Social media influencer marketing: A systematic review, integrative framework and future research agenda

D Vrontis, A Makrides, M Christofi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past few years, the popularity of social media influencers (SMIs) has been growing
exponentially, making influencer marketing (IM) prevalent in firm strategies. Despite the …

Social media influencer marketing: foundations, trends, and ways forward

Y Joshi, WM Lim, K Jagani, S Kumar - Electronic Commerce Research, 2023 - Springer
The increasing use and effectiveness of social media influencers in marketing have
intrigued both academic scholars and industry professionals. To shed light on the …

Designing a knowledge-based system (KBS) to study consumer purchase intention: the impact of digital influencers in Pakistan

S Khan, A Rashid, R Rasheed, NA Amirah - Kybernetes, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to present a complete framework that defines the link
between choices and decision criteria based on existing research on digital influencers (DIs) …

Effects of human versus virtual human influencers on the appearance anxiety of social media users

F Deng, X Jiang - Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2023 - Elsevier
The association between social media use and an individual's appearance dissatisfaction
has generated broad scholarly interests. This study explored the specific appearance …

When less is more: the impact of macro and micro social media influencers' disclosure

S Kay, R Mulcahy, J Parkinson - Journal of marketing management, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
There are growing discussions of social media influencers and their effectiveness in
endorsing products. Further, recent policy regulations are requiring social media influencers …

'You really are a great big sister'–parasocial relationships, credibility, and the moderating role of audience comments in influencer marketing

H Reinikainen, J Munnukka, D Maity… - Journal of marketing …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines the moderating role of audience comments in influencer marketing. A
YouTube vlog entry by a social media influencer featuring the endorsement of a brand was …

“Stop the unattainable ideal for an ordinary me!” fostering parasocial relationships with social media influencers: The role of self-discrepancy

ECX Aw, SHW Chuah - Journal of Business Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The unprecedented interactivity of social media has empowered social media influencers to
develop close relationships with their followers, and such relationships carry important …

A systematic review of emoji: Current research and future perspectives

Q Bai, Q Dan, Z Mu, M Yang - Frontiers in psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
A growing body of research explores emoji, which are visual symbols in computer mediated
communication (CMC). In the 20 years since the first set of emoji was released, research on …

More trust in fewer followers: Diverging effects of popularity metrics and green orientation social media influencers

M Pittman, A Abell - Journal of Interactive Marketing, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Digital marketing campaigns increasingly utilize social media influencers. Research in
influencer marketing has investigated popularity metrics but found conflicting results on how …

The interaction effect of emoji and social media content on consumer engagement: A mixed approach on peer-to-peer accommodation brands

X Wang, M Cheng, S Li, R Jiang - Tourism Management, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examines how the interaction between emoji (emotional vs semantic) and social
media content (aesthetic experience vs promotion) influences consumer engagement in …