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Dear participant,

Thank you for taking time to fill out this survey. I am student at Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics and currently working on my master thesis. This survey is about social media in the ice cream industry. It will take approximately five minutes to complete the survey.

Your survey responses are anonymous, confidential and will only be used for the purpose of the thesis. If you have any questions regarding the thesis or the survey, do not hesitate to contact me: [email protected]

I would like to thank you very much for your participation, it helps me enormously.

Best regards,

Hilco

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The following questions are about social media.

First, I will explain in short what social media is:

Simply put: "Social media essentially is a category of online media where people are talking, participating, sharing and networking online."

There is a wide variety of social media, ranging from social sharing sites such as YouTube and Flickr through social networks such as LinkedIn and Facebook.






How often do you actively use the following types of social media?
Never Less than once a week Once or twice a week 3-6 times a week Every day More than once every day
* Facebook
* Myspace
* Hi5
* Hyves
* LinkedIn
* Twitter
* Google +
* YouTube
* Pinterest
* Own blog
* Blogs from others
 
 
 
* What do you use social media for? Please rank in order of usage. 1 for the one you use social media most for, 5 for the least.
Gathering information
Sharing content
Entertainment
Social interaction
Purchasing goods/services
 
 
 
* How often do you order products/services online on average?
 
Less than once a year
 
Once every 6-12 months (once a year)
 
Once every 4-6 months (2 -3 times a year)
 
Once every 2-3 months (4-6 times a year)
 
Once a month
 
Once every 2-3 weeks
 
Once a week or more often
 
 
 
* What are in your opinion the main opportunities for companies using social media? Pick the two biggest opportunities.
 
Recruiting employees
 
Building a community
 
Improving awareness
 
More cost effective and targeted form of advertising
 
Market research
 
Customer interaction
 
Transparency of company

 
 
Indicate to what extend you agree with the following statement (segmented per product category)


"I am influenced by social media when purchasing the following type of product:"
Strongly disagree Disagree Neither agree nor disagree Agree Strongly agree
* Books
* Movies, music & games
* Groceries
* Clothing, shoes & jewelry
* Sports & outdoors
* Automotive & industrial
 
 
Please make an estimation per product category what percentage of your purchase decisions was influenced by friends on social media the last year?
0% (never) >0%-20% >20%-40% >40-60% >60%-80% >80%-100% 100% (always)
* Books
* Movies, music & games
* Groceries
* Clothing, shoes & jewelry
* Sports & outdoors
* Automotive & industrial
 
 
Please make an estimation per product category what percentage of your purchase decisions was influenced by official company content on social media the last year?
0% (never) >0%-20% >20%-40% >40-60% >60%-80% >80%-100% 100% (always)
* Books
* Movies, music & games
* Groceries
* Clothing, shoes & jewelry
* Sports & outdoors
* Automotive & industrial
 
 
The following questions are about consumption ice cream. The ice cream market consists of impulse ice cream, artisanal ice cream (luxurious, made by skilled ice cream maker) , frozen yogurt and take-home ice cream.


How often do you normally consume ice cream(s) during the following period?
Once or less than once a month Twice to 3 times a month 4 to 8 a month (once or twice a week) More than 8 times a month (more than twice per week)
* Spring
* Summer
* Autumn
* Winter
 
 
 
* Where do you purchase ice cream normally? Select two
 
Convenience store
 
Service station (e.g. gas station)
 
Supermarket
 
Independent retailer (e.g. small store, pastelaria) Specialist retailer
 
Pharmacy/drug store
 
Other
 

 
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