ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to find the effect of social media marketing on brand equity of private commercial banks with a special emphasis on sampath bank plc. The banking landscape is rapidly changing and digital based business models will be playing a pivotal role in the future banking. It is essential for bankers to identify this disruptive environment and plan ahead to sustain the business. The study has taken a deductive approach of reasoning where the researcher has instigated the research by forming hypotheses based on the theoretical framework. Hence, the empirical study is designed to validate each of the above hypotheses developed in the study. Data was collected from 184 respondents in different demographic and geographic profiles. The study clearly explained that there is a significant relationship between social media marketing and brand equity through four independent variables as exposure, customer engagement, fan loyalty and influence.
