I like celebrity #endorsement: Assessing the influence of social media influencers (SMIs) on the online purchase intention of the gen Z market in Metro Manila and the mediating role of credibility

Social Media Influencers have been making a buzz in the past few years as they have the ability to impact consumers’ Online Purchase Intention. Companies draw attention to SMIs because they can effectively promote a product, and are relatable and transparent which consumers like. The study aims to a...

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Main Authors: Buerano, Jericho Emmanuel M., Recto, Aaron Michael P., Racelis, Alliah Frances V., Santos, Miguel C.
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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:etdb_dsi-10042021-09-10T07:46:21Z I like celebrity #endorsement: Assessing the influence of social media influencers (SMIs) on the online purchase intention of the gen Z market in Metro Manila and the mediating role of credibility Buerano, Jericho Emmanuel M. Recto, Aaron Michael P. Racelis, Alliah Frances V. Santos, Miguel C. Social Media Influencers have been making a buzz in the past few years as they have the ability to impact consumers’ Online Purchase Intention. Companies draw attention to SMIs because they can effectively promote a product, and are relatable and transparent which consumers like. The study aims to assess the influence of Social Media Influencers (SMIs) on the Online Purchase Intention of the Gen Z market in Metro Manila and the mediating role of Credibility. The desired responses of a sample size of 100 respondents that was needed for the study was not only achieved, but also exceeded to 409 respondents. The respondents were the followers of Bella Racelis, whose age ranges from 18 to 24 years old, which is the bracket of Gen Z. Correlational analysis, causal analysis, and mediation analysis were all used to analyze the quantitative data. To analyze the data, the authors of the study used a confidence level of 95% and a margin of error of 5%. The result from the study showed that Social Media Influencers’ attributes play a significant role in directly affecting their Credibility and that Credibility directly affects the consumers Online Purchase Intention (OPI). Therefore, the study concluded that Credibility plays a mediating role between Social Media Influencers and Online Purchase Intention 2021-09-02T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etdb_dsi/2 https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/etdb_dsi/article/1004/viewcontent/FINAL_THESIS_Buerano_Racelis_Recto_Santos.pdf Decision Sciences and Innovation Bachelor's Theses English Animo Repository Endorsements in advertising--Philippines--Metro Manila Internet personalities--Philippines--Metro Manila Social media—Philippines--Metro Manila-- Influence Electronic commerce--Philippines--Metro Manila Generation Z—Philippines--Metro Manila Business Administration, Management, and Operations
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topic Endorsements in advertising--Philippines--Metro Manila
Internet personalities--Philippines--Metro Manila
Social media—Philippines--Metro Manila-- Influence
Electronic commerce--Philippines--Metro Manila
Generation Z—Philippines--Metro Manila
Business Administration, Management, and Operations
spellingShingle Endorsements in advertising--Philippines--Metro Manila
Internet personalities--Philippines--Metro Manila
Social media—Philippines--Metro Manila-- Influence
Electronic commerce--Philippines--Metro Manila
Generation Z—Philippines--Metro Manila
Business Administration, Management, and Operations
Buerano, Jericho Emmanuel M.
Recto, Aaron Michael P.
Racelis, Alliah Frances V.
Santos, Miguel C.
I like celebrity #endorsement: Assessing the influence of social media influencers (SMIs) on the online purchase intention of the gen Z market in Metro Manila and the mediating role of credibility
description Social Media Influencers have been making a buzz in the past few years as they have the ability to impact consumers’ Online Purchase Intention. Companies draw attention to SMIs because they can effectively promote a product, and are relatable and transparent which consumers like. The study aims to assess the influence of Social Media Influencers (SMIs) on the Online Purchase Intention of the Gen Z market in Metro Manila and the mediating role of Credibility. The desired responses of a sample size of 100 respondents that was needed for the study was not only achieved, but also exceeded to 409 respondents. The respondents were the followers of Bella Racelis, whose age ranges from 18 to 24 years old, which is the bracket of Gen Z. Correlational analysis, causal analysis, and mediation analysis were all used to analyze the quantitative data. To analyze the data, the authors of the study used a confidence level of 95% and a margin of error of 5%. The result from the study showed that Social Media Influencers’ attributes play a significant role in directly affecting their Credibility and that Credibility directly affects the consumers Online Purchase Intention (OPI). Therefore, the study concluded that Credibility plays a mediating role between Social Media Influencers and Online Purchase Intention
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author Buerano, Jericho Emmanuel M.
Recto, Aaron Michael P.
Racelis, Alliah Frances V.
Santos, Miguel C.
author_facet Buerano, Jericho Emmanuel M.
Recto, Aaron Michael P.
Racelis, Alliah Frances V.
Santos, Miguel C.
author_sort Buerano, Jericho Emmanuel M.
title I like celebrity #endorsement: Assessing the influence of social media influencers (SMIs) on the online purchase intention of the gen Z market in Metro Manila and the mediating role of credibility
title_short I like celebrity #endorsement: Assessing the influence of social media influencers (SMIs) on the online purchase intention of the gen Z market in Metro Manila and the mediating role of credibility
title_full I like celebrity #endorsement: Assessing the influence of social media influencers (SMIs) on the online purchase intention of the gen Z market in Metro Manila and the mediating role of credibility
title_fullStr I like celebrity #endorsement: Assessing the influence of social media influencers (SMIs) on the online purchase intention of the gen Z market in Metro Manila and the mediating role of credibility
title_full_unstemmed I like celebrity #endorsement: Assessing the influence of social media influencers (SMIs) on the online purchase intention of the gen Z market in Metro Manila and the mediating role of credibility
title_sort i like celebrity #endorsement: assessing the influence of social media influencers (smis) on the online purchase intention of the gen z market in metro manila and the mediating role of credibility
publisher Animo Repository
publishDate 2021
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