MAINTAINING THE GOOD IMAGE OF A PUBLIC FIGURE THROUGH THE USE OF REPUTATION MARKETING
<p>ABSTRACT. This study aims to look at the application of the application of Reputation Marketing by a Public<br />Figure in maintaining a good image. How does the use of Reputation Marketing in the entertainment industry can<br />affect the continuity of the career of a Public Figure. The careers of a Public Figure who work in the entertainment<br />industry is very vulnerable, if marketing strategies and maintain a good self image are not implemented. This<br />study takes Hilbram Dunar as the subject. He works as a television host, radio host,MC, entertainer and author<br />who began his career in 1996, while maintaining good image to date. With the concept of Reputation Marketing,<br />author examined his personal branding, personal and social life to his choice of words and topics in social media.<br />This research will contribute ideas to the study of communication with the subject about the image, personal<br />branding, reputation marketing and reputation marketing in the era of internet, and provide practical ideas for<br />public figures who work in the entertainment industry. This research is a descriptive study with a qualitative<br />approach. The results of this study found that the application of Reputation Marketing is very appropriate to<br />maintain a good image of a Public Figure who works in the entertainment industry. With the development of<br />technology, especially the new media such as the various social media such as twitter and path, a public figure<br />must have his own positioning of the image that he wants to convey to the public and must maintain consistency.<br />In addition, there are things that must be avoided in order to maintain reputation. Reputation is important for the<br />career of a Public Figure and good image is not easy to maintain. The application of Reputation Marketing for<br />Public Figure has the same function like a product, which is for generating profit. A good image of a Public<br />Figure becomes a commodity which will have an impact on the sustainability of his career.</p>