Volume 3 ,Issue 1 ,September 2026 ,Pages 426-435
Sarbast Hamah Hussein Fathallah ; Asst. Prof. Dr. Nowzad Siddiq Muhammad
This study titled "The Importance of Social Media Advertising Strategies on User Behavior in the Kurdistan Region” was conducted to evaluate the value and impact of social media advertising strategies on users’ behavior. The study is descriptive in nature and adopted survey method. Study population consists of Iraqi Kurdistan Region residents who use social media platforms and are exposed to advertisements on these platforms. The study sample comprised of (286) participants selected through a non-probability purposive sampling. In addition, Data were collected through using questionnaire forms.
Main findings of the study, from this study’s sample’s perspective, displayed that high-quality advertising contents and visuals, price disclosure, discount offers, beside users’ testimonials were considered the most important social media advertising strategies. In contrast, the advertisement repetitions and participating in surveys embedded within advertisements were discovered to be the least important. Moreover, findings revealed that TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook are the most important platforms for commercial advertisements in the Kurdistan Region, although levels of advertising exposure differ across these platforms. Generally, the results confirm that social media advertising strategies play a significant role in attracting users' attention, providing information, encouraging users, and guiding their behavior and purchase decisions in the Kurdistan Region.