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This research investigates how celebrity endorsements, customer reviews, and pricing affect consumers’ intention to purchase Scarlett Whitening products. Amid intense competition in the skincare industry, firms are required to focus not only on product features but also on psychological and perceptual aspects that influence consumer behavior. Celebrity endorsers contribute to strengthening brand trust, customer reviews offer insight based on user experiences, while price reflects consumers’ perceived value of the product. This study adopts a quantitative explanatory design, with data obtained from 204 respondents through structured questionnaires using a five-point Likert scale. The collected data were analyzed using multiple linear regression with SPSS version 26. The findings indicate that celebrity endorsers, customer reviews, and price have both simultaneous and individual positive and significant impacts on purchase intention. An adjusted R-square value of 0.274 suggests that these variables account for 27.4% of the variation in consumers’ purchase intention. Overall, the results highlight that appropriate endorsements, trustworthy reviews, and competitive pricing collectively enhance consumers’ intention to purchase Scarlett Whitening products

This study aims to determine the extent to which product innovation, brand image, and digital marketing influence the purchasing decisions of Scarlett Whitening consumers in the city of Batam. The subjects of this study are individuals who have used Scarlett Whitening products in Batam City in 2025. The population size could not be determined precisely, so the sample size was determined using the Lemeshow formula, with a total of 100 respondents selected through purposive sampling. The analysis method used is multiple linear regression, supported by a series of tests, including data quality tests, classical assumption tests, and hypothesis tests. The analysis results show that product innovation has an influence of 27.7%, brand image of 28.4%, and digital marketing of 26.5% on consumer purchasing decisions. Meanwhile, the coefficient of determination (R²) value indicates that simultaneously, these three variables can explain 28.9% of the variation in purchasing decisions. Furthermore, the results of the t-test and F-test prove that product innovation, brand image, and digital marketing have a significant effect, both partially and simultaneously, on the purchasing decisions for Scarlett Whitening products in Batam City. Keywords: Product Innovation,Brand Image, Digital Marketing, Purchase Decision.

This study aims to determine the effect of Intention to Boycott and Brand Exposure on Purchase Decision mediated by Brand Image on Scarlett Whitening products in Makassar City. This research uses a quantitative approach with a causal design. The population in this study is the community of Makassar City who have used or are familiar with Scarlett Whitening products. The sample was taken using a non-probability sampling method with a purposive sampling approach, and 105 respondents were obtained. Data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) version 4.0. The results of the study show that (1) Intention to Boycott has a direct negative and significant effect on Brand Image, (2) Brand Exposure has a direct positive and significant effect on Brand Image, (3) Intention to Boycott has a direct negative and significant effect on Purchase Decision, (4) Brand Exposure has a direct positive and significant effect on Purchase Decision, (5) Brand Image has a direct positive and significant effect on Purchase Decision, (6) Brand Image significantly mediates the relationship between Intention to Boycott and Purchase Decision, and (7) Brand Image significantly mediates the relationship between Brand Exposure and Purchase Decision.

TikTok's algorithm-based digital marketing strategy, especially through the #FYPMarketing approach, has become an effective method in building emotional connections and increasing Gen-Z consumer loyalty. Through the For You Page (FYP) feature, brands can spread content organically with a wide reach, as long as the content is emotionally relevant, authentic, and participatory. This study uses a qualitative method based on literature studies and analyzes the #ScarlettGlowUp campaign as a case study. The findings show that the success of marketing to Gen-Z is greatly influenced by the use of user-generated content, micro-influencer involvement, and storytelling that is consistent with the values ​​held by the audience. However, challenges such as algorithm manipulation, digital communication ethics, and data privacy issues are obstacles that require an approach based on transparency and social responsibility. This article concludes that the success of the #FYPMarketing strategy depends not only on technological and algorithmic capabilities, but also on trust, clarity of values, and alignment between the brand and its digital community.

This study aims to examine the influence of influencer marketing in increasing brand awareness and consumer trust among generation Z with a case study of Scarlett Whitening. Using quantitative methods, this study tests the hypothesis through path analysis. The results show that influencer marketing has a significant influence on brand awareness and consumer trust. Influencer credibility, authenticity, and engagement are the main factors in forming positive perceptions of the brand. Scarlett Whitening utilizes this marketing strategy through collaboration with macro and micro influencers, interactive content presentation, and consistency in brand communication. These findings confirm that influencer marketing is an effective promotional strategy in increasing brand awareness and building trust, especially among generation Z who are more active in digital media. Further research is recommended to explore other factors that can influence consumer behavior in the digital era.

With various events that have a negative impact on Scarlett at the time of the product being boycotted because it is pro to Zionist carried out by the owner of Scarlett. This research was conducted with the aim of finding out the role of public relations in restoring the image of Scarlett products. This study uses a literature study methodology by collecting references from previous research from several researchers. The results of the research conducted show that public relations has a very important role in regulating the flow to restore Scarlett's image to the public through the media used, such as online media and print media to provide an explanation of the case, apologies to the public to regain public trust in Scarlett in order to get a good image again.

This research aims to determine the analysis of increasing customer engagement with brand experience and visual brand communication (survey of Scarlett Whitening users in Tasikmalaya City, West Java). The method used in this research is causality through a survey approach. With a research sample of 100 Scarlett Whitening users in Tasikmalaya City, West Java. The data used is primary data. The analytical tool used in this research is multiple regression using SPSS 26.0. The research results show that the Brand Experience obtained from the Brand Experience of Scarlett Whitening Users in Tasikmalaya City, West Java has good criteria. Visual Brand Communication at Scarlett Whitening di Kota Tasikmalaya Jawa Barat has good assessment criteria, Customer Engagement for Scarlett Whitening Users in Tasikmalaya City, West Java has good criteria. Together Brand Experience and Visual Brand Communication have a significant influence on Customer Engagement. Partially, Brand Experience has a significant influence on Customer Engagement. Partially, Visual Brand Communication has a positive and significant effect on Customer Engagement.

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.      

This study aims to analyze the influence of product innovation and brand ambassador to purchasing decisions Scarlett Whitening body lotion tube products in South Tangerang. Scarlett Whitening, a local Indonesian beauty brand, is known for a variety of skin care products such as body lotions, scrubs, scrubs, serums, and creams that aim to brighten and maintain healthy skin. With the motto" Reveal your Beauty, " Scarlett has managed to increase the confidence of its users. This study uses Partial Least Square (PLS) method with the help of SmartPLS and quantitative approach through google form questionnaire survey. The sample consisted of 60 respondents who had bought Scarlett tube body lotion products and knew the boy band EXO. The results showed that product innovation has a significant influence on purchasing decisions with a statistical t-value of 2.263 ≥ 1,96 and p-value of 0.000 ≤ 0,05. In addition, brand ambassadors also have a significant influence on purchasing decisions with a statistical t-value of 3.123 ≥ 1,96 and p-value of 0.000 ≤ 0,05.

Recently, skin care products have become increasingly diverse, with various brands and types of products available. This research aims to examine the influence of product quality perceptions, influencer reviews, brand trust, and brand image on purchasing interest in Scarlett Whitening products in the city of Purwokerto. This research was conducted in the city of Purwokerto involving 120 respondents. Sample collection was carried out using an incidental sampling technique. Data was collected through distributing questionnaires. By using multiple linear regression analysis tools. The results of this research show that perceived product quality has a positive and significant effect on purchasing interest. Influencer reviews have a positive and significant effect on purchasing interest. Brand trust has a positive and significant effect on purchasing interest. Meanwhile, brand image has a negative and significant effect on interest in purchasing Scarlett Whitening products in the city of Purwokerto.  

Recently, skin care products have become increasingly diverse, with various brands and types of products available. This research aims to examine the influence of product quality perceptions, influencer reviews, brand trust, and brand image on purchasing interest in Scarlett Whitening products in the city of Purwokerto. This research was conducted in the city of Purwokerto involving 120 respondents. Sample collection was carried out using an incidental sampling technique. Data was collected through distributing questionnaires. By using multiple linear regression analysis tools. The results of this research show that perceived product quality has a positive and significant effect on purchasing interest. Influencer reviews have a positive and significant effect on purchasing interest. Brand trust has a positive and significant effect on purchasing interest. Meanwhile, brand image has a negative and significant effect on interest in purchasing Scarlett Whitening products in the city of Purwokerto.

The thesis with the title "The Influence of Celebrity Endorsers and Word of Mouth on the Decision to Purchase Scarlett Whitening Products among UIN Sulthan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi Students" was written by Jumianti with NIM 501190273, Sharia Economics Study Program, Sulthan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi State Islamic University 2023. This research aims to determine: (1) the influence of celebrity endorsers on purchasing decisions for Scarlett Whitening products, (2) the influence of word of mouth on purchasing decisions for Scarlett Whitening products, and (3) the influence of celebrity endorsers and word of mouth on purchasing decisions for Scarlett Whitening products.This research uses quantitative research methods by collecting data or survey methods. The sample in this research was 100 students at UIN Sulthan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi. The data collection technique uses a questionnaire whose validity and reliability have been tested. The data analysis technique used to answer the hypothesis is multiple regression. The results of this research show that: (1) Celebrity Endorser has no influence on purchasing decisions, as evidenced by the calculated t value of 0.191 with a significance value of 0.849 which is greater than 0.01. (2) word of mouth has a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions, as evidenced by the calculated t value of 9.189 with a significance value of 0.000 which is smaller than 0.01. (3) celebrity endorsers and word of mouth simultaneously influence purchasing decisions, as evidenced by the calculated F value of 80.672 with a significance value of 0.000 which is smaller than 0.01. The adjusted R square value of 0.585 shows that the ability of the independent variable to influence the dependent variable is 58.5% and the remaining 41.5% is influenced by other variables outside this research

This research aims to analyze and explain the impact of digital marketing and brand image on work interest as intervening variables. The data collection method was carried out through questionnaires to 100 Scarlett Whitening consumer respondents, using techniques of non-probability sampling. Data analysis was carried out using the multiple linear regression method. The research results show that there is a significant positive influence of the variables digital marketing on buying interest, while variable brand awareness also has a positive and significant effect on buying interest. The brand ambassador variable does not show a significant influence on purchasing interest, while the online customer review variable has a positive and significant influence on purchasing interest. Apart from that, the brand image variable also has a positive and significant effect on purchasing interest, as well as variable digital marketing, brand awareness, brand ambassador and brand image has a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions, and online customer does not a significant influence on purchasing decisions. However, the purchase interest variable was not proven to be an intervening variable that mediates the influence of digital marketing, brand awareness, brand ambassador, online customer review and brand image on purchasing decisions.

The aim of this research is to determine the influence of Shopee Live, EXO's k-pop Brand Ambassador, and Brand Image on purchasing decisions for Scarlett Whitening products on Shopee e-commerce. The location of this research was conducted on Scarlett Whitening consumers in Semarang City. This type of research uses quantitative research and the methods used are survey research and associative approach research. The main instrument of this research is a questionnaire with 100 respondents using the Slovin formula. Data collection was obtained by distributing questionnaires to Scarlett Whitening consumers in Semarang City who were selected using purposive sampling. Data processing uses Microsoft Excel and IBM SPSS Version 25 software. The data analysis used is multiple linear regression analysis. The research results concluded from the data analysis of the F test results showing that Shopee Live, Brand Ambssador K-Pop EXO, and Brand Image simultaneously had a positive influence on purchasing decisions for Scarlett Whitening products on e-commerce Shopee. Furthermore, data analysis of the T test results shows that Shopee Live does not have a partial positive influence on the decision to purchase Scarlett Whitening on Shopee e-commerce, while the K-Pop EXO Brand Ambassador and Brand Image have a partial positive influence on the decision to purchase Scarlett Whitening on e-commerce. Shopee commerce.

ST HALIJA, 2023. "The influence of brand ambassadors and TikTok social media marketing on the decision to purchase Scarlett Whitening among Management Study Program students" Thesis of the Management Study Program, Faculty of Economics and Business, Makassar State University. Supervised by Mrs. Hety Budiyanti and Mr. M. Ilham Wardhana Haeruddin.This research aims to determine the influence of brand ambassadors and TikTok social media marketing on purchasing decisions for Scarlett Whitening. The variables studied are brand ambassador and social media marketing as independent variables and purchasing decisions as the dependent variable. The population in this study were active students of the Management Study Program at Makassar State University with a sample using purposive sampling of 100 people. This research is quantitative research which was tested using the multiple linear regression method via SPSS 23.The results of this research show that brand ambassadors partially have a positive effect of 0.115 but are not significant on purchasing decisions with a significance value of 0.229 > 0.05, social media marketing partially has a positive effect of 0.765 and is significant on purchasing decisions with a significance value of 0.000 < 0.05. Simultaneously, brand ambassadors and TikTok social media marketing influence purchasing decisions with a significance value of 0.000 < 0.05.

Kehidupan mengalami perkembangan sangat pesat secara terus menerus waktu demi waktu terlebih lagi dalam penampilan sehingga dianggap penting sebagai citra diri seseorang. Peningkatan penampilan dapat dimulai dari perawatan tubuh, yakni dengan menggunakan produk kesehatan kulit yang lazim dikenal dengan sebutan skin care dan body care yang marak digunakan oleh remaja sehingga minat beli pada product body care khususnya scarlett whitening meningkat. Minat beli dapat dipengaruhi oleh endorser selebriti pemasaran dari mulut ke mulut serta persepsi kualitas. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membuktikan adanya hubungan positif dan signifikan antara endorser selebriti, pemasaran dari mulut ke mulut, serta persepsi kualitas terhadap minat beli dengan melibatkan 100 remaja sebagai responden. Analisis data menggunakan regresi berganda dengan hasil penelitian membuktikan adanya hubungan positif dan signifikan antara endorser selebriti dan persepsi kualitas terhadap minat beli serta tidak adanya hubungan pemasaran dari mulut ke mulut terhadap minat beli.

Penelitian Pengaruh Celebrity Endorser dan Iklan Terhadap Minat Beli Konsumen pada Produk Scarlett di Kota Palopo telah dilakukan. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu Untuk mengetahui Pengaruh Celebrity Endorser dan Iklan terhadap Minat Beli Konsumen pada Produk Scarlett di Kota Palopo. Populasi dari penelitian ini adalah seluruh pelanggan atau konsumen pada produk Scarlett. Menurut Utama (2016) besarnya jumlah sampel tergantung pada jumlah indikator yang dikalikan 10 kalinya. Jumlah sampel minimal dalam penelitian ini yaitu 11 x 10 = 110 orang konsumen yang membeli produk Scarlett. Metode pengumpulan data dengan menggunakan tindakan observasi, wawancara dan kuesioner kepada responden pelanggan pada Produk Scarlett di Kota Palopo.  Data yang didapatkan akan dianalisis secara Deskriptif, Uji Validitas, Uji Reliabilitas, Koefisien Determinasi (R2) serta Analisis Regresi Linier Berganda. Dari hasil analisis didapatkan nilai F hitung (183,456) > f tabel (2,310) dengan taraf signifikan 0,000, yang berarti bahwa Celebrity Endorser dan Iklan berpengaruh Signifikan terhadap Minat Beli Konsumen pada Produk Scarlett di Kota Palopo. Dan nilai T hitung 2,019 > t tabel dengan taraf signifikan 0,046. Taraf signifikan tersebut lebih kecil dari 0,05. Hal yang dapat disimpulkan bahwa celebrity endorse berpengaruh signifikan terhadap Minat Beli konsumen pada produk Scarlett di Kota Palopo. Nilai Koefisien Determinasi (R Square) sebesar 0,774 hal ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa variabel bebas celebrity endorser (XI) dan iklan (X2) mempunyai kontribusi atau berpengaruh terhadap variabel terikat (minat beli) sebesar 77,4% sedangkan sisanya (100% - 77,4% = 22,6%) dipengaruhi oleh variabel lain yang tidak diteliti dalam penelitian ini. Artinya bahwa hipotesis ketiga diterima. Penelitian ini dapat memberikan saran dan rekomendasi bagi pengembang Produk Scarlet dalam mengembangkan strategi pemasaran dan meningkatkan Celebrity Endorser dan Iklan guna menarik Minat Beli.

This research aims to determine the influence of Celebrity Endorser and Brand Image on Purchase Decisions for Scarlett Whitening Products among Students at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Makassar State University. The sample used was 100 students from the Faculty of Economics and Business who had been selected based on predetermined criteria. Data collection techniques were carried out using questionnaires and literature studies. Data analysis techniques consist of validity tests, reliability tests, classic assumption tests consisting of normality tests, multicollinearity tests and heteroscedasticity tests, multiple linear analysis tests, hypothesis tests, determinant coefficient tests. The results of this research show that the Celebrity Endorser and Brand Image variables have a positive and significant influence on purchasing decisions. The variable that most dominantly influences purchasing decisions is the Celebrity Endorser variable and the one that has the least influence is the Brand Image variable. The dependent variable for purchasing decisions can be explained by the Celebrity Endorser variable and the remaining Brand Image is explained by other variables that were not examined in this research.

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of brand trust and price perception on brand loyalty for Scarlett Whitening skin care products both partially and simultaneously. The survey method with a quantitative approach was used in this study by collecting data through a questionnaire. The population of this study amounted to 304 students with a sample of 77 students identified using simple random sampling technique with probability sampling approach. The results of hypothesis analysis testing using the help of SPSS 25 software show the results of the F test that brand trust and price perceptions simultaneously have a significant effect on brand loyalty. In addition, based on the results of the T test, it shows that brand trust and price perceptions partially affect brand loyalty.    

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Beauty Vlogger Review, Self Congruity on Purchase Decision and Repurchase Intention. This research was conducted on Scarlett Whitening Users. This type of research is associative research using a quantitative approach. The data collection technique used was a questionnaire. The selection of this research sample uses Purpose Sampling. The method of analysis and data processing is carried out using the path analysis method. Based on the results of this study, it can be seen that the Beauty Vlogger Review has a positive and significant effect on Purchase Decision, Self Congruity has a positive and significant effect on Purchase Decision, Beauty Vlogger Review has a positive and insignificant effect on Repurchase Intention, Self Congruity has a positive and significant effect on Repurchase Intention , and Purchase Decision has a positive and significant impact on Repurchase Intention.