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                 EMOJIS IN MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS





            In today’s fast-changing business   In addition, marketers have   Moreover, there is frequently
            world, companies and marketers   recognized the necessity to be   a misalignment between what
            worldwide face numerous         noticeable from the crowd by   people say and what they
            challenges, many of which are   incorporating emotions into    genuinely feel.
            unprecedented. Consequently,    marketing communications to
            companies must discover new     stimulate the purchasing decision   With the rise of the Internet and
            approaches to operate, and      of their customers and the target   social media, there are several
            marketers must cross novel and   audience.                     accessible yet authentic ways
            challenging terrains to promote                                to track customer emotions that
            products and services. In this   In most instances, businesses   help a company to boost its
            evolving business landscape,    have some angry, frustrated, or   sales. For example, there is a
            creativity in marketing         demanding customers. Even      widely believed phenomenon
            communications has become more  in circumstances where there   that a picture is worth a
            crucial than ever before. From   will be many happy customers,   thousand words. Since visual
            bespoke marketing materials to   there will always be a handful of   images are considered to have
            unique advertising campaigns,   unhappy customers. However,    a greater emotional appeal than
            creativity may help a company’s   it is challenging for businesses   words alone, in the context of
            marketing communication efforts   to capture the emotions of their   social media, the use of emojis
            to stand out from the competition   customers and the target audience   in a company’s marketing
            and grab the attention of its   as human emotions are inherently   communication campaigns
            customers and the target audience.  difficult to read.         enables the company to create
                                                                           an emotional bond with its
                                                                           customers.
























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