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Drawing on the Stimulus\u2013Organism\u2013Response (S\u2013O\u2013R) framework, this study examined how social media marketing activities affect brand love and subsequent consumers\u2019 behavioral engagement, and to what extent gender moderates the association between social media marketing activities and brand love. Data were collected through a cross-sectional survey using convenience sampling, resulting in 297 valid responses. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling using SmartPLS 4 software was employed for the data analysis. The findings revealed that social media marketing activities have a substantial impact on brand love, and brand love, in turn, influences customers\u2019 behavioral engagement. Specifically, social media marketing dimensions, such as entertainment, trendiness, customization, and word of mouth, emerged as statistically significant drivers of brand love, whereas interaction did not exhibit any effects. 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