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An experimental qualitative study on the characteristics of fashion brand's mobile SNS - Focusing on mobile Facebook -

패션 브랜드 모바일 SNS의 특성에 관한 실험적인 질적 연구 - 모바일 페이스북(Facebook)을 중심으로 -

  • Lee, Yoojung (Dept. of Clothing, Graduate School, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Rhee, Young Ju (Dept. of Clothing, Sungshin Women's University)
  • 이유정 (이화여자대학교 대학원 의류학과) ;
  • 이영주 (성신여자대학교 의류학과)
  • Received : 2013.08.14
  • Accepted : 2013.12.13
  • Published : 2013.12.31
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Abstract

This study was an experimental qualitative study on the characteristics of fashion brand's mobile SNS. The study was focused on mobile Facebook and identified the characteristics of fashion brand's mobile SNS. In-depth interviews were conducted with 10 people in the 20s, who have used fashion brand's mobile Facebook application and currently live in Seoul or Gyeonggi province. After analysis of the in-depth interview data, four characteristics of fashion brand's mobile SNS were identified as follows. First, it was possible to access fashion brand's mobile SNS at any time anywhere, if users needed brand-related information. In this study, this characteristic was named 'fashion accessibility'. Second, it was possible to access update-information using fashion brand's mobile SNS or get up-to-date information about the brand in real-time. In this study, this characteristic was named 'fashion recentness'. Third, it was possible to store or capture fashion brand-related images and texts. In this study, this characteristic was named 'ease of storage of fashion data'. Fourth, fashion brand's mobile SNS was useful in various ways to fashion consumers, so this characteristic was named 'fashion usefulness' in this study. The study extracted 10 sub-characteristics of the characteristics of fashion brand's mobile SNS based on the results of a qualitative study. This study has significant value which suggests directions for future research. Also, this paper is expected to provide managerial implications to fashion companies that need to develop mobile SNS marketing strategies.

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