RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Measuring the consumer engagement related to social media: the case of franchising A1 Calderón Monge, Esther A1 Ramírez-Hurtado, José M. K1 Consumer engagement K1 Franchising K1 Social media K1 Facebook K1 Twitter K1 Consumidores-Conducta K1 Consumer behavior K1 Franquicias K1 Franchises (Retail trade) K1 Redes sociales en Internet K1 Online social networks AB The appearance of social media has fostered consumers chatting with each other, comparing and recommending products and services. In the case of franchising, social media take on a yet greater importance due to brands having to achieve the expansion of their chains selecting new franchisees. The aim of this paper is, on the one hand, to analyze the activity of franchise chains in social media -Facebook and Twitter- and, on the other hand, to measure the engagement which social media users show with franchise brands or chains. Quantitative data from Spanish franchisors (N = 53 and N = 46) was collected by means of the Fanpage Karma and Twitonomy tools. The PRGS model and statistical tests were used for the analysis of the data. The results show that the activity of the chains in social media is different according to the sector in which the chain is operating. Conclusions are also drawn regarding the characteristics of franchising chains. PB Springer SN 1389-5753 YR 2022 FD 2022-12 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/9674 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/9674 LA eng NO This research has been partially financed by the Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad de España, Project ECO2017-89452-R. DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 22-dic-2024