THE EFFECTS OF BRAND HERITAGE AND BRAND TRUST ON PURCHASE INTENTION, CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND BRAND LOYALTY
Abstract
Today's consumer has to make buying decision after choosing one among many brands having similar features in a highly competitive environment. Consumers' decisions are more important especially in shopping goods groups where buying is not often seen. Considering that the economic life span of these shopping goods is long, the prominence of brands is becoming more evident. The brands which have been in market for years, have a strong past, have strong relationships with customers after buying, and have an ability to find solutions for customer problems as soon as possible will be more advantageous than its competitors. They will be the first to come to mind in buying which will repeat in the same or similar product group. These brands will have a chance to reach the competitor brands’ customers thanks to the advices of the satisfied costumers. The purpose of this study is to uncover the effects of the brand heritage and brand trust on purchase intention, customer satisfaction and brand loyalty. For this purpose, an application about the white goods sector in Ankara has been performed with the participation of consumers living in 500 different dwellings. In the study, the data has been collected by convenience sampling method. Structural equation modeling has been used to test the hypotheses. As a result of the research, it has been observed that brand heritage and brand trust affect purchase intention; and purchase intention affects customer satisfaction and brand loyalty directly. It has also been found that brand heritage and brand trust have indirect effects on customer satisfaction and brand loyalty through purchase intention.
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Primary Language
Turkish
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
June 14, 2017
Submission Date
January 15, 2017
Acceptance Date
March 15, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017