Impact of Social Media Influencers on Shaping Brand Loyalty and Consumer Trust

Penulis

  • Welly Surjono Universitas Sangga Buana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32897/techno.2025.18.1.3832

Kata Kunci:

Influencer Social Media, Kepercayaan Pelanggan, Loyalitas Merek

Abstrak

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji fungsi pemberi pengaruh di media sosial dalam menciptakan kesetiaan terhadap merek. Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi kepercayaan konsumen terhadap merek melalui pemberi pengaruh. Penelitian ini sangat diperlukan karena media sosial telah menjadi sarana utama dalam interaksi antara merek dan konsumen. Melalui media sosial, perusahaan dapat menciptakan loyalitas dan kepercayaan konsumen dengan cara yang lebih pribadi dan langsung, yang tidak dapat dicapai melalui metode pemasaran tradisional. Selain itu, kepercayaan yang terbangun melalui interaksi di media sosial berperan penting dalam meningkatkan loyalitas merek, yang pada gilirannya memperkuat hubungan jangka panjang antara merek dan konsumen. Mengingat tingginya kompetisi dalam dunia digital, pemahaman tentang bagaimana influencer media sosial membentuk persepsi dan keputusan konsumen sangat penting bagi keberhasilan strategi pemasaran di era digital ini. Investigasi ini menggunakan metodologi kuantitatif dengan menggunakan kerangka kerja structural equation modelling. Terdapat korelasi yang kuat dan signifikan antara influencer media sosial dengan loyalitas merek dan korelasi yang kuat antara loyalitas merek dengan kepercayaan pelanggan, namun sebaliknya, terdapat hubungan yang lemah antara influencer media sosial dengan kepercayaan pelanggan.

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30-04-2025