Research Article

The Use of the Personal Data Collected Through Digital Footprints by Corporations in Understanding the Target Audience: An Analysis on Dot-com Companies

Volume: 10 Number: 2 October 25, 2023
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The Use of the Personal Data Collected Through Digital Footprints by Corporations in Understanding the Target Audience: An Analysis on Dot-com Companies

Abstract

This study aims to reveal the categories in which companies collect data the most as well as the changes occurring in terms of these categories. The study, within this context, explores the connexion between the tendency to collect data, revenue, and customer satisfaction in order to lay bare the contribution of data collection to understanding the customer. The findings of the study suggest that the considerable amount of personal data collected by companies has no more than little bearing on customer satisfaction. The study also shows that companies request more data in certain categories. Furthermore, there appears to be an ambiguity in terms of the link between the tendencies of data collection and revenue/customer satisfaction. Another striking point that the findings of the study make is that the data that the companies request to collect vary by sectors with little difference.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Public Relations Campaigns and Applications

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

October 25, 2023

Publication Date

October 25, 2023

Submission Date

November 19, 2021

Acceptance Date

January 4, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 10 Number: 2

APA
Savaş, S., & Ergen, E. (2023). The Use of the Personal Data Collected Through Digital Footprints by Corporations in Understanding the Target Audience: An Analysis on Dot-com Companies. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Social Sciences, 10(2), 668-689. https://doi.org/10.17336/igusbd.1025833
AMA
1.Savaş S, Ergen E. The Use of the Personal Data Collected Through Digital Footprints by Corporations in Understanding the Target Audience: An Analysis on Dot-com Companies. IGUJSS. 2023;10(2):668-689. doi:10.17336/igusbd.1025833
Chicago
Savaş, Sezgin, and Emre Ergen. 2023. “The Use of the Personal Data Collected Through Digital Footprints by Corporations in Understanding the Target Audience: An Analysis on Dot-Com Companies”. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Social Sciences 10 (2): 668-89. https://doi.org/10.17336/igusbd.1025833.
EndNote
Savaş S, Ergen E (October 1, 2023) The Use of the Personal Data Collected Through Digital Footprints by Corporations in Understanding the Target Audience: An Analysis on Dot-com Companies. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Social Sciences 10 2 668–689.
IEEE
[1]S. Savaş and E. Ergen, “The Use of the Personal Data Collected Through Digital Footprints by Corporations in Understanding the Target Audience: An Analysis on Dot-com Companies”, IGUJSS, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 668–689, Oct. 2023, doi: 10.17336/igusbd.1025833.
ISNAD
Savaş, Sezgin - Ergen, Emre. “The Use of the Personal Data Collected Through Digital Footprints by Corporations in Understanding the Target Audience: An Analysis on Dot-Com Companies”. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Social Sciences 10/2 (October 1, 2023): 668-689. https://doi.org/10.17336/igusbd.1025833.
JAMA
1.Savaş S, Ergen E. The Use of the Personal Data Collected Through Digital Footprints by Corporations in Understanding the Target Audience: An Analysis on Dot-com Companies. IGUJSS. 2023;10:668–689.
MLA
Savaş, Sezgin, and Emre Ergen. “The Use of the Personal Data Collected Through Digital Footprints by Corporations in Understanding the Target Audience: An Analysis on Dot-Com Companies”. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Social Sciences, vol. 10, no. 2, Oct. 2023, pp. 668-89, doi:10.17336/igusbd.1025833.
Vancouver
1.Sezgin Savaş, Emre Ergen. The Use of the Personal Data Collected Through Digital Footprints by Corporations in Understanding the Target Audience: An Analysis on Dot-com Companies. IGUJSS. 2023 Oct. 1;10(2):668-89. doi:10.17336/igusbd.1025833

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