Integration of Online Social Network and E-Commerce Business through Facebook Pages

Authors

  • Balvinder IKG Punjab Technical University, Kapurthla, Punjab, India
  • Tripat Deep Singh Dua Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15415/jotitt.2018.62010

Keywords:

Online Social Network, Facebook Page, Page Insights, Paid Promo-tion, Organic Traffic

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to explore Facebook page options through which e-commerce companies can establish relationship with online social networking users. It explores the various options available on Facebook page like audience building, data analysis, paid promotions etc. Techniques for organic and paid promotion discussed to build the page audience. Comprehensive study on data insights provided by Facebook is tabulated. This paper highlights the factors for integration of Online Social Network and e-commerce to help ecommerce companies to focus on building audience and converting them into sale. A step by step implemen-tation starting from page setup, audience building and data analy-sis is presented.

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Published

2018-12-25

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Balvinder, & Tripat Deep Singh Dua. (2018). Integration of Online Social Network and E-Commerce Business through Facebook Pages. Journal on Today’s Ideas - Tomorrow’s Technologies, 6(2), 107–118. https://doi.org/10.15415/jotitt.2018.62010

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