
Existing customers
Existing customers
Existing customers
Business partners
Create a personal
channel to upload
actively in the
interesting video to
related groups
remind customers
organized by others
or the company
itself.
services.
Posting discussing
topics and
subscribers of its
commenting on
channel for
product or services
others thread.
marketing and
provided.
advertising purpose.
Make necessary
Company Buzz to
changes to the
YouTube channel in
account the
other social
customers feedbacks.
Create polls
Respond to
regularly to gather
customers complaint
official website in
and dissatisfaction
conversation.
YouTube channel.
appropriately.
networking sites.
Create conversation
to demonstrate the
website in the
expertise of the
description of every
company.
video uploaded to
some items at
allow interested
discounted prices.
Remind viewers to
buy the products and
provide the
companys contact
information in the
end of each video.
Budget
Expected
Outcomes
Cost-free
Cost-free
Cost-free
Increased sales
Increased sales
Increased popularity
Increased popularity
Improved customers
Strong brand in
customers mind
Increased knowledge
in related field
services
5.0 ANALYSIS
5.1 Analysis trend on the fans number
Number of fans at the beginning of study (17th October 2012)
97,908
Number of fans at the end of study (17th November 2012)
154,226
From what we observed, the number of fans on Samsung page has increased greatly by 56318 of fans.
Most of the fans liked on the Facebook page are from the city of Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah
Persekutuan aged between 18 to 24 years old. It is clearly shown that Samsung has gained popularity
among the Y generation which is mostly university or college students. According to the Samsungs
Facebook page, the number of new likes per week is increasing gradually by 1000 of fans on average.
5.2 Promotional activities available before 17th October 2012
1.
2.
Besides, Samsung also did another promotional activity by sponsoring an event named K-pop
Talent Quest 2012 Finals that was held in Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre on 13 th
October 2012.
5.3 Type of activities and announcements posted (17th October- 17th November 2012)
1.
consumers to grab a chance to get Samsung Galaxy Note II. This is one of their activities to promote
their Galaxy Note II to wider variety of customers even to the non- Samsung consumers. This
roadshow attracted many people attention because the first 50 people to queue up will get free
Galaxy Note II battery and desktop charger, next 50 will get Note II cover and next 100 will get an
RM20 coffee voucher.
2.
Besides, they also organized a media launch of the innovative ATIV Smart PC LIVE at G
Tower, Kuala Lumpur on 30th October. This launching has brought to customers the opportunity to
experience the use of Smart PC. Moreover, they have invited the media to the launching and
officially introduce the innovative product to the society.
3.
Other than activities, Samsung also posted some about new products launched or new centre
opened from 1 November to 12 November. For example, they offer their customers to purchase
NX1000 camera and get free zoom lens. Besides, they also made announcement on the opening of a
brand new Smart Care Centre for customers convenience.
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Bad Comments
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Social
Blog
Media
Used
Reason(s)
allows Samsung to
enable Samsung to
promote products on
promote their
audience.
an individual level.
products in unique
Can be more
interactive with
customers online.
To reach out to
customers who
videos.
product online.
To create loyal
To create strong
brand recognition
connection between
through unique
product and
descriptive of
individual.
Samsung product.
To lead to larger
To keep customers
advertising
opportunities.
purchase.
Promotes product in
real-time and brings
customers in.
Strategies/ Create an account in
Tactics
YouTube channel
Post Samsung official
Create a Twitter
account and start to
Samsung products
follow certain
and services.
existing customers
Create blog on
Update blog
frequently to keep
customers up-to12
product in a short
product or service.
message precisely
date.
Provide longer
descriptions of
Samsung products
likely to read.
or services include
Those messages
to attract audience.
For example, MV of Korean
tweeted appear on
Allow bloggers to
followers home
experience in using
to the products
Samsung product to
within audience.
website.
get feedback.
Followers can
Acquiring followers
Samsungs staff
products as well.
Samsung social
online.
network pages.
Customers can
retweet messages
tweeted by Samsung
product.
to allow followers of
Target
audience
Wide variety of
Active bloggers.
customers such as
people of all age.
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Budget
Cost free as it is a
real-time social
media.
Cost free.
Many customers
Maintaining existing
will be exposed to
Samsung.
purchase occur.
Increased brand
recognition
growth of sales.
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8.0 ANALYSIS
8.1 Analysis trend on the fans number
Number of fans at the beginning of the study (17th October 2012)
216,324
Number of fans at the end of the study (17th November 2012)
228,854
The number of fans of Sushi King on Facebook page has increased by 12,530 from 17th October to
17th November 2012. There are about 4,092 Facebook users like the page every day. Most of these
Facebook users who like Sushi King Facebook page are between 18 to 24 years old, which means
this page is popular among college and universities students. Most of the Facebook users who like
this page are from Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur. This may be due to the number of branches
available in Klang Valley.
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Besides, Sushi King posted about the current events that occur all around the world from the
marriage of Dato Lee Chong Wei to the victory of President of United State in the election.
Sushi King also posted the photo of its dishes together with the total calories of each dish on
Facebook.
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Sometime, Sushi King will show its care to customers via Facebook by greeting them good
morning, reminding them to bring the umbrella when raining, and wishing them on every festival.
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Bad comments
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Foursquare
Blog
Media Used
Reason(s)
It is a location based
environment for
attractive photos of
companies and
clients to connect
online.
Allows interactive
activities with
with Instagram
customers online.
because it is a new
social network, so can
reach out more
people.
Objective(s) To share out photos as
To offers more
one of promotional
special features or
strategies to catch
privileges to loyal
people attention.
to their restaurant.
customers.
To get customers
feedback on their
their business.
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Strategies/
Tactics
Create an account in
Instagram
Post announcement
about the Sushi is on
Create a blog to
to enable customers to
introduce varieties
check-in to their
of sushis menu
restaurant.
and provide
Instagram on their
ingredients used to
them to Instagram.
extra information
for customers.
customers.
description on the
make it brighter,
feedback or
recommendations
as evaluation.
Can provide a few
users.
Apply the distinctive
simple steps to
make a simple
confines photos to a
sushi to customer
so that to invite
special features to
them to be part of
Target
audience
Wide varieties of
people include
customers.
Budget
It is a free photo-
Cost free
Cost-free
Attract more
sharing program.
Expected
Outcomes
customers.
Increased sales.
potential customers
Increased
popularity.
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11.0 ANALYSIS
11.1 Analysis trend on the fans number
Number of fans at the beginning of the study (17th October 2012)
422,000
Number of fans at the end of the study (17th November 2012)
451,000
Digis fans page has a rising trend by 29,000 of fans. It is because Digi has become a well-known
telecommunication company, people have loyalty to this company and they trusted him will give the
customers all the best. On the other hand, new phone launched in Malaysia also the factors why the
fan page becoming more famous. Digi uploaded all the information about the plan and the phone.
Thousands of iPhone fans or Samsung fans will compare Digis plan with other telecommunication
companys plan such as Maxis.
11.2 Type of activities and announcements posted
One of the activities and announcements posted from 15th October to 17th November 2012 is
Digi Double Deals. This is a promotion for Digi postpaid customers. Besides, during Deepavali, Digi
also offered Deepavali reload and caller tunes special. Customers who reload in between 12th
November to 15th November will get a chance to win BonusLink point redemptions, Deepavali
CallerTunes and a chance to fly to India to meet silver screen actor, Surya! There is also iphone4s
plan offered by Digi. Two years monthly payment RM138 and you can get the Iphone4s with
RM499. In order to let the Digi customers to avoid the crazy iPhone fans rushing to the stores, Digi
also provide online selling service.
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YouTube
Social
Blog
Media
Used
Reason(s)
determine your
audience
target market
rule or policies to
It also help to
follow.
Advertising fees on
Youtube is free
Can easily reach global
customers
Objective
spread the
information to
users
To have more
relationship
between customers
customers
and Digi
To build deeper
customers
relationship
Strategies/
Tactics
Create a channel
belongs to Digi
Invite audience to
Create a twitter
account
Post all relating
Start by creating a
blog
Answer those
information and
questions as many
Digi
promotions
as possible
Learn how to
connect and
engage with
followers
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Target
audience
Other
Other
Other
telecommunications
telecommunication
telecommunications
companys users
s companys users
companys users
New potential
New potential
new phone
phone
phone
Budget
Free of charge
Free of charge
Expected
To receive more
Outcomes
Free of charge
To achieve more
comments from
about Digi
customers.
making changes
Let people have
deeper knowledge
of Digi
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14.0 ANALYSIS
14.1 Analysis trend on the fans number
Number of fans at the beginning of study (17th October 2012)
62,000
Number of fans at the end of study (17th November 2012)
157,000
There is a large increase of fans number throughout the period of study, which is 93,000 increased in
total. The number of fans boomed in the 1st week of study, which increased over 24,000 of fans. In
the 2nd week, the number of fans rose even higher than the 1st week, which is nearly 29,000 of fans
increased and the number breach the 100,000 height in the same week. However, in the 3rd week, the
increasing of number of fans plunge to about 4k that week. The number rose back gradually on the
4th week and 5th week by 11,000 and 18,000 respectively.
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There are a lot of activities are running and announcement posted on the Facebook during the
period of study. On the 1st day of the study period, Dominos conducted a contest which needed the
contestant to post the picture of them while eating Dominos Pizza via Instagram. Dominos Pizza
also offers a buy 1 free 1 promotion to the Facebook users during the period of study. Dominos
Pizza Malaysia also helped advertise the movie War of the World Goliath 3D by conducting some
contest and games. In the study periods, Dominos Pizza also posted announcement about the 10
cents for 1 regular pizza promotion promotion which held in their two different physical storefront
daily which starting from the date 15th November 2012. They also posted the announcement of the
new pizza, 7 meat-wonder they offered on their Facebook page. They also announced that they
opened the 100th stores at Kangar and Alor Setar on the Facebook. The richness of activities
throughout the study boosted the fans of the Dominos Pizza Malaysias Facebook page. These
activities also shows that how Dominos Pizza Malaysia fully utilized their Facebook page to
interactive with their customer by posting announcement, promotion, notices and advertising using
the social network platform.
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Dominos Pizza Malaysia Facebooks page is full of good comment which telling their good
tasted pizza and good services provided by Dominos Pizza. There are some bad comment that
complains about the online ordering system, but the good thing is that Dominos Pizza actually cares
and given help to the user who complaint.
14.4 Other features of Facebook used
Dominos Pizza Malaysia is doing customer services on the Facebook. They reply to the comments
of their customers, and also provided a customer support tab on top of their page which link to a
customer service page. Next, in concert with the War of the World Goliath 3D advertising activity,
the page provided a tab that link to a Pacman-like game. The users who won the game by achieving
top score able to win the prizes of the event. Besides that, there is also a tab on top of the page that
link to a calendar that shows where the 10 cents pizza promotion will be held at. Their Facebook
page also shares the taken photos during their events in the past.
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YouTube
Blog
Media
used
Reasons
A very famous
platform to shares
videos nowadays.
Free to share
video on this site.
No restriction or rules.
Dominos Pizza can design
their blog freely and
creatively.
Free of Charge
Free of Charge
Objectives To Advertise
announcement and
products.
promotion.
their business.
Strategies/ Create a channel
Target
Audience
Provide detailed
their new
More exposure of
Tactics
Make new
of Dominos
Gain loyalty of
customers
Post notices and
announcement
Pizza Malaysia
events or promotion
announcement or notices
promotion.
in Facebook or Twitter
Twitter users
their customers.
Budget
Free of charge
Free of charge
Free of charge
Expected
Becoming more
Provide up-to-date
Outcome
famous
Increase sales
information to the
customers.
Increase sales
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