Consumer Attitudes and Marketing Mix Influencing the Purchasing Decision of Banded Pigs for Product Development to Meet Consumer Needs in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Abstract:
This research aimed to study consumer attitudes and the marketing mix of the banded pig
consumers towards purchasing decision in order to help entrepreneurs develop their products to
meet consumer needs in Nakhon Si Thammarat province. The sample group used in this research
was 400 locals, living in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, who used to buy banded pigs.
Questionnaires were employed to collect data. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive
statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. The hypothesis testing
was based on multiple linear regression analysis.
The research results revealed that the overall attitudes towards the consumption of
banded pigs in Nakhon Si Thammarat province was at a moderate level. When considering one by
one, it was found that the attitude towards organic farming method was the safest from red meat
accelerator. When analyzing factors, the overall marketing mix was at a high level. When
considering each aspect, it was found that the price marketing mix factor was the highest average
and the purchasing decision to buy banded pigs among consumers in Nakhon Si Thammarat area
was at high average.
When testing the hypothesis using Stepwise multiple regression analysis, it was found that
Hypothesis 1: Consumption attitudes of banded pigs on organic farming method were safe from
red meat accelerators (X2
), decision making to consume banded pigs helped support the farmers in
the community to earn income (X6). The price was reasonable compared to the quality and
quantity (X3), and the convenience to buy banded pigs (X4
) influenced the purchasing decision of
the banded pigs in Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Hypothesis 2: Marketing mix in product (X1
) and
promotion aspect (X4
) affected the purchasing decision of the banded pigs in Nakhon Si
Thammarat statistically significant at 0.05 level.