Week 2-B Communication

1.       The business name

2.       Their website url

3.       The social media they are visibly using [links on their website]

4.       Check the links and see if they look like they are well used or hardly used at all.

5.       Add the date of the last post on each of their their social media 

6.       Write several paragraphs explaining what you discovered from this exploration. Are these businesses using their social media well? Do they use some more than others?

Olive Garden

www.olivegarden.com/

Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and youtube

https://www.facebook.com/OliveGarden/     9-19-16

https://twitter.com/olivegarden  9-12-16

https://www.instagram.com/OliveGarden/ 9-30-16

https://www.youtube.com/user/olivegarden#p/p   9-9-16

Mac

http://www.maccosmetics.com/?&cm_mmc=Paid_Search-_-Google-_-Brand_TM-_-mac

https://www.facebook.com/MACcosmetics 9-28-16

https://twitter.com/MACcosmetics 9-30-16

https://www.instagram.com/maccosmetics/ 9-30-16

Ulta

http://www.ulta.com/

https://www.facebook.com/UltaBeauty/ 9-30-16

https://www.instagram.com/ultabeauty/ 9-30-16

https://twitter.com/ultabeauty 9-29-16

Walmart

https://www.walmart.com/

https://www.facebook.com/walmart 9-30-16

https://twitter.com/Walmart 9-30-16

https://www.instagram.com/walmart/ 9-30-16

Costco

http://www.costco.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Costco/ 9-30-16

https://www.pinterest.com/costco/ not sure

Costco needs more social media outlets, after exploring Costco’s social media stance I noticed that they only have two social media programs they use. The Facebook outlet they use often however the pintrest outlet it is hard to tell when is the last time they pinned. They should use Instagram and twitter to promote sales and new products. Walmart is very on top of their social media exposure they use it often and update it weekly if not daily. They seem to use their social media evenly across the board. Ulta and Mac have to keep up with their social media and to stay up on trending new ideas and makeup so they can keep their loyal customers and gain new ones. Finally for Olive Garden being a restaurant they use their social media exposure efficiently and effectively. With all of these companies they seem to use their social media outlet to the best of their abilities and some of the others they really need to step up their game and get more exposure to stay relevant. 

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