Seybold Report ISSN: 1533-9211

Abstract

EFFECT OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN PROMOTING TRADITIONAL TEXTILE OUTLETS IN INDIA: A CASE OF KHADI PRODUCTS


Vaishaly Bopaiah G
Research Scholar, Presidency University, Bangalore.

Dr. Senthil Kumar Ranganathan
Professor, Presidency University, Bangalore.


Vol 17, No 09 ( 2022 )   |  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7079478   |   Licensing: CC 4.0   |   Pg no: 982-989   |   Published on: 14-09-2022



Abstract
History of Khadi Board is twinned with Indian history as it was a part of ‘Swadeshi Andolan’ to boycott ‘Videshi’ products. It initiated home-made dress material made of cotton. Though it had a twinkling history, the burgeoning level of Khadi Board in the post-independence era was flat or down sloped due to the lukewarm attitude of bureaucratic administrators of Khadi Board. This cause decline in awareness and preference among GEN Z . It reduce both brand equity of Khadi products and market share as well. Electronic Word of Mouth (EWOM) and Local Areas Social Media ( LASM) are the two strategies prominent is social media in brand promotion and advertisement. But Khadi Board lack both to attract young generation.


Keywords:
Khadi board, Social Media, . Electronic Word of Mouth (EWOM), Local Areas Social Media ( LASM) , Gen Z



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