DIGITAL BRANDING STRATEGY OF @puncakstelingsamarinda IN PROMOTING PUNCAK STELING TOURISM

Putri Cahaya Ramadhani; Wulan Damaryam; Siti Salmah Nurhafsah; A. Rivai Beta

doi:10.20414/jurkom.v18i1.15753

Authors

Putri Cahaya Ramadhani UIN Sultan Aji Muhammad Idris Samarinda, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8265-3378
Wulan Damaryam UIN Sultan Aji Muhammad Idris Samarinda, Indonesia
Siti Salmah Nurhafsah UIN Sultan Aji Muhammad Idris Samarinda, Indonesia
A. Rivai Beta UIN Sultan Aji Muhammad Idris Samarinda, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20414/jurkom.v18i1.15753

Keywords:

Digital Branding, Tourism Promotion, Puncak Steling

Abstract

This study is motivated by the increasing use of social media for tourism promotion in the digital era. Puncak Steling Tourism in Samarinda uses Instagram as a digital branding platform to introduce the destination to a wider public. This study employs a qualitative approach based on Chris Heuer’s 4C Social Media Theory. The results show that digital branding strategies are implemented through four dimensions: context, communication, collaboration, and connection. Among these dimensions, context emerges as the most dominant aspect in shaping the image of the tourism destination. This study concludes that Instagram effectively supports promotional activities and expands the dissemination of information about Puncak Steling Tourism in Samarinda.

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