The influencer’s personal brand and its transformation into a franchise

Alberto Jorge Barona Omaña,

Synopsis

The influencer is a personal brand in charge of sharing products and services with their communities, the franchise is based on the license to use the brand, being an essentialelement for the success of a replicable business. Objective: The research focuses on identifying the elements of an influencer’s brand that are franchisable. Methodology: The business model of 12 influencersfrom various sectors is analyzed to have a greater amount of data for an exploratory study, the analysis was based on observing the type of products that they commercialize and analyzing their franchiseability. Conclusions: The franchisable elements of an influencer are their image through a brand that can be materialized to any product, having limitations in the franchiseability in terms of services.

Author Biography

Alberto Jorge Barona Omaña, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Doctor en Ciencias de la Administración. Profesor de tiempo completo de la Facultad de Contaduría y Administración de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Datos de contacto: abarona@fca.unam.mx. ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4560-775X

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Published

November 4, 2022

How to Cite

Barona Omaña, A. J. (2022). The influencer’s personal brand and its transformation into a franchise. In B. Llamas Aréchiga, A. M. Rascón Larios, & G. Martínez Pratts (Eds.), Business Management: The Challenge of the Environment Facing New Technologies, Entrepreneurship, and Working Life (pp. 22-35). Sello Editorial UNAD. https://doi.org/10.22490/9789586518895.02