Abstract:
ABSTRACT
The purposes of this research were to: 1) study the marketing mix factors and brand loyalty for floor cleaning products; 2) compare the brand loyalty for floor cleaning products as classified by personal factors; 3) study the marketing mix factors affecting the brand loyalty for floor cleaning products; and 4) study the guidelines for development of marketing mix to create brand loyalty for floor cleaning products of consumers in western region. Mixed methods research was used in this study. The research sample was household of consumers in western region calculated according to Yamane sample size with a 5-percent margin of error. The sample of 320 households was derived by quota sampling. The research instrument was a questionnaire constructed by the researcher with the content validity between 0.67-1.00. The reliability coefficients were 0.93 for marketing mix factors and 0.76 for brand royalty. Data were analyzed with frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, one-way ANOVA, least significance difference, correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression. For qualitative research, 4 key informants of sale agents and producers derived by purposive sampling were interviewed using an interview form. The data were analyzed by content analysis.
The research results revealed that:
1. Overall, the marketing mix factors of floor cleaning products of consumers in western region was at a high level. The aspects, in the descending order, were distribution, product, price, and promotion, respectively. Overall, the brand loyalty for floor cleaning products of consumers in western region was at a high level. The aspects were affective loyalty, cognitive loyalty, conative loyalty, and action loyalty, respectively.
2. The brand loyalty for floor cleaning products of consumers in western region as classified by personal factors was different in the aspects of age, occupation, and income with statistical significant difference at .05 level.
3. The marketing mix factors in the aspect of price (X2), promotion (X4), and distribution (X3) together predicted the brand loyalty for floor cleaning products of consumers in western region at the percentage of 64 with statistical significant difference at .05 level. The regression equation was Y ̂tot = 0.35* + 0.51*(X2) + 0.29*(X4) + 0.14*(X3).
4. The guidelines for development of marketing mix affecting brand loyalty for floor cleaning products were: 1) in product aspect, the innovative products should be developed to create difference from business competitors. The products should be in good quality and get certified standard to create consumers confidence and pass on the product qualifications to other consumers. 2) In price aspect, the product efficiency and advantage should be improved at the same price to increase consumers confidence and brand loyalty. 3) In distribution aspect, it was suggested to develop network to create closeness and good relationship with consumers. 4) In promotion aspect, the product advertisement should be done via websites or social media network to access consumers. There should be salespersons to build good relationship with consumers. It was suggested to have promotion to improve product purchasing and repurchasing, resulting to long-term brand loyalty.
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