Between Scruton and Lopes (Preparation for a Semiotic Approach to Photography)

Due to the increasing impact of “influencer marketing”, this study, using two cultural programs of IRIB’s TV called "Ketab-Baz" (Book Worm) broadcasted by Nasim channel and "Cheragh Motale’e" (Study Light) broadcasted by Channel 4, has examined the impact of cultural influencers of IRIB on the audience. The present study sought to answer the question of how influencers in the fields of culture and literature can influence the viewers by using the capacity of IRIB and Instagram to promote the culture of reading books and subsequently thrive of the industry. The goal of conducting this study is to identify the influential parameters and present a role model for marketing of the book publishing industry by the influencers. In terms of the goal, the method of this research is developmental-applied and its study approach is qualitative. The statistical sample of the two groups includes the 66 viewers of Ketab-Baz and Cheragh Motale’e who expressed their opinions in the form of using printed books, digital books, podcasts and audio book readers on Instagram, and 14 professors in the field of media, senior managers of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, and marketing managers. In order to collect data, the netnographic approach and Plutchik’s Wheel of Emotions have been used to identify and conduct interviews with the audience, and the grounded theory method has been used to present the model. According to the results, the most important factors influencing the promotion of book reading and the growth of the publishing industry extracted from this research are the change in managerial approach and structural requirements from traditional to digital, using technology in the digital publishing industry, audience-orientation, and understanding the expectations of the book readers. The findings of this study indicate the important and meaningful role of the influencers on the book-reading audience based on the component of trust and with the study of other influential factors, a paradigm model and strategies to promote reading and the success of the digital publishing industry has been developed, using the capabilities of the IRIB.