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This study conducts a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) of 20 empirical and conceptual articles published between 2020 and 2025 to examine the influence of city branding on tourism interest and consumer behavior, with a particular focus on the city of Balikpapan. The synthesis reveals that city branding significantly shapes tourist perceptions through key elements such as destination image, brand identity, brand personality, and digital communication. Destination image consistently emerges as the primary mediator linking city branding to visit intention, while experiential and emotional branding further strengthen tourists’ cognitive, affective, and behavioral responses. The findings also highlight the growing importance of digital media and e-WOM in amplifying city branding strategies, especially in the post-pandemic tourism landscape. Despite strong branding potential rooted in cleanliness, safety, and Balikpapan’s strategic role as a supporting city for the new capital (IKN), gaps remain in digital branding, differentiation, and identity storytelling. The review emphasizes the need for more integrated, innovative, and data-driven branding approaches to enhance the city’s competitiveness and attract greater tourism engagement.

This study aims to analyze the influence of consumer trust and product price, mediated by e-WOM (electronic word-of-mouth), on purchase decisions on the Shopee platform. A quantitative approach was used, with a sample of 75 undergraduate students living in boarding houses in the Special Region of Yogyakarta who shop on Shopee. Data were collected via questionnaires and analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) based on Partial Least Square (PLS) with SmartPLS version 4. The results show that consumer trust and product price have a significant positive influence on purchase decisions, both directly and indirectly through e-WOM. This confirms the vital role of user reviews and recommendations in the decision-making process. The study provides strategic implications for e-commerce platforms and guidance for consumers. In addition, this study also provides guidance for consumers in considering factors that influence purchasing decisions on online platforms and educate them to be more careful in assessing available information before making a purchase. Overall, the results of this study underscore the important role of consumer trust, product price, and e-WOM in shaping purchasing decisions on e-commerce platforms.

This study aims to determine the effect of service quality (X1), electronic word of mouth (e-WOM) (X2), and consumer experience (X3) on purchasing decisions (Y) among consumers of Facebook Marketplace in Kediri. This research is a quantitative study processed using statistical methods. The data collection techniques used were primary and secondary data. The sampling technique employed was incidental sampling, with a total sample of 96 respondents. The research data were obtained through questionnaires, literature studies, and documentation. The analytical techniques used include validity testing, reliability testing, classical assumption testing, multiple linear regression analysis, t-test, F-test, and the coefficient of determination test. The results of the multiple linear regression analysis yielded the equation:Y = 5.686 + 0.191X1 + 0.242X2 + 0.425X3 + e. The t-test results showed that the service quality variable obtained a t-value of 2.215 with a significance level of 0.029, the e-WOM variable obtained a t-value of 2.072 with a significance level of 0.041, and the consumer experience variable obtained a t-value of 4.557 with a significance level of 0.000. The F-test results showed an F-value of 39.217 with a significance level of 0.000. Based on these results, it can be concluded that there is a partial effect of service quality on purchasing decisions, e-WOM on purchasing decisions, and consumer experience on purchasing decisions. Moreover, there is a simultaneous influence of service quality, e-WOM, and consumer experience on purchasing decisions.

This study aims to examine the influence of electronic word of mouth (e-WOM) specifically its quality, quantity, and credibility on purchase intention, with brand awareness as a mediating variable for Mixue products in Jember Regency. The research employed a quantitative explanatory method using purposive sampling involving 160 respondents. The findings indicate that e-WOM quality, quantity, and credibility significantly influence purchase intention. However, only e-WOM credibility has a significant impact on brand awareness and is proven to mediate the relationship between e-WOM credibility and purchase intention. In contrast, e-WOM quality and quantity do not significantly affect brand awareness, and thus brand awareness does not mediate their relationship with purchase intention. These findings highlight the importance of information credibility in building brand awareness and enhancing consumers' purchase intention.

The rapid advancement of the internet and social media has led to the emergence of social commerce, which integrates e-commerce with social media platforms. Reviews, as a form of electronic word-of-mouth (e-WOM), have become a key information source relied on by consumers in social commerce. However, the growing presence of buzzers and paid endorsements producing fake reviews has weakened the relevance and trustworthiness of e-WOM, including both online customer reviews and influencer reviews. This study aims to examine the impact of online customer reviews and influencer reviews on the purchase intention of Somethinc products on TikTok’s social commerce platform. The research adopts a quantitative approach with purposive sampling, involving 120 TikTok users in Bandar Lampung as respondents. Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression with SPSS 27 software. The findings reveal that both online customer reviews and influencer reviews significantly and positively influence purchase intention. These results suggest that exposure to online customer and influencer reviews can enhance consumers’ purchase intention toward Somethinc products on TikTok social commerce.

Digital transformation in educational services is an important need to improve efficiency and user satisfaction, especially in Islamic boarding schools. One of these innovations is the SISANTRI application used at the Darussalam Blokagung Islamic Boarding School, Banyuwangi, to facilitate the management of information and transactions for guardians of students. However, the effectiveness of this application still faces challenges, such as stagnation in feature development and negative reviews from users.This study aims to analyze the influence of E-Servqual, E-WOM, and E-Trust on E-Customer Satisfaction. Then, analyze the influence of E-Servqual, E-WOM, E-Trust, and E-Customer Satisfaction on customer loyalty. And analyze the role of E-Customer Satisfaction as a mediator of the influence of E-Servqual, E-WOM, and E-Trust on customer loyalty.The research method used is exploratory research and a quantitative approach with data collected through questionnaires distributed to 364 guardians of students selected using the Proportional Stratified Random Sampling technique. The research instrument uses a Likert scale to measure research variables. Then, the collected data is analyzed through several stages, namely determining the value of the variables, testing the research instrument (validity and reliability tests), path analysis using the Partial Least Square (PLS) method, hypothesis testing, and path calculations.The results of the study showed that E-Servqual, E-WOM, and E-Trust significantly influenced E-Customer Satisfaction. In addition, E-Servqual, E-WOM, E-Trust, and E-Customer Satisfaction significantly influenced customer loyalty. Then, customer satisfaction was not able to be a mediating variable between E-Servqual, E-WOM, E-Trust, and customer loyalty, but still contributed to loyalty directly.It can be concluded that improving E-Servqual, E-WOM, and E-Trust is very important to strengthen E-Customer Satisfaction and Customer Loyalty, although E-Customer Satisfaction does not mediate the relationship. Further development should be focused on improving these three main factors that affect customer loyalty.

This research aims to analyze the influence of marketing via social media and Electronic Word of Mouth (E-WOM) on consumer purchase intentions for Grab-Food services in Medan City. The research design used was quantitative, with a purposive sampling technique involving 100 respondents who were active users of social media and Grab-Food services in Medan City. Data was collected through a questionnaire using a 5 point Likert scale and analyzed using statistical methods. The research results show that social media has an influence on consumer purchasing intentions, but this influence is not partially significant with a significance value of 0.061 > 0.05. On the other hand, E-WOM has a significant influence on consumer purchase intentions with t count 6.743 > t table 2.052. Joint analysis between social media and E-WOM shows that these two variables simultaneously have a significant effect on consumer purchase intentions, with an F test value of Fcount 57.135 > Ftable 3.091.

The rapid growth of the online marketplace has created competition between marketplaces in Indonesia. The emergence of various new marketplaces that are growing now allows consumers to move from one platform to another. This challenge must be faced by marketplaces in maintaining consumer loyalty. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of e-service quality, e-trust and e-WOM on Lazada e-customer loyalty. This research is a descriptive research using quantitative methods. The population of this study is users of the Lazada marketplace in Sidoarjo. Sampling using non-probability sampling techniques with purposive sampling techniques with a total sample of 96 people. Data analysis technique using Partial Least Square using Smart-PLS 3.0 program.   The results of this study indicate that e-service quality, e-trust and e-wom partially affect e- loyalty.

This study aims to determine the relationship of the User Generated Content and E-WOM variables to Purchase intention and Purchase Decision on Nyrtea's Instagram Followers. The sample of this study was 100 respondents who were Nyrtea Instagram followers, had respondents' criteria from the age of 17 and had made purchases through Instagram social media. Sampling techniques using the questionnaire distribution method through Google Forms. The analysis tool used in the form of SmartPLS 4.0. The results show that UGC has a positive and significant effect on purchase intention, E-WOM has a positive and significant effect on Purchase intention, UGC has no positive and significant effect on Purchase Decision, E-WOM has a positive and significant effect on Purchase Decision, Purchase intention is positive and has a positive effect significant to Purchase Decision.

This study aims to analyze the influence of SEA and E-WoM on college decisions for Digital Business Study Program, Universitas Al Irsyad Cilacap, The object of this research is the Digital Business Study Program at Al-Irsyad Cilacap University, while the subjects are students of the Digital Business Study Program at Al-Irsyad University Cilacap. sampling with purposive sampling technique. The number of samples in this study were 31 respondents. Data was obtained through questionnaires which were distributed directly to digital business students at Al-Irsyad University, Cilacap. The data analysis technique uses SPSS version 22. Based on the results of the analysis carried out, it shows that SEA has a positive effect on digital business study study decisions, E-WoM has a positive effect on digital business study study decisions.