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The Use Competition As A Communication Strategy To Increase Engagement as a Form of Brand Awareness about Local Skateboarding Shoes in Jabodetabek Area) Submitted: 11 November 2019, Accepted: 29 Mei 2020 Profetik Jurnal Komunikasi ISSN: 1979-2522 (print), ISSN:2549-0168 (online) DOI: https://doi.org/10.14421/pjk.v13i1.1759 THE USE OF COMPETITION AS A COMMUNICATION STRATEGY (To Increase Engagement as a Form of Brand Awareness about Local Skateboarding Shoes in Jabodetabek Area) PENGGUNAAN KOMPETISI SEBAGAI STRATEGI KOMUNIKASI (Guna Meningkatkan Engagement sebagai Bentuk dari Brand Awareness Sepatu Skateboard di Jabodetabek) Anindita Alifiani Prianto1, Florenzia Shafira Esmeralda R.2, Alexander Mamby Aruan3 1,2,3 Department of Public Relations London School of Public Relations Jakarta aninditalfn@yahoo.com, florenzia.se@gmail.com, alexander.ma@lspr.edu Abstract. The rapid development of skateboarding in Indonesia serves as a business opportunity for local entrepreneurs. Although the skateboard market in Indonesia is classified as a segmented market, but it is still a promising business. Local skateboarding shoes brand developed quite rapidly along with the development of skateboarding sports in Indonesia, this is portrayed by the high level of enthusiasm by the society who starting to play skateboard, the high amount of local skateboarding communities appears in Jabodetabek area and plentiful skateboarding events and competitions. The result of this research shows that there has been a lot of skateboarding competition in Indonesia which has been used as a communication strategy. Competitions are considered good and effective for local skateboarding shoes brand to increase engagement as a form of brand awareness, because they can take part either as the supporting element or as the skateboarding competition organizer. Besides, it also can bring a positive impression to the brands itself. In addition, the competitions held offline needs to be supported by online activities and the source includes education elements. Berlo’s Communication Model (SMCR) explains that when using a competition, it needs to be based on the communication skills, the understanding of social and cultural systems of the source and the receiver to the message that can be felt by the human five senses which will increase the success of delivering messages from the source to the receiver. The methodology of this research is qualitative and the instrument used to collect data involves interviews. Keywords: Competition, Strategy, Engagement, Brand Awareness, Skateboard Abstrak. Pesatnya perkembangan skateboard di Indonesia menjadi peluang bisnis bagi para pengusaha lokal. Meskipun pasar skateboard di Indonesia tergolong sebagai pasar yang tersegmentasi, namun bisnis pada industri ini tetap menjanjikan. Merek sepatu skateboard lokal berkembang cukup pesat seiring dengan perkembangan olahraga skateboard di Indonesia, hal ini dapat dilihat dari tingginya antusiasme masyarakat yang mulai bermain skateboard, jumlah komunitas skateboard lokal yang bermunculan di daerah Jabodetabek, hingga banyaknya acara dan kompetisi bertajuk skateboard. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat banyak kompetisi skateboard di Indonesia yang telah digunakan sebagai strategi komunikasi. Kompetisi dianggap baik dan efektif bagi para merek sepatu skateboard lokal untuk meningkatkan keterlibatan masyarakat sebagai bentuk kesadaran merek, karena mereka dapat berperan sebagai elemen pendukung atau penyelenggara kompetisi skateboard. Kompetisi juga dapat memberikan kesan positif bagi merek itu sendiri. Selain itu, kompetisi yang diadakan secara offline perlu didukung oleh aktivitas online dan mencakup unsur edukasi. Model Komunikasi Berlo (SMCR) menjelaskan bahwa ketika menggunakan sebuah kompetisi, perlu didasarkan pada keterampilan komunikasi, pemahaman csistem sosial dan budaya dari sumber dan penerima pesan yang kemudian dapat dirasakan oleh panca indera manusia untuk meningkatkan keberhasilan penyampaian pesan dari sumber ke Vol.13/No.1 / APRIL 2020 - Profetik Jurnal Komunikasi 25
The Use Competition As A Communication Strategy To Increase Engagement as a Form of Brand Awareness about Local Skateboarding Shoes in Jabodetabek Area) Submitted: 11 November 2019, Accepted: 29 Mei 2020 Profetik Jurnal Komunikasi ISSN: 1979-2522 (print), ISSN:2549-0168 (online) DOI: https://doi.org/10.14421/pjk.v13i1.1759 penerima. Metode penelitian ini adalah kualitatif dan instrumen yang digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data adalah wawancara. Kata Kunci: Kompetisi, Strategi, Keterlibatan, Kesadaran Merek, Skateboard INTRODUCTION Agency (BPS) in 2016 which stated Indonesia is a country that is that the Gross Domestic Product rich in potential, especially in human (PDB) generated by the creative resources, where many Indonesian economy industry in Indonesia people have creative ideas, so they experienced a 7.44% increase from can create products with new Rp. 852 trillion in 2015 to Rp. 922.58 innovations. This innovation can be trillion (Lestarini, 2018). From seen from the emergence of various around 8.2 million creative economy brands produced domestically. The ventures, there are three main sub- brand is divided based on two main sectors that advance the creative dimensions, namely origin and economy, namely culinary, fashion ownership. The brand is also and crafts. categorized into four types, namely: 1) Original local brand, includes Figure 1. Three main subsectors in brands originating from local PDB Creative Economy countries and owned by local people or companies; 2) Quasi local brands, brands originating from local countries, but owned by foreign people or companies; 3) Acquired 100% local brands, brands originating from 90% other countries, but owned by several 80% local people or companies and; 4) 70% Foreign branding, brands originating 60% Culinary from abroad and owned by foreign 50% people or companies (Kussudyarsana, 40% Fashion 2016). The development of the local 30% Crafts brand referred in this research is a 20% brand with a category of Original 10% local brands, namely brands that are 0% indeed originated from Indonesia and Three main sub- are owned by individuals and sectors in PDB Creative Economy domestic agencies. Local brands as the part of creative economy are believed to become an alternative sector that Source: Rachman, 2018 encourages national economic growth. This is consistent with the From the figure above, it results of a survey conducted by appears that the culinary sub-sector is Creative Economy Agency the biggest contributor to the PDB (BEKRAF) with the Central Statistics Creative Economy of 41.4% or as much as Rp. 382 trillion, followed by Vol.13/No.1 / APRIL 2020 - Profetik Jurnal 26 Komunikasi
The Use Competition As A Communication Strategy To Increase Engagement as a Form of Brand Awareness about Local Skateboarding Shoes in Jabodetabek Area) Submitted: 11 November 2019, Accepted: 29 Mei 2020 Profetik Jurnal Komunikasi ISSN: 1979-2522 (print), ISSN:2549-0168 (online) DOI: https://doi.org/10.14421/pjk.v13i1.1759 the fashion and crafts sub-sectors, footwear industry in the international each at 18% (Rp. 166 trillion) and market reached 4.4%. Based on Trade 15.4% (Rp. 142 trillion) (Rachman, Map data, the export growth was 2018). The fashion industry as a part positive from USD 4.85 billion in of the main sub-sectors of the creative 2015, up 3.3% to USD 5.01 billion in economy in Indonesia is becoming a 2016 (Mrt, 2017). Sport shoes as a promising business with huge returns part of footwear industry have for its business people. There are four different functions based on the sport fashion categories that can become arena which are divided into five business opportunities in Indonesia, types, namely athletic shoes, closed namely the Muslim fashion business, field sports, open field sports, special fashion sport, t-shirts, and children's sports (golf, dancing, cycling, clothing (Rahayu, 2017). Out of all extreme sports) and nature sports fashion categories mentioned, fashion (hunting, climbing, fishing) sport has developed quite rapidly both (Rudystina, 2017). This is also in the national and international supported by Purnama & Adi (2019) spheres. Since 2013, fashion sport has in their research that nowadays, shoes begun to develop, data from NPD are one of the most popular fashions, field research (one of the American including sports shoes. Most young research companies) reports that people wear sport shoes not only increased sales of activewear and during sport activities, but also in athletic shoes reached USD 36 their daily activities, such as college, billion, which are part of fashion sport traveling, and others (Purnama & Adi, (Oktaviani, 2016). This opportunity is 2019). not only seen by foreign Sport shoes as a part of entrepreneurs, but some Indonesian footwear industry have different entrepreneurs have also been starting functions based on the sport arena business in fashion sport. which are divided into five types, Some of the local fashion namely athletic shoes, closed field sport industries that are developing sports, open field sports, special are the footwear, leather products and sports (golf, dancing, cycling, apparel industries. This was proven extreme sports) and nature sports through the achievement of Gross (hunting, climbing, fishing) Domestic Product (PDB), this (Rudystina, 2017). Skateboard as one industry group experienced an of the extreme sports that entered and increase from Rp. 31.44 trillion in developed in Indonesia in the 1970s, 2015 to Rp. 35.14 trillion in 2016. has become an activity that has great The General Director of Small and appeal for youngsters ever since. This Medium Industries (IKM) of the is shown by the existence of local Ministry of Industry revealed, for the industries related to skateboarding, footwear industry sector Indonesia the construction of skateparks in has succeeded in occupying the fifth several cities, as well as the growing position as an exporter in the world growth of Skateboarding Day after China, India, Vietnam and participants in Indonesia. Such an Brazil. The market share of the increase would certainly be a proud Vol.13/No.1 / APRIL 2020 - Profetik Jurnal 27 Komunikasi
The Use Competition As A Communication Strategy To Increase Engagement as a Form of Brand Awareness about Local Skateboarding Shoes in Jabodetabek Area) Submitted: 11 November 2019, Accepted: 29 Mei 2020 Profetik Jurnal Komunikasi ISSN: 1979-2522 (print), ISSN:2549-0168 (online) DOI: https://doi.org/10.14421/pjk.v13i1.1759 value for all parties involved and development (Supriadi, 2017). In dedicated to the world of addition, various regions of Indonesia skateboarding (Nurpramadya & have high numbers of skateboarding Irawan, 2012). The development of communities. With the increasing skateboarding in Indonesia which is number of skateboard communities considered quite rapid is also proven and popularity through various by the high amount of people who competitions, local skateboarding loves to skate as stated by Ardy Polii, shoes are also experiencing growth, one of the Indonesia's skateboarding as seen from the emergence of several legends and the second winner of local skateboarding shoe brands, such Asian Skateboard Championship in as FYC Footwear, Awesome Taipei, China (Vidiatmoko, 2017). Footwear, Instinct Footwear, SV Moreover, skateboarding athletes Footwear, Rebellion Footwear, Geoff from Indonesia have emerged to Max, JRVS Footwear, HYB compete in the international sphere. Footwear, Luminar Shoes, Saint After the first successful Barkley, HOPS Footwear and other skateboarding competition was brands. completed at the Asian Games 2018 There are also skateboard in Palembang, it turns out that in events in Jabodetabek which are held August 2016, the International almost every month by a variety of Olympic Committee (IOC) has different organizers. Various decided that skateboarding entered skateboarding competitions the Olympic sport along with four organized by the community and other new sports and will begin to be supported by private parties are competed at the Olympics 2020 in widely held, such as the Patriot of the Tokyo, Japan (Setiawan, 2018). Lines, SKATE JUANG 45, The rapid development of SKATENIGHT, SOEMPAH skateboarding in Indonesia is glanced PEMOEDA, SKATETURAHMI, by local entrepreneurs. As citied from Halloween Skate Party, GO marketing.co.id, the skateboard Skateboarding Day (in Jabodetabek market is classified as a segmented area) and others. These events were market but still is a promising held during 2018, intended as a business. It is conveyed based on gathering for skaters, competitions business experience owned by Dimas and games. There are two Jerry Wijaya as the owner of local skateboarding events that considered skateboard spare parts brand, Dood successful because of its creative Skateboard and Hello Skateboard. concept and reach massive audiences, He’s aware with society’s interest and namely Twilosaurus and IOXC enthusiasm in extreme sports, (“Jakarta Skateboarding specifically skateboarding. (@jakartaskateboarding),” n.d.); According to him, the average growth (“Komunitas Bekasi Skateboarding of this business rise 100% every year (@patriotsk8club95),” n.d.); and constantly increase throughout (“Skateboarder Parlemen the year, even in Asia skateboarding (@parlemen.sk8),” n.d.); has experienced an extraordinary (“Komunitas Indonesia Skateboard Vol.13/No.1 / APRIL 2020 - Profetik Jurnal 28 Komunikasi
The Use Competition As A Communication Strategy To Increase Engagement as a Form of Brand Awareness about Local Skateboarding Shoes in Jabodetabek Area) Submitted: 11 November 2019, Accepted: 29 Mei 2020 Profetik Jurnal Komunikasi ISSN: 1979-2522 (print), ISSN:2549-0168 (online) DOI: https://doi.org/10.14421/pjk.v13i1.1759 (@kisbersatu),” n.d.); (“Blok M supported by the government and Skateboarding (@bs.skateboarding),” covers an international scale. In this n.d.). activity, skateboarding was not shown On 7 July 2018, Twilo Skate as a culture or lifestyle, but rather was Corner, one of the skateboard shown as a form of extreme communities located in Kemang, professional sports. South Jakarta, collaborated with According to the result of a Event Welbe and AXIS to organize research written by Keke (2018) it is the Twilosaurus Vol. 2. This stated that the form of integrated skateboarding activity conceptualized marketing communication has a close the mixture of street art festivals, such and positive relationship to brand as skateboarding competitions, music awareness. One of the many forms of events, sneakers exhibitions, photo communication comes from public exhibitions, skateboard exhibitions, relations, in this context the mural paintings and talk shows. As a communication strategy conducted by result, 53 local content creators public relations person is through a (artists) joined this activity and competition because offline activity is increased the creativity of young potentially increasing engagement as people in Indonesia (Sanjaya, 2018). a form of the brand awareness. This is The next activity related to in harmony with a statement from skateboarding is the IOXC (Indonesia Pratiwi, Dida, & Sjafirah (2018) in Open X-Sport Championship). their research that communication Unlike other skateboarding activities, strategy can increase awareness for this activity was organized by the stakeholders, industry players, and government, which is held by the public. Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs. Therefore, based on the IOXC is held on 28-30 September phenomenon above the objective of 2018. IOXC aimed to find athletes this research is to find out about how who excel in extreme sports. The the usage of competition as a IOXC 2018 competition was attended communication strategy to increase by 380 participants from 23 provinces engagement as a form of brand in Indonesia and 10 countries such as awareness about local skateboarding France, Malaysia, Japan, the shoes in Jabodetabek area. Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, the People's Republic of China, Taiwan and Brunei METHODOLOGY Darussalam. There were seven types of extreme sports contested, namely The methodology of this BMX Freestyle, Aggressive Inline, research is qualitative. The object of Freestyle Football, Freestyle this research is competition as a Basketball, B-Boy Competition, communication strategy to increase Skateboard Competition, and Wall brand awareness of local Climbing Competition (Fauzi, 2018). skateboarding shoes in Jabodetabek. This activity was considered Qualitative research relies on text and successful because it was fully image data, also own unique steps in Vol.13/No.1 / APRIL 2020 - Profetik Jurnal 29 Komunikasi
The Use Competition As A Communication Strategy To Increase Engagement as a Form of Brand Awareness about Local Skateboarding Shoes in Jabodetabek Area) Submitted: 11 November 2019, Accepted: 29 Mei 2020 Profetik Jurnal Komunikasi ISSN: 1979-2522 (print), ISSN:2549-0168 (online) DOI: https://doi.org/10.14421/pjk.v13i1.1759 data analysis and draw on diverse competition as a communication designs. In this type of research strategy to increase people’s approach, the researchers play an engagement as a form of brand important role and is carefully awareness about local skateboarding reflecting it to the readers (Creswell, shoes in Jabodetabek area. Therefore, 2014, p. 183). researchers are able to analyse and According to Yin (2011, p. 3- describe the opinions of the speakers 4) qualitative is the study of a real- regarding the problem examined, then world setting in order to discover how draw conclusions. people cope and thrive in that setting The instrument used to collect and capture the contextual richness of data involves interviews. Denscombe people’s everyday lives. This study (1998) explains that interviews represents the views and perspectives include a series of assumptions and of the people, as well as contributes comprehension about the situation insights into existing or emerging which cannot be correlated with a concepts that may help to explain casual conversation (Birmingham & human social behavior through David, 2014). The researchers are multiple sources of evidence rather required to collect information from than relying on a single source alone respondents face to face. Therefore, a (Yin, 2011, p. 7-8). result of great amounts of data and The research method used is interviews lasting for more than an descriptive. Descriptive research hour is inevitable, in addition, according to Isaac (1995) is Birmingham & Wilkinson (2014) describing the facts and asserts that this instrument gives the characteristics of a given population researcher more of an insight into the or area of interest systematically and meaning and significance of what is accurately. Another point of view happening. from Polit and Hungler (1999) shows The interview itself has that descriptive research means to several types, the type of interview portray the characteristics of persons, used by researchers is semi structured situations, or groups and the interview. Semi structured interview frequency with which certain is an interview that uses a model that phenomenon occur these studies is more free and flexible compared to observe, describe, and document structured interviews, but still aspects of a situation as it naturally directed (Sugiyono, 2016). The occurs (Dulock, 1993, p. 154). researcher has a list of questions This research seeks to obtain provided for informants, but the explanatively in-depth information researcher has the right to give where it can be achieved through questions outside of that list, as long qualitative research. Moreover, the as the questions asked are still related use of this descriptive qualitative to the research problem and still research method aims to present obtain opinions and ideas openly from information and description of the informants. phenomenon of the research object, namely to find out the use of Vol.13/No.1 / APRIL 2020 - Profetik Jurnal 30 Komunikasi
The Use Competition As A Communication Strategy To Increase Engagement as a Form of Brand Awareness about Local Skateboarding Shoes in Jabodetabek Area) Submitted: 11 November 2019, Accepted: 29 Mei 2020 Profetik Jurnal Komunikasi ISSN: 1979-2522 (print), ISSN:2549-0168 (online) DOI: https://doi.org/10.14421/pjk.v13i1.1759 Selection of Informants for located around Jabodetabek area so Interviews the data collection is still possible to The interviewees for this interview achieve. are divided in three categories, namely parties from local skateboarding shoes brand, RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS skateboarders and local skateboarding community. Based on interviews conducted Table 1. Selection of Informants with the informants, researchers found that until this day the Local Skateboarders development of local skateboarding Informants Job Designation shoes brand in Indonesia is Adi Susanto Skateboarder considered quite advanced and rapid from Jakarta due to several factors. Starting from Area the increasing number of local Noval Skateboarder skateboarding shoes brands with a from Bogor Area quality that is not less competitive Sandy Skateboarder with international brands to the from Depok increasing number of skate parks that Area are built and easy to find. Rahman Skateboarder The local skateboarding shoes Permana from Bekasi brand have a lot of improvements, it Area is seen from the more upcoming local Local Skateboarding Community brands in Indonesia. This is also Informants Job Designation supported by a statement from Sandy Tony Sruntul The General that “the development is quite good Chairman of and rapid until now” (Sandy, Personal Indonesia Communication, 5 October 2019). Skateboard In fact, nowadays many Community clothing lines also produce (KIS) skateboarding shoes as well. Apart from that, the rising of local Source: Authorized data of the skateboarding shoes brand is also researchers, 2018 influenced by other factors such as the high amount existence of skate parks surrounding us. Unconsciously, it The selection of the informants brought a lot of enthusiasm in people is based on the correlation with their and triggered them to start playing understanding of the development skateboard, thus, entrepreneurs are and current phenomenon of seeing this as a business opportunity skateboarding in Indonesia, also the to produce its equipment. understanding of skateboarding world Many local skaters believe including the rise up of local that local skateboarding shoes have skateboarding shoes brand. the ability to compete in the market Furthermore, the interviewees are with international brands because of Vol.13/No.1 / APRIL 2020 - Profetik Jurnal 31 Komunikasi
The Use Competition As A Communication Strategy To Increase Engagement as a Form of Brand Awareness about Local Skateboarding Shoes in Jabodetabek Area) Submitted: 11 November 2019, Accepted: 29 Mei 2020 Profetik Jurnal Komunikasi ISSN: 1979-2522 (print), ISSN:2549-0168 (online) DOI: https://doi.org/10.14421/pjk.v13i1.1759 its quality and competitive prices. As From the statement above, it a reflection, many local skateboarding can be seen that Rahman believes shoes brand are arising in Indonesia brand image is very important, the such as FYC Footwear, Awesome more local brands that shows Footwear, Instinct Footwear, SV originality and being innovative with Footwear, Rebellion Footwear, Geoff their products such as many varied Max, JRVS Footwear, HYB designs, the more people will become Footwear, Luminar Shoes, Saint aware of their brands’ existence. Barkley, HOPS Footwear and many Currently, the quality possess other brands. by most of the local skateboarding Every now and then, many shoes brand is considered vary, skateboarders are faced with an depends on the material and level of option whether to use skateboarding comfortable of the skateboarders shoes product locally or itself. Meaning, there are several internationally. For Adi himself, he brands that produce a very high- has a sense of pride when using a local quality skateboarding shoes and safe skateboarding shoes brand. to say the quality is no less than “One of the reasons why I use international brands because they pay local skateboarding shoes brand apart a good attention to the overall from the proud feeling is that the materials used such as the outsole and quality itself is considered very good upper material. and tends to be more affordable than However, one of the international brands. Overall, the differences between the local development of the local skateboarding shoes brand and skateboarding shoes was very good” international skateboarding shoes (Adi Susanto, Personal brand is that the average ‘suede’ Communication, 27 October 2019). material in local brands is not as thick In addition, what influenced as the international brands. There is the development of the local still a lack of technology in the skateboarding shoes was the process of making local brands, but in product’s originality. Each local general, their quality is almost skateboarding shoes brand has the rivaling the international brands. characteristics of their respective One of the traits of a well- products based on the brand image made skateboarding shoe is its they want to embed in the minds of quality. That’s why, especially during consumers. The product’s originality play at the skate parks, the choices of can be seen from the design of the a proper skateboarding shoes are very shoes and the material used. fundamental and are related to the As stated by Rahman, “brand quality of its product as it gives a big image is very important, the more impact to the comfortability and brands that have originality, it is safe safety of the skateboarders. to say that the development of local skateboarding shoes is quite good” According to interview (Rahman Permana, Personal conducted with Noval, he said that, Communication, 29 October 2019). “the average local skateboarding Vol.13/No.1 / APRIL 2020 - Profetik Jurnal 32 Komunikasi
The Use Competition As A Communication Strategy To Increase Engagement as a Form of Brand Awareness about Local Skateboarding Shoes in Jabodetabek Area) Submitted: 11 November 2019, Accepted: 29 Mei 2020 Profetik Jurnal Komunikasi ISSN: 1979-2522 (print), ISSN:2549-0168 (online) DOI: https://doi.org/10.14421/pjk.v13i1.1759 shoes have been vulcanized, makes it Furthermore, Sandy stated, “I more effective for their skating game” believe that local skateboarding shoes (Noval, Personal Communication, 4 brand are able to become the November 2019). supporting element from the development of skateboarding It can be said that nowadays, especially in Indonesia, because they the average local skateboarding shoes can take part as supplier of their have been vulcanized, which is a equipment during play” (Sandy, process of rubber assembly using high Personal Communication, 5 temperatures to make it even stronger November 2019). in order to improve skateboarder’s performance during skating. This That is why the usage of technique is considered rare when competition to increase brand compared to other shoe making awareness of local skateboarding techniques such as using canvas and shoes brand is a great effort. If the leather (Monica, 2019). overall aspects of competition have positive feedback, it will also escalate The development of local their brands in the eyes of society and skateboarding shoes apart from the global market. rises of local brands and many skate parks, can also be seen from many Apart from that, the role of skateboarding activities or events skateboarding communities is being held in Indonesia. One of the important to increase brand most famous skateboarding events awareness about local skateboarding arranged annually by the Ministry of shoes. Based on interview conducted Youth and Sport is Indonesia Open X- with Tony, he acknowledged that, sports Championship (IOXC). “before the local skateboarding shoes Moreover, there are skateboarding brand go internationally, the existence competitions or events that held of one particular brand should be almost every month in a different city recognized and accepted by the called ‘Projam’, which is a skateboard skateboarding community in prior. and BMX competition. Starting from the quality, the materials until the competitive price” Most of the informants (Tony Sruntul, Personal acknowledge that many local Communication, 4 November 2019). skateboarding shoes brand are supporting the skateboarders by In the Jabodetabek area itself, providing some of the skateboarding based on a survey that researchers equipment as a form of their support conducted through social media and during skateboarding events, directly, the number of active especially in competition. In fact, the skateboarding communities has uses of competition as one of their reached 27 communities, meaning communication strategies to that it is no longer difficult to find introduce and promote their brands is skateboarding communities in the considered helpful. region. Vol.13/No.1 / APRIL 2020 - Profetik Jurnal 33 Komunikasi
The Use Competition As A Communication Strategy To Increase Engagement as a Form of Brand Awareness about Local Skateboarding Shoes in Jabodetabek Area) Submitted: 11 November 2019, Accepted: 29 Mei 2020 Profetik Jurnal Komunikasi ISSN: 1979-2522 (print), ISSN:2549-0168 (online) DOI: https://doi.org/10.14421/pjk.v13i1.1759 Table 2. Skateboard Communities in 22 Skatekuy Tangerang Jabodetabek Sundy Morning 23 Tangerang Skateboarder Skateboard 24 Tugu Skate Bekasi No. Cities Communities Twilo Skate South Bhagasasi Speed 25 1 Bekasi Corner Jakarta Club TWK South Blok M South 26 2 Skateboarding Jakarta Skateboarding Jakarta Veteran Skate Bogor 27 Tangerang Crew 3 Independent Bogor Source: Authorized data of the Skateboard researchers, 2018 Boper (Bogor 4 Bogor Permai) Budi Luhur South With the number of active 5 Skateboarding Jakarta skateboarding communities in the Cengkareng West 6 Jabodetabek area as mentioned above, Skateboard Jakarta it means that these communities can 7 Citra Skateboard Tangerang also boost brand awareness of the Central 8 Daggers Crew local skateboarding shoes. The Jakarta increasing number of skateboarding Depok 9 Depok communities indicates that there are Skateboarding GW more people who play skateboard and 10 Skateboarding Bekasi more skateboarding events are being Association held as the community is a place for IPB Corner skateboarders to be able to gather, 11 Bogor play, as well as participate in an event Skateboarding South together. In fact, they can organize 12 ISA Bintaro their own events from gathering to Jakarta Islamic Skate professional level competitions and 13 Bekasi these skateboarding events can be Crew Indonesia East used as a means for communities to be 14 Klender Skate more active in the world of Jakarta South skateboarding. 15 Komunitas AB Jakarta In conducting this research, MEKUN Central 16 researchers refer to Berlo’s SKATEBOARDING Jakarta Communication Model (SMCR). Central 17 Parlemen SK8 This communication model was Jakarta 18 Patriot Skate Club Bekasi proposed by David K. Berlo in 1960 19 PODIUM ALL DAY Tangerang and it is known as the SMCR model, SCKD East which stands for four elements in it, 20 namely Source, Message, Channel Skateboarding Jakarta Senayan Central and Receiver. Berlo describes several 21 personal factors that influence the Skateboarders Jakarta Vol.13/No.1 / APRIL 2020 - Profetik Jurnal 34 Komunikasi
The Use Competition As A Communication Strategy To Increase Engagement as a Form of Brand Awareness about Local Skateboarding Shoes in Jabodetabek Area) Submitted: 11 November 2019, Accepted: 29 Mei 2020 Profetik Jurnal Komunikasi ISSN: 1979-2522 (print), ISSN:2549-0168 (online) DOI: https://doi.org/10.14421/pjk.v13i1.1759 communication process, such as Communication strategy with communication skills, attitude, the usage of competition to help knowledge, social systems, as well as increase brand awareness of the local cultural environment both from the skateboarding shoes can also be done source and the receiver (Mulyana, through the message they wanted to 2009). deliver. Ideally, the message is related to their support of Indonesian Aside from being an extreme skateboarders as a form of their sport, skateboarding has meaning as a encouragement of the skateboarding lifestyle that includes social values development. The more competition that is strengthen togetherness and is being held, the more skaters are socialization. Skateboarding is also a practicing to receive an achievement. lifestyle that has its own culture, where the culture forms a The selection of messages to skateboarder’s identity which is be conveyed through a competition reflected from their style, appearance, needs to be considered based on 1) the skateboarding equipment, to the content, meaning the ideas contained skateboarding arena. in the message should be highlighted such as key messages, 2) the Since skateboarding has its elements, means the basic part of a own social and cultural values, message such as language or use of communication skills from both the words in the delivery of messages, 3) source and receiver can influence the treatment, related to how the communication success. In this sense, message is packaged and the way it is if the receiver has knowledge of a delivered, 4) the structure, which is social and cultural system that is the arrangement of words used to equivalent to what is delivered by the form a message to be communicated, source, the message received by the and 5) the code, the process of coding receiver will tend to be easier to of symbols or ideas into data that can understand and run effectively. be understood by the target audience. In this case, the local Furthermore, Berlo also skateboarding shoes brand is the showed that the channel that can be source of the message. When felt or received by the five human participating in a competition, for senses will increase the success of example as a sponsor, they clearly delivering messages from the source have the ability to deliver extensive to the receiver. The use of knowledge resolve around the competition as one of the skateboarding world so that the communication strategies of a message conveyed also has the community or brand in conveying essence of knowledge that can be well messages while developing local received by the receivers, namely skateboarding shoes will be more skateboarders who are the majority of effective if it can be received by the the target audience of a skateboarding five senses of the receiver. competition. Vol.13/No.1 / APRIL 2020 - Profetik Jurnal 35 Komunikasi
The Use Competition As A Communication Strategy To Increase Engagement as a Form of Brand Awareness about Local Skateboarding Shoes in Jabodetabek Area) Submitted: 11 November 2019, Accepted: 29 Mei 2020 Profetik Jurnal Komunikasi ISSN: 1979-2522 (print), ISSN:2549-0168 (online) DOI: https://doi.org/10.14421/pjk.v13i1.1759 Starting from hearing element join the competition” (Adi Susanto, that can be realized from hearing Personal Communication, 27 October messages through activities in the 2019). competition, seeing element that can be realized from the vision of local He also added that usually, a skateboarding shoes, to the touching skateboarding competition is divided element that can be realized from into several types of level such as directly feeling the material of local beginners, intermediates, and skateboarding shoes. professionals. That way, many skateboarders from various Good and effective background skills are willing to join communication does not only occur the competition. On top of that, by using one sense, but includes a during a competition, skateboarders combination of several human senses. can meet and socialize with new The strength of Berlo’s people. communication model is that it is not limited to one type of communication What makes it even more scale, but can be applied to public or interesting is that competition helps mass communication, interpersonal skateboarders to develop their skills communication, and various forms of and when skillful skateboarders join written communication (Mulyana, the competition, they will be 2009). remembered for having an outstanding achievement, for One form of communication example, doing some cool tricks or that can generate good and effective any other activities which highlight communication by utilizing some of their skateboarding skills. It will also the five human senses is through foster a sense of pride for the offline activities, such as competition. skateboarders joining the Skateboarding is essentially a sport competition. which related to direct activities and audience involvement, thus it Therefore, competition can be becomes more interesting to the target an effective means for local audience, especially since the skateboarding shoes brand to increase skateboarders are very enthusiast with people’s engagement and brand offline activities, most of them really awareness, because skateboarders as into competition. one of the target audiences of the brand are very enthusiastic about a In fact, according to Adi, even competition. if there is no competition around, they will just play together, make their Moreover, the skateboarders own competition, and have some fun certainly use skateboarding shoes, as while enjoying their togetherness. they are one of the most important “So, if there is an organizer who’s tools when playing skateboard willing to hold a competition, besides the board itself to support skateboarders will be very interested their expertise or their hobbies. That’s and many other people would like to where local skateboarding shoes Vol.13/No.1 / APRIL 2020 - Profetik Jurnal 36 Komunikasi
The Use Competition As A Communication Strategy To Increase Engagement as a Form of Brand Awareness about Local Skateboarding Shoes in Jabodetabek Area) Submitted: 11 November 2019, Accepted: 29 Mei 2020 Profetik Jurnal Komunikasi ISSN: 1979-2522 (print), ISSN:2549-0168 (online) DOI: https://doi.org/10.14421/pjk.v13i1.1759 brand plays an important role to exposure from social media platform, become suppliers and introduce their people will have limited access for products in order to increase their knowing the existence and further brand awareness. information about the skateboarding competition. The use of competition as a communication strategy for local For instance giveaway for skateboarding shoes brand is online activity, people who are very considered very good because with fond with shoes or skateboards will offline activities, the target audience often join the giveaway. Because they can see the product directly while also were enthusiastic, even the prize of try it right away and it will more the giveaway was only small essential easily increase their interest in the parts from skateboard, such as products. skateboard wheels. People will become even more attracted if one This is in accordance with specific local skateboarding shoes Rahman’s statement that, “when brand is gifting shoes as their people feel attracted to these giveaway activity. products, it’s not impossible that awareness can be developed to an These people who are action. Meaning that people might interested in joining a giveaway tend purchase the product on the spot” to be based on their interest with (Rahman Permana, Personal shoes and the brand itself. Usually, Communication, 29 October 2019). before announcing a giveaway, the So, if a skateboarding competition local skateboarding shoes brand will includes promoting local explain the product that will be used skateboarding shoes, it will gain more as a gift in prior, so the audience will attention. be more aware and understand the product knowledge. Along with the increasing use of social media nowadays, the Another online activity will majority of competitions held offline also be more interesting if done also need to be supported by online through a video competition, because activities, such as competitions, skateboarding is not far from film giveaway, quiz, or publishing making, which is the activity of promotional materials through social playing skateboard while making media. Local skateboarding shoes videos. That's why on the brand can still participate as skateboarding world there is the term supporting element, such as video part, which is the process of sponsoring prizes for winners of the taking video, editing, and uploading online competitions, giveaway, or the video for their personal quiz. documentations or published on their social media for public consumption. If the skateboarding This has become a habit of the competition is only held offline skateboarders, so if the video part without being followed by an online Vol.13/No.1 / APRIL 2020 - Profetik Jurnal 37 Komunikasi
The Use Competition As A Communication Strategy To Increase Engagement as a Form of Brand Awareness about Local Skateboarding Shoes in Jabodetabek Area) Submitted: 11 November 2019, Accepted: 29 Mei 2020 Profetik Jurnal Komunikasi ISSN: 1979-2522 (print), ISSN:2549-0168 (online) DOI: https://doi.org/10.14421/pjk.v13i1.1759 used as a competition, there will be Especially during competitions, some more people competing to participate. skateboarders who participated can be offered by local skateboarding shoes When it comes to online- brand. Tony claimed that, “local based competitions, the awareness brands usually support various increases high because the followers skateboarders and make them as their who might be excluded from the brand ambassador for marketing targeted audience will have the purposes” (Tony Sruntul, Personal chance to see and read the posts from Communication, 4 November 2019). the competition organizers, meaning Along with that, these skateboarders they have gained knowledge related will also be known by many people. to the skateboarding competition. However, increased brand For example, if the awareness on local skateboarding competition is supported by online shoes depends on the brand placement activities, the brand also indirectly itself. In this sense, if the brand takes provides education so that when the part as supporting element of a audience comes to the competition skateboarding competition, the held offline, they already know in majority of the target audience will be advance. So, in making a good more focused on the competition, but skateboarding competition there if the brand takes part as the organizer needs to be an educational element in of the skateboarding competition, the order to deliver key messages in opportunity to increase brand increasing brand awareness of local awareness of local skateboarding skateboarding shoe brands. shoes brand will be much higher, Another finding that because they can put more researchers found out related to the information and education to the communication strategy that could be target audience. optimized through skateboarding Other than that, using competition is local skateboarding competition as a communication shoes brand should see an example of strategy has its challenges. This is what other competitor brands are seen by the selection the competitions doing in order to determine their will do to obtain the shoes brands, in Unique Selling Point (USP) which which the brands will compete with distinguishes with other brands or each other as well to enter to become collaborate if sharing common goals a part of the tenant. The competition such as taking part as a supporting will obviously choose which brands brand in skateboarding events could will join their contest. be an opportunity to introduce their brands to their targeted audiences. This is different with shoes bazaars, where there are a lot of shoes In addition to collaborate with brands. But if we’re talking about a fellow local skateboarding shoes competition, the brands will feel brand, they can also collaborate with contested with the other brands skateboarders to support their play. involved. The shoes brands attending Vol.13/No.1 / APRIL 2020 - Profetik Jurnal 38 Komunikasi
The Use Competition As A Communication Strategy To Increase Engagement as a Form of Brand Awareness about Local Skateboarding Shoes in Jabodetabek Area) Submitted: 11 November 2019, Accepted: 29 Mei 2020 Profetik Jurnal Komunikasi ISSN: 1979-2522 (print), ISSN:2549-0168 (online) DOI: https://doi.org/10.14421/pjk.v13i1.1759 the contest won’t be as much as in a form of fun online quizzes, such as shoes-brand-centered event. That increasing engagement with followers means, the brands will have to find and asking questions about local other competitions to enter if they get skateboarding shoes brand with an rejected in a certain competition. interactive questions. Most importantly, skateboarding Another challenge that can be competition will also be effective if faced when using competition as a there is a two-way interaction communication strategy is that the between the sender and receiver. local skateboarding shoes brand, when becoming the supporting Overall, the usage of element, needs to understand and competition as a communication acknowledge about the amount of strategy to increase brand awareness awareness they might receive. The of local skateboarding shoes brand is attention will be focused more on the suitable and right on target, because competition and not on the brand. competition is frequently held and This situation can be responded by the one of the characteristics of brand raising the engagement with, skateboarders are also pleasant with for instance, social media to let people events, such as competitions. know that they are joining a certain contest. This will result in the raise of Skateboard is also identical the brand awareness, in which the with an active and competitive people people will put their focus on the and is inseparable from the brand as well, even before the event. appearance that is reflected by clothes and shoes, so this could be an Regardless, either a brand opportunity for local brands to uses offline or online competition, it introduce and provide skateboarding must be able to be measured its shoes. success. The measurement can be done through calculating the number of participants who joined the CONCLUSION competition. Particularly for online Based on the results of the competition, the competition analysis of this research, it can be organizer will be able to see many concluded that a skateboarding data such as insights feature, how competition could be used as a many people are liking, commenting, communication strategy in order to and sharing the content, or increase people’s engagement as a mentioning other friends to join the form of brand awareness about the competition. Bottom of the line, local skateboarding shoes brand. through an online competition the engagement as well as the reach are Local skateboarding shoes very much visible and measured. brand developed quite rapidly along with the development of For educational measurements skateboarding sports in Indonesia, about local skateboarding shoes this is portrayed by the high level of brand, the evaluation could be in the enthusiasm by the society who Vol.13/No.1 / APRIL 2020 - Profetik Jurnal 39 Komunikasi
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