Abstract:
This research discusses the impact of social media marketing on establishing brand love and the mediating effect of brand love on promoting brand loyalty in the restaurant landscape of Pakistan. The major focus of carrying out this research was to know how different social media advertising elements have a profound impact on establishing brand love. It is also discussed in detail how this further leads towards promoting brand loyalty. This research includes three independent variables, one mediating variable and one dependent variable. The independent variables included Word of mouth, trendiness and customization. The mediating variable was brand love and the dependent variable was brand loyalty. The collection of the data was carried out through an online questionnaire made on Google forms. The total number of respondents was 303. The data collected was analyzed through software called SPSS, and different statistical tests such as chronbach's Alpha, correlation and regression and Hayes Process to test mediating effect were conducted. The results of these tests indicated that the elements WOM, Trendiness and customization do playa major role in establishing brand love and loyalty. Recommendations are given at the end of the thesis for compounding upon the findings of this research. There were a few constraints faced by the researcher including lack of time and resources. The study could be improved if we include more variables for analyzing the impact of social media
