Brand Strategy Factors Affecting the Decision to Use Restaurant Services at Don Mueang Airport

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  • พรพรรณ สมแก้ว และรุจาภา แพ่งเกสร -

Keywords:

brand strategy, purchasing decisions, restaurants

Abstract

This research aims to 1) study brand strategy factors that affect the decision to use restaurant services at Don Mueang Airport and 2) examine the consistency of the causal model of brand strategy that affects the decision to use the service at the restaurants at Don Mueang Airport. The sample group consisted of 413 consumers who had experience using restaurants at Don Mueang Airport selected by a convenient selection method and a questionnaire as a research tool for collecting data during March 2024. The statistics used in data analysis are descriptive statistics, including mean, standard deviation, and structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis.

            The research revealed that Brand strategy factors of restaurants at Don Mueang Airport including brand effectiveness, brand image Perception of brand quality, and brand attractiveness obtained a high level of opinion, while brand loyalty level was at a moderate level. In addition, the factors affecting the overall decision to use restaurants at Don Mueang Airport were at moderate levels; the highest average was the reputation of the restaurant that made them decide to use the restaurant services at the airport with a high level, followed by friends, family, celebrities or famous people influencing a moderate level of the decision to use restaurants. The results of the research also revealed the consistency of the structural equation model of brand strategy and decision to use restaurant services which was consistent with the empirical data. It was also found that the Chi-square value (c2) was equal to 25.060, degrees of freedom (df ) has a value of 16, P-value = 0.069, while c2/df is equal to 1.566, GFI has a value of 0.987, CFI has a value of 0.997, RMR has a value of 0.024 and RMSEA has a value of 0.037. The hypothesis testing result revealed that brand strategy factors including brand effectiveness, brand image perception, brand quality, brand attractiveness, and brand loyalty influenced the decision to use the food services at Don Mueang Airport at a statistically significant level.

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2024-12-28

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