Marketing Mix Affecting the Decision Making Behaviors of Dietary Supplements in Bangkok

Authors

  • Piyawan Togleang
  • Rungroje Songsraboon
  • Pichit Eamsopana
  • Jitravee Thongtao

Keywords:

Marketing mix factors, Decision making behavior, Dietary supplements

Abstract

This research aimed 1) to study the demographic characteristics of people who decide to buy dietary supplements in Bangkok 2) to study the decision making behavior of purchasing dietary supplements in Bangkok and 3) to study the marketing mix factors affecting the decision making behavior of dietary supplements in Bangkok. The sample group used in this study was 400 people who decided to buy dietary supplements in Bangkok. Accidental sampling was done. The research tool was questionnaire. The statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. The hypothesis testing were used by Chi-square. The results showed that most of the service users were female, aged between 20-30 years, single status, bachelor's degree, working in a private company and monthly income of around 10,000 - 20,000 baht. The reason for the decision to buy dietary supplements was the quality of the product. The service was used 2-3 times a week. The purchase decision time was from 4 PM. to 5 PM. In addition, the researcher also found that the most marketing mix factors affected the buying behavior was the physical evidence, followed by products and services and the personnel serving the least. The hypothesis test found that demographic characteristics related to decision making behaviors in purchasing dietary supplements in Bangkok were gender, age, marital status, education level, occupation and monthly income. It was also found that the marketing mix factors, such as product, price, distribution channel, marketing promotion, service personnel, service process and physical evidence were related to decision making behavior in purchasing dietary supplements in Bangkok at a significance level of 0.05.

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Published

2023-03-21

How to Cite

Togleang, P., Songsraboon, R., Eamsopana, P., & Thongtao, J. (2023). Marketing Mix Affecting the Decision Making Behaviors of Dietary Supplements in Bangkok. Siam University Journal of Business Administration, 24(42), 22–34. retrieved from https://so07.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sujba/article/view/1214

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