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This aim examines the effects of brand trust, both direct and indirect, brand image, and brand awareness on purchasing decisions for Kopi Nako. It is driven by the rise in purchasing decisions due to increased brand awareness, which builds brand image and trust. The focus is on individuals who have bought or sampled Kopi Nako at the Monas branch. Data was collected from 110 respondents using purposive sampling and analyzed through SEM. The results show that both brand image and brand awareness have a noteworthy and favorable impact on brand trust. Furthermore, brand awareness and brand image positively influence purchasing decisions, while brand trust has a negative effect on them. Both brand awareness and brand image negatively affect decisions about purchases indirectly by means of brand confidence. The study suggests enhancing brand awareness with effective marketing, maintaining brand popularity through product innovations and positive consumer experiences, and improving brand image by focusing on product quality. Additionally, strengthening brand trust by improving product taste to meet consumer expectations is crucial. These strategies are anticipated to help Kopi Nako improve and maintain consumer purchasing decisions.

The current phenomenon is that the entertainment and beauty industry releases many products that can be used by the whole community, so this can create a different culture, encouraging the attraction of celebrity endorsers, who are figures (a person, mascot or group) who are known by the social community and celebrity endorsers. one of them is Twice (K-pop girl group) which is currently collaborating or has an agreement to endorse a brand in the form of Scarlett Whitening skincare products or services.  This will influence a brand ambassador on the buyer's decision through the intention to purchase the product, so the author aims to analyze how much influence the brand ambassador has on the buyer's decision through people's purchase intention by using a survey research type method and a quantitative approach as a data collection tool through questionnaires. Data obtained through questionnaires shows that the percentage of women is 84% ​​and the percentage of men is 16%. The results of this research are that brand ambassadors have a positive and significant effect on purchasing interest. Where Scarlett Whitening has superior quality products including consumer trust so it can be concluded that brand ambassadors do not increase purchasing decisions for Scarlett Whitening products. The author gives advice to Scarlett Whitening as the object of this research, even though Twice is already quite good, it still needs to seek more brand awareness and increase consumer trust.      

Kediri City is considered to have significant potential for developing a halal market industry. The Muslim population in Kediri City is reported to be 271,215 according to the 2022 data on Subdistricts and Religions Practiced in Kediri City. With the majority of the population in Kediri City being Muslim, this presents a great opportunity for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to continue developing their products to meet the community's needs for halal products in Kediri City. This research aims to understand the perceptions and interests of MSMEs players in livestock product processing regarding halal certification in Kediri City, using a qualitative method. Sample selection for this research utilized purposive sampling and snowball sampling. There were two types of informants in this study: 2 (two) expert informants, consisting of the Cooperative and MSMEs Office and the local Ministry of Religion, and 10 (ten) key informants, namely MSMEs actors in livestock product processing business. According to Article 4 of the UUJPH (Halal Product Assurance Law), products entering, circulating, and traded in Indonesia's territory must have halal certification. The halal label can have a positive impact on businesses as it is considered to enhance consumer trust in products with the halal label. Based on the research results, MSMEs players in livestock product processing business in Kediri City feel a lack of knowledge due to the government's insufficient comprehensive dissemination to every element of society. 

In the context of doing business and interacting with others, ethics plays a crucial role. Business ethics is not just an element, but a determinant of the success of a business. This study aims to investigate and analyze the role of Business Ethics in building consumer trust and satisfaction. The research method applied is Systematic Literature Review (SLR) with a focus on journals that have been published from 2014 to 2023. The results of this study, namely: 1. Business ethics has a positive effect on consumer trust, 2. Business ethics has a positive effect on customer satisfaction.