The Regional Mall’s Persona Wish List: The Hedonist, the Influencer and the Local Champion

This study investigates three consumer archetypes (hedonist, influencer, and local champion) and their potential to influence mall revitalization. Results show that a belief in the importance of the mall leads to a more enjoyable shopping experience, a subsequent willingness to pay more for locally owned stores, a greater propensity to spend more at the mall, and to engage in positive word-of-mouth. Findings suggest that local champions and influencers are vital for bringing patrons back to shopping centers in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is argued that the mall and its tenants will benefit from co-marketing; the mall offering and promoting enjoyable settings and individual stores accentuating their unique experiences

Beauty influencer in the digital age: How does it influence purchase intention of generation Z?

This research examined the influence of social media advertising conducted by beauty influencers. The researchers analyzed the impact of Celebrity Credibility (i.e., Expertise, Trustworthiness, and Attractiveness), Reputation, and Persuasive Capabilities toward Purchase Intention. The respondents in this research were 154 young women from Generation Z who lived in the Greater Jakarta (Jabodetabek) area and followed the social media beauty influencers who endorsed a renowned homegrown cosmetics brand. This research utilized a quantitative method using the Multiple Linear Regression analysis. The results of this study showed that only two independent variables associated with the beauty influencer, namely, Attractiveness and Persuasive Capabilities, yielded a significantly positive influence toward Purchase Intention. In contrast, the rest of the variables were not significant. All independent variables had a simultaneously significant impact on Purchase Intention. Finally, all independent variables contributed 72.4% to the dependent variable, while the rest were explained by other variables not examined in this research

Influence or Advertise: The Role of Social Learning in Influencer Marketing

We compare influencer marketing to targeted advertising from information aggregation and product awareness perspectives. Influencer marketing leverages network effects by allowing consumers to socially learn from each other about their experienced content utility, but consumers may not know whether to attribute promotional post popularity to high content or high product quality. If the quality of a product is uncertain (e.g., it belongs to an unknown brand), then a mega influencer with consistent content quality fosters more information aggregation than a targeted ad and thereby yields higher profits. When we compare influencer marketing to untargeted ad campaigns or if the product has low quality uncertainty (e.g., belongs to an established brand), then many micro influencers with inconsistent content quality create more consumer awareness and yield higher profits. For products with low quality uncertainty, the firm wants to avoid information aggregation as it disperses posterior beliefs of consumers and leads to fewer purchases at the optimal price. Our model can also explain why influencer campaigns either go viral or go bust, and how for niche products, micro-influencers with consistent content quality can be a valuable marketing tool

Social Media Influencers- A Review of Operations Management Literature

This literature review provides a comprehensive survey of research on Social Media Influencers (SMIs) across the fields of SMIs in marketing, seeding strategies, influence maximization and applications of SMIs in society. Specifically, we focus on examining the methods employed by researchers to reach their conclusions. Through our analysis, we identify opportunities for future research that align with emerging areas and unexplored territories related to theory, context, and methodology. This approach offers a fresh perspective on existing research, paving the way for more effective and impactful studies in the future. Additionally, gaining a deeper understanding of the underlying principles and methodologies of these concepts enables more informed decision-making when implementing these strategie