Background: To date, there have been several studies conducted on how social media marketing affects customer loyalty. However, they have been narrowed down to specific areas, such as luxury fashion, the airplane industry, and so on. Therefore, there is a literature gap on how social media marketing affects customer loyalty in general. This research seeks to fill that gap though investigating how certain characteristics of social media marketing activities affect customer loyalty in general. Purpose:  The purpose of this paper is to describe the effects social media marketing has on customer loyalty. Methodology:  This research will be conducted by gathering quantitative data through a cross-sectional research design. A survey was performed based on the theoretical concepts in the theoretical framework, which seeks to test the relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variable. An operationalization was created to showcase the theoretical grounds for each question, where each question is bound to a concept/variable. Students in ages 18-30 were used to define the sample population for this research. Conclusion: The purpose of this paper was to describe the effects social media marketing has on customer loyalty. Due to H1 and H2 being approved, and H3 and H4 being rejected, this paper provides evidence that there is a significant positive impact of the SMMA characteristics of entertainment and interaction on customer loyalty. It was also established that there were two SMMA characteristics that did not have a significant positive relationship with customer loyalty; trendiness and customization.

Background: The development of social media brings traditional marketing into a newera - social media marketing - which offers new platforms through which brands cancarry out marketing activities and connect with their customers. Thus, social mediamarketing has become important for brands and marketers to reach their customers andsocial media marketing activities (SMMAs) include entertainment, trendiness,customisation, interaction, and word of mouth (WOM). Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explain the impact of social media marketingactivities (SMMAs) on customer satisfaction.  Methodology: A quantitative method and deductive research approach were adopted inthis research as a means of gathering data. Through a cross-sectional research design, anonline self-completion questionnaire was created and conducted with consideration ofethical and societal issues; as a result, 165 valid responses were collected. The collecteddata from the respondents were analysed through frequency analysis, descriptiveanalysis, explore analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis as well as multipleregression analysis. Findings: The results of this research revealed that both H3 and H4 were accepted,meaning that customisation and interaction have a significant positive impact oncustomer satisfaction. Conversely, H1, H2, and H3, i.e., entertainment, trendiness, andword of mouth (WOM), were rejected. Conclusion: This study concluded that customisation on social media (H3) positivelyinfluences customer satisfaction which can be understood as customised content isaimed in a way to suit the customers’ own preferences. Furthermore, interaction onsocial media (H4) was revealed to have a significant and positive impact on customersatisfaction. As firms and businesses interact with their customers on social media, theyallow for communication between a brand and the customer. Whereas, entertainment(H1), trendiness (H2) and WOM (H5) on social media do not significantly impactcustomer satisfaction.

El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar los elementos del social media marketing, el brand awareness y su relación con el brand loyalty en el Perú. La población de interés para la investigación consistirá en mujeres y hombres millennials de 20 a 25 años que son usuarios regulares de la red social Facebook, además estos deberán interactuar frecuentemente con las publicaciones de las páginas que siguen. El método de investigación para el presente trabajo tendrá un enfoque cuantitativo de carácter concluyente y los datos de la investigación se obtendrán a través de cuestionarios en línea compartidos en las redes sociales. Para el análisis de estos datos se utilizará el programa SPSS haciendo análisis bivariados desde correlaciones y multivariados a partir de ecuaciones estructurales. / The objective of this research is to analyze the elements of social media marketing, brand awareness and its relation with brand loyalty in Peru. The population of interest for the research will consist of millennial women and men between the ages of 20 and 25 who are regular users of the social network Facebook, and they must also frequently interact with the publications of the pages they follow. The research method for this work will have a conclusive quantitative approach and the research data will be obtained through online surveys shared on social networks. For the analysis of these data, the SPSS program will be used, making bivariate analyzes from correlations and multivariates from structural equations. / Trabajo de investigación

Lyxvarumärken har en status att erhålla, som är en utmaning, speciellt i ett samhälle somutvecklas snabbt genom teknologi. Därmed befinner sig lyxvarumärken på en marknad medhög efterfrågan. För att kunna hålla sig väsentlig i dagens samhälle är det viktigt förlyxvarumärken att vara medveten om sina marknadsföringsstrategier. Till följd av detta harlyxvarumärken behövt omvärdera sina marknadsföringsplaner, och ett sätt somlyxvarumärken marknadsför sig idag är genom sociala medie marknadsföringsaktiviteter(SMMA). Denna studie undersöker hur SMMAs dimensioner kan bidra till en förbättradkundlojalitet för lyxvarumärken. Genom en kombination av empirisk forskning och teoretiskaperspektiv analyseras SMMAs olika dimensioner: Underhållning, Interaktion, Trendighet,Anpassning och eWOM för att kartlägga dess roll i att skapa och stärka kundens anknytningtill lyxvarumärken. För att uppnå dessa mål genomfördes en kvalitativ intervjuundersökning där respondenterdelade sina upplevelser av att följa och interagera med lyxvarumärken på sociala medier.Dessutom användes en teoretisk ram för att kontextualisera och förstå resultaten i förhållandetill befintlig forskning och teori om marknadsföring och kundlojalitet. Genom att även observera sambandet mellan SMMA och kundrespons har studien kunnatmed detalj se hur konsumenters kundlojalitet påverkas. Resultatet betonar att Underhållning,Interaktion och eWOM identifieras som de mest inflytelserika aspekterna för att skapaintresse och engagemang hos kunderna med lyxvarumärken. Dessa insikter kan vara enavgörande betydelse för utformning av effektiva marknadsföringsstrategier förlyxvarumärken. Genom att tillämpa SMMA på ett korrekt sätt kan lyxvarumärken skapapositiva upplevelser för sina kunder och därmed förbättra kundlojaliteten. / Luxury brands have a status to sustain, which is a challenge, especially in a society that develops fast with the help of technology, thus luxury brands find themselves in a market with high demand. In order for luxury brands to stay relevant in today's society, it is important for luxury brands to reflect about their marketing strategies. This leads to luxury brand shaving to be aware of their marketing plans, for example through social media and throughso-called social media marketing activities (SMMA). This study explores how the dimensions of SMMA contribute to enhanced customer loyalty for luxury brands. Through a combination of empirical research and theoretical perspectives analyze SMMA's different dimensions: Entertainment, Interaction, Trendiness, Customization and eWOM to map its role in creatingand strengthening the customer's connection to luxury brands. To achieve these objectives, a qualitative interview study was conducted where respondents shared their experiences of following and interacting with luxury brands through social media. Additionally, a theoretical framework was used to contextualize and understand the results in relation to existing research and theories on marketing and customer loyalty. By examining the relationship between SMMA and customer response, the study has been able to see in detail how consumer loyalty is impacted. The results emphasize that Entertainment, Interaction, and eWOM were identified as the most influential aspects ingeneration interest and engagement among customers with luxury brands. These insights can be crucial for developing effective marketing strategies for luxury brands. By implementing SMMA correctly, luxury brands can create positive experiences for their customers, thereby enhancing customer loyalty.