Abstract:
The purposes of this independent study was to explore the decision making through online social media during the limited time period. The results could help entrepreneurs adopt proper online social media as a strategy to support their business growth. The sample group in this study was 400 people who used the service at Shinawatra 1 Tower, Phaholyothin Place Plaza Building and used to buy product and order through online social media. Questionnaires were used to collect data using convenience sampling method. Statistics used to analyze data were descriptive statistics including Frequency, Percentage, Mean, and Standard Deviation; and inferential statistics including Independent Samples t-test, One-way ANOVA, Least Significant Difference, and Chi -Square at the statistical significance level of 0.05.
The results found that most of the respondents were females, age 20 - 30 years old, occupation private business, monthly income more than 30,000 THB. The marketing mix factors including Product, Price, Place, and Promotion were in the high level of importance. In term of buying behavior, the results found that the order reason was convenience, using LINE to order during 12.01 - 13.00 a.m.
The hypothesis results found that age affected the marketing mix factors in all aspects. Occupation affected marketing mix factors in the aspect of Place and Promotion. Monthly income affected marketing mix factors in the aspect of Price, Place, and Promotion due to the convenience to pick up products. Buying reason correlated with marketing mix factors in Price, Place, and Promotion. Ordering methods and period of time to order correlated with the marketing mix factors in all aspects.