Hashtag #MakeUpReview: The Searchable Words Used in Online Review on Purchasing Decision in Indonesia
- DOI
- 10.2991/978-2-494069-69-5_17How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- hashtag; online review; consumers’ purchase decision; products; Instagram
- Abstract
This study discusses one of the mostly used ways of searching information on the Internet, hashtag (#) on the social media, Instagram. This semiotic phenomenon is measured and analyzed quantitatively to answer the research question about the correlation between use of hashtags and consumers’ purchasing decision. Data in this study were collected by distributing questionnaires to 60 women who are Instagram social media users that have used hashtags to look for reviews of cosmetic products. The result shows a positive influence from online review through the hashtag #MakeUpReview on Instagram affects the consumers’ decision to purchase cosmetic products in Indonesia. It also shows that the greater the benefits, convenience, and control indicated by the online review of the cosmetic products through the hashtag #MakeUpReview, the more likely consumers will buy the cosmetic products.
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TY - CONF AU - Nia Kurniasih AU - N. Iis Kurnia AU - Sutiadi Rahmansyah AU - M. Chika Wulan PY - 2023 DA - 2023/02/01 TI - Hashtag #MakeUpReview: The Searchable Words Used in Online Review on Purchasing Decision in Indonesia BT - Proceedings of the Conference on Digital Humanities 2022 (CODH 2022) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 195 EP - 205 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-69-5_17 DO - 10.2991/978-2-494069-69-5_17 ID - Kurniasih2023 ER -