Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to study factors related to buying behavior and tendency of buying of customers at Phufa Shop, Chatuchak branch, classified by demographic characteristics; to study the relationship among motivation, personality, marketing mix perception, and brand equity; and to study the relationship between behavior and tendency of buying. The sample was customers of the shop. A questionnaire was used as a tool for collecting data, and the statistical tools used for analyzing data were percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson's Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. The result showed that:
1. The majority of the respondents were female, aged between 21-29, were single, holding Bachelors degree, have worked in private company, and earned a monthly income of 15,001-25,000 Baht. Overall motivation and each aspects-rational and emotional motive were at a high level. Personality in terms of achievement, self-dependence, being active, adaptability, socializing, and humbleness were bend to the left side; regarding being masculine, temperament, aggression, self-domination, and being serious were in a moderately level. Overall perception on marketing mix and each aspects- product, price, place, and promotion were in a high level. Overall brand equity and each aspects brand name awareness, perceived quality, brand associations, and brand loyalty were in a high level. In terms of buying behavior, the average expenditure a time was at 375 baht; the frequency of buying was 2 times a month; the period of buying was various; Doi Kham was the most popular products; the reason for buying was to support the Royal Project of H.R.H Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn; the information was received directly from the shop; the influence person was the customer herself; and transportation means used were private car, sky train or underground. The tendency of repurchase and recommendation to others were both positive. 2. Age, occupation, and monthly income made a difference on expenditure a time at level of 05, .01, and .01 statistical significances, respectively. 3. Overall motivation and rational motive were related to buying behavior in terms of expenditure a time at a low level of .01 statistical significance in same direction. 4. Personality was related to buying behavior in terms of the frequency of buying a month a time at a low level of .01statistical significance in same direction. 5. Overall perception on marketing mix and each aspects-product, price, place, and promotion, were related to buying behavior in terms of expenditure a time and average frequency of buying a month at a low level of .05 and .01 statistical significances in same direction. 6. Overall brand equity and each aspects-brand name awareness, perceived quality, brand associations, and brand loyalty, were related to buying behavior in terms of expenditure a time and average frequency of buying a month at a low level of .05 and .01 statistical significances in same direction. 7. Buying behavior in terms of expenditure a time and average frequency of buying a month were related to tendency of repurchase and recommendation to others at a low level of .01 statistical significance in same direction.