INFLUENCE OF DIGITAL MEDIA MARKETING AND CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENT ON CONSUMER PURCHASE INTENTION

Digital media marketing and celebrity endorsement have a significant impact on consumer purchase intent. The digital media marketing tools give marketers a competitive advantage in influencing customers and driving purchase intent toward their offerings. The study aims to examine the effectiveness of digital media as well as the impact of celebrity endorsements on consumer purchase intentions. The purposive sampling technique was used to collect responses from 523 residents of the tri-city Chandigarh using a structured questionnaire. The findings advocate that celebrity endorsement is a substantial marketing tool for driving consumer purchase intention via digital media platforms. The indirect effect of celebrity endorsement on consumer purchase intention was also significant when digital marketing media was used as a meditating variable. The data analysis and validation of the conceptual framework were carried out using the PLS-SEM. The study's implications are discussed.

Influence of Celebrity Endorsement On the Purchase of Slim Tea by Female Undergraduate Students in Selected Southeast Nigerian Universities

This study explored the influence exerted by celebrity endorsement on the purchase of slim tea products by female undergraduate students in universities in southeast Nigeria. Specifically, the study aimed to determine the relationship between the brand image of slime tea and celebrity endorsement, identify how celebrity choice influences the brand image of a product, and also examine how female undergraduate students’ choice of brand product is driven by celebrity influence. The population of this study consisted of female undergraduate students in the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Madonna University Okija, and Ebonyi State University Abakiliki. A multistage sampling technique was used to arrive at a required sample size of 383. I did an oversampling and a total of 400 copies of the questionnaire were distributed and 392 copies of this questionnaire were filled and returned, making for a return rate of 98%. Findings from this study showed that respondents believe that celebrity endorsement can influence their brand choice. And that the choice of celebrity used matters a lot. If an organization fails to provide a positive and strong brand image, it may directly or indirectly affect consumers’ decision-making; as consumers may shift to competitors that offer a better experience. From the findings of this study, it is recommended that advertisers should make use of the right celebrities to enhance the brand image of their products and also consider celebrities whose profession and lifestyle are in sync with the products and services that they are endorsing.

The Effect of Trustworthiness, Attractiveness, Expertise, and Popularity of Celebrity Endorsement

This study aims to determine the impact of trust, attractiveness, expertise, and popularity (Suhay Salim) celebrity endorsement on the purchasing decisions of Korean skincare brand "Some By Mi" in Indonesia. The research method used in this research is quantitative research. Data was collected through an online questionnaire. This study involved 250 respondents who had bought and tried several skincare products "Some By Mi". Purposive sampling is used as a sampling strategy in this study, which uses a non-probability sampling methodology. Data collected from online questionnaires were analyzed using Multiple Linear Regression using SPSS 21.0 for Windows. The findings reveal that the trustworthiness, attractiveness, expertise, and popularity of celebrity endorsement Suhay Salim significantly and positively influence the public purchasing decision of Korean skincare brand ““Some By Mi”” partially.

Artistic Endorsers are Catalysts for Airlines to Attract Passengers

The purpose of the study is to use the advertisements of four real airline artistic endorsers to analyze the contribution of the artistic endorser to discuss possible marketing strategies through an empirical questionnaire survey approach. Data were collected from the airport. Among them, 411 valid questionnaires were finally recovered. The hypothesis of the research model was tested by the SEM approach. The artistic endorser of the airline plays the role of catalyst in the marketing process to improve the airline's operational performance; this leads to our finding that the celebrity artistic endorsement should be carefully chosen in the airlines so that the image in advertising strategies and passengers' believing in celebrity endorsement would be matched; Airline companies are searching for strategies to develop stable connecting relationships with their passengers and to increase their company revenue by strengthening marketing strategy to deliver messages by utilizing the celebrity endorsement concept of passenger preferred airline based on their trust in celebrity endorser. This study contributes celebrity endorsement to the predictability of recommendation of airlines following artistic endorser sense-making of passengers' paradigm. As expected, the recommendation of airlines is most dominantly influenced by celebrity endorsement. Through empirical research, we supplement the significance of the artistic endorser sense-making perspective.

Effectiveness Of Celebrity Endorsement on Advertisement in Achieving Consumer Brand Preference

The instrument of celebrity endorsement has become a pervasive element in advertising. This paper qualitatively examining the effectiveness of celebrity endorsement on advertisement in achieving consumer brand preference. The study revealed some impacts of acquiring celebrity for endorsement such as building awareness, quick connect, means of brand differentiation and better brand image among others. The study identified some challenges associated with celebrity endorsement which are not limited to celebrity overshadows the brand, conflicting image and influence of celebrity moral violation on brands. The paper concludes by recommending careful choosing of celebrity that his/her value will have close link with the brand been endorsed and improvement on the quality of the product by the producer as possible measures to avert the challenges of using celebrity in advertising. Using celebrities that have moral and are well placed in the society for advertisement is also key.

Do you (still) hire celebrities to increase purchase intention?

The development of the coffee industry in Indonesia is growing significantly, as it is driven by the number of coffee shops that are developing both in villages to urban areas as a balancer for people's lifestyles who like to drink coffee while enjoying activities outside the home. This phenomenon makes the level of competition for coffee brands in packaging very hypercompetitive. Consumer intentions in deciding to buy packaged coffee are strongly influenced by the perception of the quality of the coffee, so it is not surprising that currently there are many different flavors and brands. To market coffee products, many producers use celebrity endorsement services. However, as time goes by and the marketing strategy through endorsement has become massive, it is necessary to study whether this strategy is still effective in increasing the number of sales. It turns out that currently, endorsements do not really affect consumer purchasing decisions. From the results of the study, it can be concluded that: (1) perceived quality influences the intention to purchase packaged coffee, and perceived quality also influences brand loyalty in packaged coffee; (2) celebrity endorsement does not influence the intention to purchase packaged coffee, but celebrity endorsement influences the brand loyalty; and (3) brand loyalty influences the intention to purchase packaged coffee. So that in general brand loyalty is able to mediate the influence of perceived quality and celebrity endorsement on the intention to purchase packaged coffee.

Pengaruh Sponsorship, Media Sosial Online, dan Celebrity Endorsement terhadap Brand Awareness Produk Aksesoris Gaming Merek Sades

Online games are no longer considered time-wasting activities. In the past, online games were limited to Personal Computers which had to be connected to an internet cable, but now online games can be accessed anywhere with wireless internet either via a laptop or smartphone. In Gamergear.net's global online game peripherals catalog, there are currently 66 gaming peripherals brands worldwide, one of which is the Sades brand. Sades entered Indonesia through their official distributor PT Indigital Trading in 2011. At first, Sades Indonesia only sold Headset products, and now there are various types of products being sold, namely Headsets, Earphones, Keyboards, Mouse, Mousepad, CPU Case, and CPU Fan. Apart from maintaining the best product quality in its class, Sades Indonesia uses several ways to maintain its Brand Awareness, as 1) Sponsorship for gaming competitions both regional and national, 2) Actively creating content on social media, namely on Instagram, Facebook, and Youtube, 3) Celebrity female gamer, Olivia Gosandra, from 2016 to 2019 as Endorser Sades in Indonesia. This study aims to determine how significant sponsorship, online social media, and celebrity endorsements are for the brand awareness of Sades gaming accessories products in Indonesia. Data obtained from questionnaires distributed via Google Form. The sample used in this study was 80 respondents with the help of SmartPLS version 3.3.2. Permainan game online atau dalam bahasa Indonesia nya disebut gim daring tidak lagi dianggap sebagai kegiatan yang membuang waktu. Dahulu gim daring terbatas hanya di Komputer Personal (Personal Computer) yang harus tersambung kabel internet akan tetapi saat ini gim daring dapat diakses dimanapun dengan internet nirkabel baik melalui laptop maupun smartphone. Dalam katalog game peripheral online global Gamergear.net, terdapat 66 merek game peripheral di seluruh dunia saat ini, salah satu nya adalah merek Sades. Sades masuk ke Indonesia melalui distributor resmi mereka PT Indigital Trading di tahun 2011. Sades Indonesia di awal hanya menjual produk Headset, dan saat ini sudah ada bermacam-macam jenis produk yang dijual yaitu Headset, Earphone, Keyboard, Mouse, Mousepad, CPU Case, dan CPU Fan. Selain dari menjaga kualitas produk yang terbaik di kelas nya, Sades Indonesia menggunakan beberapa cara untuk menjaga Brand Awareness mereka yaitu: 1) Sponsorship pada kejuaraan gaming baik regional maupun nasional, 2) Aktif membuat konten di social media yaitu di Instagram, Facebook, dan Youtube, 3) Celebrity Gamer Wanita yaitu Olivia Gosandra dari tahun 2016 hingga 2019 sebagai Endorser Sades di Indonesia. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui seberapa signifikan sponsorship, media sosial online dan celebrity endorsement terhadap brand awareness produk aksesoris gaming Sades di Indonesia. Data diperoleh dari kuesioner yang disebar melalui Google Form. Sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 80 responden dengan bantuan SmartPLS versi 3.3.2.

Instagram Ads and Celebrity Endorsement Analysis on Purchase Intention of Eco-Friendly Fashion

Along with the increasing public awareness of the environment in Indonesia, eco-friendly fashion trends have begun to penetrate local products in recent years. Industries that produce eco-friendly fashion currently use Instagram as a promotional medium to increase their product exposure. In addition to using Instagram Ads in promoting products to consumers, companies currently widely use Celebrity Endorsements as another method to promote their products. This study aims to reveal the effect of Instagram Ads and Celebrity Endorsements on Consumer Purchase Intention in Eco-Friendly Fashion Products. This research uses quantitative methods. Data is obtained through questioner from 150 respondents with purposive sampling technique. To analyze the data, we use the Multiple Linear Regression method with the classical assumption test. The results showed a positive influence between Instagram Ads and Celebrity Endorsement on consumer purchase intention of Eco-friendly fashion products.