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88 — Elon Journal of Undergraduate Research in Communications, Vol. 6, No. 2 • Fall 2015 way to create content and gain the audience’s attention. Products that complement the seasons, such as the Coolatta for summer and the Hot Chocolate or Latte Pumpkin Crème Brule for fall, help brand Dunkin’ Donuts further by showing recognizable and popular products with matching seasonal imagery. Other research findings suggest that while Dunkin’ Donuts uses a multitude of imagery and text to suggest its “fun and friendly” brand, it does so without frequently using emotional appeals. Only three visuals used emotional appeals and only one of them used the emotional appeal of joyfulness or happiness. Even the most fun-oriented visuals, such as the Cinco de Mayo picture featuring a “fiesta,” did not include any fun imagery other than the colorful Coolatta products. When analyzed for positive and negative message framing, all of the visuals had positive message framing except for one. One of the most interesting aspects of the analysis is how little fans play a role in the Instagram posts of Dunkin’ Donuts. Even as a people-oriented brand, which claims to engage fans in a fun and friendly way, the brand is lacking in their representation of fans. There were no fan photos shared by the brand on Instagram in the sample. Only two posts showed the faces of people: one man was featured in a prank video and one woman was shown in a post promoting a new Social Hub feature. Various hands and torsos were shown in the picture, but only as a way to display Dunkin’ Donuts products. For a people-friendly brand, the actual consumers of Dunkin’ Donuts were missing from Instagram. Interpretation of Findings and Theory Dunkin’ Donuts has created a strong brand presence on Instagram through its content. The brand’s prevalent use of brand name, logo, colors, and products has created a strong sense of visual branding on the social media app. If one were to see an Instagram post by Dunkin’ Donuts, one would be able to recognize it as such immediately. Dunkin’ Donuts has been able to create its brand on Instagram by creating a connection with fans through Dunkin’ Donuts specific visuals. For a people-oriented brand, Dunkin’ Donuts showed photos that do not reflect its social media strategy and execution. With only two visuals representing people, one showing a woman’s face in a photo and the other the back of someone’s head in a video, its visual strategy was not clearly consumer oriented. At this time, framing theory seems to only be slightly connected to the way Dunkin’ Donuts brands itself on Instagram. The biggest “frame” or grouping of messages seems to be simply the use of Dunkin’ Donuts products. Out of the 12 posts, 9 featured products. While there were fun and friendly elements throughout, there didn’t seem to be any distinct “fun” frames. And while the posts were analyzed for positive or negative message framing, all were positive except for one. These findings suggest that Dunkin’ Donuts had no distinct frames or messages featured or implied in Instagram posts and may not apply framing theory to strengthen Dunkin’ Donuts brand on Instagram. VI. Conclusion In conclusion, Dunkin’ Donuts does a strong job of branding itself on Instagram, the social media application rising with popularity as a tool for communicators to engage with fans of the brand through unique and engaging content. By using the brand name, logo, and color, as well as actionable hashtags and product images, Dunkin’ Donuts is able to use its brand to post engaging content in order to connect with fans of the brand. And while framing theory does not appear to hold up as a strong theoretical basis for the branding of Dunkin’ Donuts on Instagram, the company’s use of branding strategies and tactics, both visually and textually, continues to help strengthen the brand on social media. Limitations of this study include the small sample size of 12 posts and the lack of a different coder for this study. Any additional Instagram research will be helpful for future research because the mobile application is the newest tool for communicators. Research on Instagram as a branding tool would be especially helpful to further understand communication theories and how they are connected to the social media app. Future research on branding and the framing theory should also look at a brand’s total social media presence by observing and studying beyond Instagram. By studying multiple social media sites together, such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, researchers may examine more evidence about branding to draw a stronger conclusion. Finally, future research should focus on framing theory in the context of social media and branding. Few scholarly articles were available to study the theory in this way, making it difficult toPDF Image | Instagram and Branding: A Case Study of Dunkin Donuts
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