Discussion Post: Communicating Globally Through the Platform of Social Media
Locate and study social media pages of businesses that are making an effort to market their product globally. You can use any social media platform you choose.
Examine what you believe the companies are doing well and what can be improved. Look for ways in which their communication are clear to a large number of people, breaking through language and cultural barriers. Also look for ways in which the pages could be improved due to the limitations and challenges of global communication.
After you have studied several pages that are seeking to reach a large number of people, choose three of them.
• Choose the page that you feel does the best job overall.
Describe why you feel like this social media page was the best one that you viewed. Take a screenshot of the page and upload it with your submission.
• Choose one that needs improvement.
Describe what you see that needs improvement in their effort to reach people globally. Take a screenshot of the page and upload it with your submission.
• Choose one that most closely represents the type of page that you might create in the future. If you have no interest or potential need for ever creating a social media page that is intended to reach the masses globally, then choose one that you are interested in and like.
Describe why you chose this social media page as the one that you can best relate to or like the best. Take a screenshot of the page and upload it with your submission.
The response should include a reference list. One-inch margins, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.