Social media marketing and customer purchase intention: Evidence-based bibliometrics and text analysis

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The rapid proliferation of social media platforms has sparked heightened interest among businesses seeking to leverage them to enhance customer purchase intentions. Consequently, there has been a surge in research exploring the intersection of social media marketing and consumer behavior. However, gaps persist regarding the primary themes within this research domain. This study analyzes 282 research papers spanning from 2012 to 2022, sourced from the Web of Science Core Collection, focusing on social media and customer purchase intentions. Leveraging Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) commands in STATA and VOSviewer software, the study investigates emerging trends and prevalent themes, visualizing the dataset. The findings indicate a notable increase in research output, particularly from developed countries, with significant collaboration between developed and developing nations. Moreover, the study identifies five principal research topics: 1) the impact of social media marketing on consumer purchase intention, 2) the consequences of online brand communities on purchase behavior, 3) factors influencing consumer purchase intention, 4) influencer effects on purchase intention, and 5) social media advertising and marketing strategies. Future inquiries should delve into various factors shaping customer purchase intentions, including the role of influencers, word-of-mouth dynamics, and advertising strategies while considering the diverse cultural contexts across different regions. This comprehensive analysis provides valuable insights for researchers and practitioners alike, guiding future endeavors in understanding and harnessing the power of social media in consumer decision-making processes.

Acknowledgments
Giang Hai Ha was funded by the Master, PhD Scholarship Programme of Vingroup Innovation Foundation (VINIF), code VINIF.2022.TS030.

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    • Figure 1. Dendrogram illustrating the overlap of research areas based on WoS classifications
    • Figure B1. Research selection process
    • Figure B2. Places of research conducted
    • Figure B3. The global network
    • Figure B4. Co-occurrence of most frequent research keywords
    • Table 1. Kind of technique and results
    • Table 2. General indicators of studies
    • Table 3. Most cited papers
    • Table 4. LDA topic
    • Table A1. Search query and results
    • Conceptualization
      Anh Tuan Phan
    • Data curation
      Anh Tuan Phan, Anh Van Nguyen, Nhan Van Ho, Giang Ha Hai
    • Formal Analysis
      Anh Tuan Phan, Nhan Van Ho, Giang Ha Hai
    • Funding acquisition
      Anh Tuan Phan
    • Investigation
      Anh Tuan Phan
    • Methodology
      Anh Tuan Phan, Anh Van Nguyen, Giang Ha Hai
    • Supervision
      Anh Tuan Phan, Anh Van Nguyen
    • Validation
      Anh Tuan Phan, Anh Van Nguyen, Nhan Van Ho, Giang Ha Hai
    • Writing – original draft
      Anh Tuan Phan, Anh Van Nguyen, Nhan Van Ho
    • Writing – review & editing
      Anh Tuan Phan, Anh Van Nguyen, Nhan Van Ho, Giang Ha Hai
    • Project administration
      Nhan Van Ho, Giang Ha Hai
    • Resources
      Nhan Van Ho
    • Visualization
      Nhan Van Ho, Giang Ha Hai
    • Software
      Giang Ha Hai