Abstract:
The objectives of the research were 1) to study a consumption behavior of the energy drinks by
the consumers in the lower part 2 of Northeastern Thailand, 2) to explore the mixed marketing factors that
influenced the consumers decision to buy energy drinks, and 3) to compare the mixed marketing factors that
influenced the decision of the consumers in the study to buy energy drinks. The sample used in the research
were 400 consumers who bought or used to buy the energy drinks and lived in the lower part of Northeastern
Thailand. Statistics used in data analysis were percentage, means, standard deviation, multiple regression
analysis, t-test and F-test.
The research findings were as follows.
A majority of the consumers consumed the energy drinks when they felt tired, they drank two to
five bottles of the brand M150 per week, they mainly bought the drink from the convenience stores, for
instance, 7Eleven.The mixed marketing factors of products, prices, distribution channels, and marketing
promotion had influenced the consumers decision to buy the energy drinks. They could predict the outcomes
by 71.50 % with a statistical significance. As classified by sex, the consumers were not differently influenced by
the mixed marketing factors. As classified by age, the factors in question influenced the consumers in light of
prices, distribution outlets, and marketing promotion with a statistical significance. However, the factors did not
have any different influence on the products. As classified by occupations, the factors under study influenced
the consumers in terms of products, prices, distribution and marketing promotion with a statistical significance.