#Middle East Education News Views Insights » Feed Middle East Education News Views Insights » Comments Feed Middle East Education News Views Insights » Social Media Influencers Influence The Youth For Online Purchase: Survey Comments Feed alternate alternate Middle East Education News Views Insights (BUTTON) Toggle navigation * News * Universities + Blogs + Features + News * Schools + Blogs + Features + News * EdTech + Blogs + Features + News * Events + Schools + Universities * Parents + Forums + Nurseries + Resources * Gallery + Images + Videos * About Us * Contact Us ____________________ Most Popular * Mondia, Fingerprint Partner To Offer Learning & Entertainment Content For Kids + Kiran Kidwai + July 2, 2020 Mondia, Fingerprint Partner To Offer Learning & Entertainment Content For Kids * Ground Station Opens To Track Satellite Built By AURAK Students + Zeba Mahmud + July 2, 2020 Ground Station Opens To Track Satellite Built By AURAK Students * Dubai Heights Academy’s Fee Structure & Monthly Payment Plans For New Academic Year + AM Taleem News Desk + July 2, 2020 Dubai Heights Academy’s Fee Structure & Monthly Payment Plans For New Academic Year Quick Links * About Us * Contact Us Social Media Influencers Influence The Youth For Online Purchase: Survey social-media-influencers-influence-the-youth-for-online-purchase-survey * AM Taleem News Desk * March 16, 2020 Nearly 46.59% of college respondents agreed that influencers prompted them to make a purchase. Young adults in the UAE are increasingly inclined to buy a product based on social media influencers’ recommendations. The survey concluded that UAE young adults are influenced by social media influencers’ opinions only to a limited extent. In other words, they follow the influencers’ reviews, but do not rely on them completely. The Canadian University Dubai (CUD) online survey covered over 120 students of both genders (64.77% female and 35.23% male). The majority of the participants (89.95%) were in the 18-24 age group. The UAE figures were revealed in a survey conducted by students enrolled in the Applied Public Relations course at CUD and discussed at a forum ‘CUD Meets Social Media Influencers’ organized by the students. UAE’s four popular social media influencers addressed the students and provided insights into how influencers function and impact consumer behavior. “The students of the Applied Public Relations course got an opportunity to meet these four popular social media influencers face to face. Influencers are today’s powerful opinion leaders. Such a standing was in the past only reserved for Hollywood celebrities, rock stars and sports personalities. However, social media has caused a dramatic paradigm shift, allowing anyone to create content and reach millions of people around the world through global platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube,” said Dr. Ghada Abaido, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Communication, Arts and Sciences. When participants were asked about the social media platform that they use the most, Instagram took the No. 1 spot with 86.36%, followed by YouTube (60.23%), Snapchat (51.14%), Facebook (18.18%), Twitter (13.64%) and blogs. Instagram also topped the list (77.01%) when students were asked which platform they used most to follow influencers, followed by YouTube (28.74%) and Snapchat (21.84%); while Facebook and Twitter featured lower down at the bottom. The students’ project further revealed that influencer marketing is a trend that will continue to grow in the future, as most marketing departments are allotting higher budgets for influencer marketing. The CUD students’ report quoted a recent U.S. study (Olapic 2019) which revealed that 64 % of young adults in the 16-22 age group in the U.S. follow influencers on social media. Another survey (A. Hutchinson, 2019) revealed that 51% believe the content posted by other consumers as more genuine; 48% have purchased a product after watching a brand video and 29% have purchased an item after seeing it featured on an influencer’s post. Finally, 34% have discovered a new brand based on a post published by an influencer. Mr Abaido concluded, “The students’ project clearly demonstrates the rapidly growing importance of social media influencers for brands to connect with their audiences. 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