Abstract:
This research aims to study (1) To study the factors of different demographic characteristics that affect the decision to use rental cars in Nakhon Phanom province. (2) To study the marketing mix factors that influence the decision to choose the car rental services in Nakhon Phanom province. (3) To set up guidelines for development of rental car service in Nakhon Phanom Province as combination research. This study was conducted using a sampling group of 400 car rental service users in Nakhon Phanom Province using a method of selecting of stratified proportional population, collected through questionnaires, and development directions were explored through a seminar involving a group of 12 experts in the relevant fields. The statistics used were the mean, standard deviation, difference analysis, variance analysis, Dual divergence testing and multiple regression analysis.
The results are shown as follows: (1) Different demographic factors have affected the decision to choose a rental car service in Nakhon Phanom Province were found that the level of education and occupation statistically significantly influenced on decision to choose car rental services in Nakhon Phanom province at the 0.05. (2) The marketing mix factors of services influence the decision to choose car rental services in Nakhon Phanom Province, and it was found that personnel factors, physical characteristics factors, product or service factors, and process factors influence the decision to choose car rental services in Nakhon Phanom Province by statistically significant at the 0.01 level, it can predict the decision to choose car rental services in Nakhon Phanom province with an overall at 79.50% (R²=0.795). (3) Guidelines for the development of car rental services in Nakhon Phanom Province were found to include 11 approaches, which are: 1) Analyze the needs of target groups in the area 2) Provide vehicles according to the model, brand, or install accessories as requested by the customer3) Create attractive additional services 4) Provide accident and theft insurance 5) Train employees to have good communication skills 6) Evaluate service performance monthly 7) Develop a system that allows customers to book cars online 8) Create a discussion board or an interactive online communication system (Chat) 9) Organize the parking area and clearly designate parking spaces. 10) Create a common area and set up a customer reception area. 11) Maintain the environment by regularly cleaning the service areas and keeping the surroundings shaded and pleasant.