TY - JOUR T1 - Social-Media Platforms and Marketing of Higher Education Institutions JO - Journal of Emerging Trends in Marketing and Management VL - I IS - 1 SP - 328 EP - 338 PY - 2016 T2 - AU - Iosub, Irina AU - Ivanov, Adelina AU - Smedescu, Dan SN - 2537-5865 DO - UR - http://www.etimm.ase.ro/RePEc/aes/jetimm/2016/ETIMM_V01_2016_106.pdf KW - Social media marketing KW - higher education KW - social media measurement AB - The paper introduces the reader to social media as a marketing tool in the first section, then investigates the motivation behind using social media. In the following section it delves into basic and recommended strategies for successful marketing in these new online mediums, while focusing on their application in higher education institutions. In the last two sections two top ranked universities’ social media presence is presented and analyzed, and lastly there is a discussion about the necessity and the means of measuring and tracking the effect of social media marketing. ER -