Wannamat Wongwirate. The effect of brand experiences on consumers' buying decision : a case study of sporting-shoe product . Master's Degree(Sport Management). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2004.
The effect of brand experiences on consumers' buying decision : a case study of sporting-shoe product
Abstract:
The objectives of this research were to study the importance of brand experiences as a
predictor for consumers' buying decision and to find which brand variables can discriminate
group memberships of buyers with or without controlled variables.
There were 401 samples obtained by accidental random sampling method, and
consisting of sport shoe buyers living in Bangkok during 2001-2002. The data were collected
by questionnaire, and then were analyzed by descriptive explanation and statistical methods
through Pearson correlation and discriminant analysis.
The study found that all brand experiences tested in this research- price, design, and
quality- are indicators of consumers' sporting-shoe buying decisions. The findings also
revealed that these three variables were not only positive correlated to each other, but also
closely related to the buying process. Only the design of a product will determine group
membership of sport shoe buyers whereas the other variables have no discrimination power.
If controlled variables are added into the research, the results were different. Groups
of female buyers could be clustered into volume purchases (1,2,3, or 4 items) by previous
price of purchases. Male buyers have no variables that predict group separation. Within age
controlled samples, the variables were not an effective predictor of group differentiation.
Product quality is the only predictor for separating groups of sport shoe buyers with an income
level more than 50,000 Baht per month. There is no result to support the discrimination power
of other income-controlled samples. Only the samples who exercised 1-3 times a week could
be differentiated by design as a variable.