Personal Political Branding: Strategi Kampanye Ganjar Pranowo Untuk Pilpres 2024 di Social Media Twitter

Abstract

In this digital age, social media has become a powerful platform to communicate and influence public opinion. A critical aspect of using social media is its ability to strengthen political branding, which is how a politician or political party builds their image and identity in the eyes of the public. Political branding refers to creating a political image and identity for a candidate, political party, or political movement in society. Ganjar Pranowo, as the Governor of Central Java, utilizes Twitter as a medium to strengthen the value of political branding. This research aims to explain Ganjar Pranowo's political branding strategy through his Twitter social media account. This research uses a qualitative method; then, the researcher uses the Nvivo 12Plus application to analyze the data. The results of this study show that political branding efforts made by Ganjar Pranowo include: First, Ganjar Pranowo presents himself as a religious leader. Second, Ganjar Pranowo presents himself as a leader close to middle to lower-class people. Third, Ganjar Pranowo presents himself as a leader who upholds ethnicity and culture. Fourth, Ganjar Pranowo displays that he is a leader who supports improving the community's economy through UMKM. Fifth, Ganjar Pranowo presents himself as a leader close to the younger generation. Ganjar Pranowo's political branding capability lies in personality attributes. The personal attributes found in the Twitter account @ganjarpranowo include: First, competence as a leader. Second, passion and dedication. Third, leadership style. This research is expected to provide an overview related to political branding from political actors and stakeholders.