Strategi Brand Activation dalam Meningkatkan Corporate Branding di Garis Temu
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Abstract. In surviving amid a very competitive market in the digital era, every brand must attract its customers with the right strategy. Brand activation can bring brands to life with interactive and persuasive communication also build relationships with customers that can form brand awareness and enhance corporate branding. These study aims are to look at the brand activation process carried out by Garis Temu on clients, the obstacles when doing brand activation, and the reasons for Garis Temu doing brand activation services to improve corporate branding. The research method used is qualitative with a single holistic case study approach. Data collection techniques gathered the primary data from depth interviews, observation, documentation, and literature study. The results of this study indicate that Garis Temu has implemented the right strategy for its clients in carrying out brand activation on social media creatively and interestingly. In its implementation, the strategy carried out by Garis Temu goes through five stages, namely discovery, strategic development, creative development, delivery, and evaluation. Constraints in this activity include internal human resources, the objectivity of client brand activation, and competition with other companies. Brand activation service is one of the factors that enhances Garis Temu's corporate branding in the consumer benefits section, also have a good image and reputation in their public.
Keywords:Â Marketing communication, brand activation, corporate branding.
Abstrak. Dalam bertahan di tengah kompetitif pasar yang begitu ketat di era digital, setiap merek harus mampu memikat para pelanggannya dengan strategi yang tepat. Brand activation dapat menghidupkan merek dengan komunikasi yang interaktif dan persuasif serta membangun hubungan dengan pelanggan yang dapat membentuk brand awareness dan meningkatkan corporate branding. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui proses brand activation yang dilakukan Garis Temu pada klien, kendala saat melakukan brand activation, dan alasan Garis Temu mempunyai service brand activation sebagai upaya dalam meningkatkan corporate branding. Metode penelitian yang digunakan yaitu kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi kasus tunggal holistik. Teknik pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini dilakukan melalui wawancara mendalam, observasi, dokumentasi, dan studi kepustakaan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa Garis Temu telah melakukan strategi yang tepat bagi klien nya dalam melakukan brand activation di media sosial dengan cara yang kreatif dan menarik. Pada implementasinya, strategi yang dilakukan Garis Temu melalui lima tahapan yaitu discovery, strategic development, crative development, delivery, dan evaluation. Kendala pada kegiatan ini diantaranya SDM internal, objektivitas brand activation klien, dan persaingan dengan perusahaan lain. Service brand activation tersebut menjadi salah satu faktor yang meningkatkan corporate branding Garis Temu pada bagian consumer benefits, juga mendapatkan citra dan reputasi yang baik di mata publiknya.
Kata Kunci: Komunikasi pemasaran, brand activation, corporate branding.
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