Digital Information Media of the Salman ITB Halal Center in improving Marketing Performance of Halal Lecture Program

The community can make wise use of the existing communication media as well as the growing communication media. The era of connectivity brought many changes to the communication media which is currently known as digital media. Digital media provides many opportunities and advantages for finding and sharing information. The purpose of this research is to look at the digital communication media used in the Halal Lecture program and to see the digital marketing communication process carried out by the Halal Salman ITB center regarding the Halal Lecture program. The research method used is qualitative with a case study approach. As for the results of this research, the digital information media Instagram is used by the Salman Halal Center ITB to inform and market the Halal Lecture program by paying attention to the elements of the message's purpose. Information and persuasion is conveyed through an e-flyer posted on the official Instagram @salmanitb. Not only that, the public also participates in digital marketing through Whatsapp broadcast messages, personal Instagram stories and Whatsapp stories. Ease of access and reach of digital media are benefits that can be obtained by users, therefore digital media can be applied in various fields of activity ranging from education, campaigns, entertainment, to marketing.

Application of Digital Communication to Increase The Tourism Promotion in Dayeuh Kolot Village, Subang

The development of tourism villages in several areas including West Java needs to be encouraged by digital promotion. In the internet era, digital communication is mandatory for stakeholders in the economic sector, including tourism stakeholders. Based on this, tourism development through digital communication needs to be done to encourage tourist attraction. This research describes the development of tourism promotion through digital communication in Dayeuh Kolot village in several stages. The research method uses case studies with data collection techniques through observation, interviews, and documentation to measure the stages of digital communication application. Observations were made at the stages of digital communication application, namely in the stages of preparation, implementation, and evaluation of digital development in the period of July until December 2020. Interviews were conducted with tourism organizer stakeholders, namely the village government, BUMDES, and people who were members of the Keciwis community to get an overview of promotion development Meanwhile, the documentation data is obtained statistically as a comparison before and after the development of digital promotion. The results showed that the knowledge and skills of tourism stakeholders had significantly increased, especially in the management of social media and digital communication for tourism marketing.

Identity and Interaction, A Glimpse into Persib WhatsApp Group

Persib Bandung, an Indonesian professional football club, is the place where several identities are encountered. The specific place discussed in this article is a virtual place namely WhatsApp group. This research illustrates the form of virtual interaction among the players and managers. The interaction form is connected with the identity markers of the players. To illustrate the form of interaction in Persib’s WhatsApp group, I interviewed Persib’s social media manager. The aim of the questions is to uncover the activities inside the group. It makes this is a qualitative research. From the interview session, the data in the form of narration are discussed with the theory of identity, interaction, and social to find a meaning behind player’s responses towards messages from managers. As a result, Persib’s WhatsApp group is designed as a medium where the instructions are given. It shows that players’ understanding is influenced by their identity. The article finds the identity markers like age, race and experience enables the players to be more active in the group. However, identity markers like performance, which is seen as a salient aspect in football, do not guarantee the players to be more engaging in WhatsApp group.

The Identification of Persuasive Educational Message About Covid-19 Issue in New Media

Indonesia has becoming one of the countries with highest rate in Covid-19 transmission and part of 15 biggest countries in the world with highest death rate because of it. Various efforts have been conducting to persuade people such as delivering the Covid-19 education messages by new media TikTok. This research is a qualitative research with content analysis as the method. The object choosen are three video in new media TikTok that come from the point of view of the health workers, family of the health workers and society. The theory used is The Persuasive Theory. The results show that the persuasive carried out through the research object used an evidence-based approach, using humor and based on diction. Based on diction is carried out from the side of the health worker family members. Based on the evidence is carried out from the point of view of people affected by the virus. The humor approach is carried out from the perspective of medical personnel. The message structure contained in the video object shows uniformity, including the presentation of messages consisting of one-sided, the order in which the message is presented using the climax flow and drawing conclusions that indicate the message is expressed or addressed directly.

BBC Allegedly Used Leave Campaigners Ideology to Frame EU Referendum

The news broadcasted on the BBC Great Debate places issues related to the referendum into two categories: our party (United Kingdom) and their party (European Union). According to Edelman’s news frame theory, BBC, through the BBC Great Debate program, creates specific perspectives by using particular words that influence the way audiences understand reality. This study explores the impact of the BBC ideology on frames of the EU referendum broadcasted on the BBC Great Debate and the changes in the Brits’ political attitudes. This research’s paradigm is constructivism with a qualitative approach, and the analytical method used is Edelman’s news frame analysis model. Based on the findings, despite numerous criticisms expressed by leading UK academics regarding BBC’s alignments with Leave campaigners in the first three months of the campaign, BBC continued to frame biased stories. The news packages broadcasted by the BBC were potentially designed to influence the Brits’ political decision, turning their vote from remain to leave the EU. However, a specific survey on the voters should be conducted to profoundly examine whether the BBC Great Debate had significantly changed their political decisions.