From scrolling to buying: Role of beauty influencers on impulse buying a stimulus-organism-response perspective

Impulse buying has garnered significant attention in the marketing field; however, there remains a gap in understanding this behavior on digital platforms. This study explores how beauty influencer’s personal characteristics on digital platforms contribute to impulse buying behavior in beauty indust...

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Main Authors: Khalil Ahmad, Kashish Lilani
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-09-01
Series:Telematics and Informatics Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772503025000532
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description Impulse buying has garnered significant attention in the marketing field; however, there remains a gap in understanding this behavior on digital platforms. This study explores how beauty influencer’s personal characteristics on digital platforms contribute to impulse buying behavior in beauty industry. Grounded in the stimulus-organism-response (SOR) model, it examines how specific influencer characteristics act as external stimuli that influence perceived trust as a key psychological mechanism (organism), ultimately driving impulse buying behavior. A sample of 296 respondents was collected using a structured questionnaire. Consequently, Smart PLS 4 was employed to test the structural and measurement relationships between the constructs.The empirical findings show that the stimuli, namely, influencers’ trustworthiness and informativeness, have a positive influence on an organism’s perceived trust and lead to impulse buying behavior. Other factors such as influencers’ trendiness, attractiveness, and expertise have a negative influence on an organism’s perceived trust and do not lead to impulse buying.The findings provide beauty industry professionals with deeper insights into how beauty influencers can drive impulse buying behavior. This knowledge can be utilized to develop more effective influencer marketing strategies that capitalize on trust and trendiness to boost sales.
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spelling doaj-art-c39990a3ae724cf39a01baa83fdb36ef2025-08-22T04:58:45ZengElsevierTelematics and Informatics Reports2772-50302025-09-011910023910.1016/j.teler.2025.100239From scrolling to buying: Role of beauty influencers on impulse buying a stimulus-organism-response perspectiveKhalil Ahmad0Kashish Lilani1Corresponding author.; Balaji Institute of Modern Management, Sri Balaji University, Pune, IndiaBalaji Institute of Modern Management, Sri Balaji University, Pune, IndiaImpulse buying has garnered significant attention in the marketing field; however, there remains a gap in understanding this behavior on digital platforms. This study explores how beauty influencer’s personal characteristics on digital platforms contribute to impulse buying behavior in beauty industry. Grounded in the stimulus-organism-response (SOR) model, it examines how specific influencer characteristics act as external stimuli that influence perceived trust as a key psychological mechanism (organism), ultimately driving impulse buying behavior. A sample of 296 respondents was collected using a structured questionnaire. Consequently, Smart PLS 4 was employed to test the structural and measurement relationships between the constructs.The empirical findings show that the stimuli, namely, influencers’ trustworthiness and informativeness, have a positive influence on an organism’s perceived trust and lead to impulse buying behavior. Other factors such as influencers’ trendiness, attractiveness, and expertise have a negative influence on an organism’s perceived trust and do not lead to impulse buying.The findings provide beauty industry professionals with deeper insights into how beauty influencers can drive impulse buying behavior. This knowledge can be utilized to develop more effective influencer marketing strategies that capitalize on trust and trendiness to boost sales.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772503025000532Impulse buyingIndiaInfluencer marketingPerceived trustStimulus-organism-responseTrustworthiness
spellingShingle Khalil Ahmad
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From scrolling to buying: Role of beauty influencers on impulse buying a stimulus-organism-response perspective
Telematics and Informatics Reports
Impulse buying
India
Influencer marketing
Perceived trust
Stimulus-organism-response
Trustworthiness
title From scrolling to buying: Role of beauty influencers on impulse buying a stimulus-organism-response perspective
title_full From scrolling to buying: Role of beauty influencers on impulse buying a stimulus-organism-response perspective
title_fullStr From scrolling to buying: Role of beauty influencers on impulse buying a stimulus-organism-response perspective
title_full_unstemmed From scrolling to buying: Role of beauty influencers on impulse buying a stimulus-organism-response perspective
title_short From scrolling to buying: Role of beauty influencers on impulse buying a stimulus-organism-response perspective
title_sort from scrolling to buying role of beauty influencers on impulse buying a stimulus organism response perspective
topic Impulse buying
India
Influencer marketing
Perceived trust
Stimulus-organism-response
Trustworthiness
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772503025000532
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