Brand loyalty plays a significant role in the success of a business through maintaining and retaining relationships with consumers. Despite companies' extensive use of influencer marketing in order to promote and create brand exposure within Generation Z, there is a lack of sufficient research on influencer marketing?s effect on brand loyalty. Therefore the purpose of this research is to investigate how influencer marketing affects brand loyalty within Generation Z. A quantitative research method was conducted by using a survey, whereby 193 respondents within the age of 18-29 participated.

Syftet med uppsatsen var att unders?ka de strategier som skapar l?nsamhet f?r ett influencergrundat f?retag, samt de faktorer som p?verkar kundens k?pbeslut, kundlojalitet och uppfattning. I tidigare forskning ses skapandet av starka varum?rken med influencers som grund och kundens uppfattning av dessa som tv? skilda forskningsomr?den. Vi s?g d?rf?r en lucka g?llande kombinationen av dessa tv?; hur man skapar framg?ngsrika influencergrundade f?retag, och hur dessa f?retag uppfattas av kunder. Rapporten behandlar en kvalitativ unders?kning i form av insamlad sekund?rk?lla d?r information har tagits fr?n offentliga uttalanden i media och podcasts.

At the end of 2008, Arla concluded agreements with several supermarkets in southern Sweden. The agreement with the supermarkets excluded Ska?nemejerier from the stores. This meant that Ska?nemejerier lost approximately 7% of sales volume.