Abstract:
This independent study aimed at investigating the marketing mix resulting from the decision made by Krungthai Banks customers to apply for personal credit from local branches around Phuket. It also aimed at studying the marketing factors high ranking of personal credit application. The second objective was to investigate the differences among several factors i.e. the marketing mix of customers with different genders for applying for the personal credit, those with lower and higher educational levels, and those with lower and higher income. The data were collected using a questionnaire with 314 customers who contacted the local branches. The data then were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Also, t-test was used to calculate the differences of all eight marketing mix factors among the three variables.
The results of the study demonstrated that the customers gave the highest raking for it physical evidence, followed by productivity and quality, main product elements, people, place cyberspace and time, process and prices respectively. The customers ranked promotion and education as medium importance.
For the differences among independent variables and market mix factors, it was found that the mean average of the importance of main product elements, promotion and education, and physical evidence significantly differed between the customers with lower and higher education. The results also showed that main product elements and physical evidence significantly differed between the customers with lower and higher income. As for gender, no differences among all eight marketing factors were found.
WALAILAK UNIVERSITY. CENTER FOR LIBRARY RESOURCES AND EDUCATIONAL MEDIA