scholarly journals Pilkada Amidst a Pandemic: The Role of The Electronic Word of Mouth in Political Brand and Voting Intention

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Linda Fitriani ◽  
Jono M Munandar ◽  
Ujang Sumarwan

The Regional Head Election campaign frequently uses electronic Word of Mouth (eWOM) communication because of social media's growth and the Covid-19 pandemic that took place during the election year. In commercial brands, eWOM impact has influence brand equity and purchase decisions. However, in political brands, this has not been proven. Therefore, by using the regional head candidate of Purbalingga Regency as a political brand, this study examines the effect of eWOM on developing candidate brand equity and relates it to voting intention. Brand equity using a brand pyramid model with brand equity forming variables consisting of a candidate brand awareness, a candidate brand performance-imagery, a candidate brand judgment-feelings, and a candidate brand resonance. The study involved 260 respondents who are people of Purbalingga Regency who may vote and use social media. The sampling method used was purposive sampling by conducting direct interviews with respondents. Data were analyzed using Structural Equation Model Partial Least Square (SEM PLS) analysis. The results showed that electronic Word of Mouth has a positive and significant effect on brand equity development variables. Developing brand equity affects the voting intention on candidate brand awareness and candidate brand resonance. The Result of this study found electronic Word of Mouth to have no direct influence on voting intention.

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-313
Author(s):  
Niken Febiana ◽  
Hendri Tandjung ◽  
Hilman Hakiem

This study aims to determine the effect of literacy variables on zakat, infaq and shadaqah (zis), trust and brand awareness on decisions to distribute zakat and donations. The data processing in this study uses quantitative analysis using the Structural Equation Model (SEM) analysis technique with the Partial Least Square (PLS) approach using the SmartPLS 3.0 statistical software. The instrument used to obtain data is a questionnaire using a Likert scale. In taking the sample obtained by non-probability sampling method using purposive sampling technique, the sample obtained is 95 respondents at the students of the Faculty of Islamic Religion, Ibn Khaldun University, Bogor. The results of this study indicate that the literacy variable zis has a negative and insignificant effect on the decision to distribute zakat and donations through Tokopedia. The trust variable has a positive and significant effect on the decision to distribute zakat and donations through Tokopedia. The Brand Awareness variable has a positive but not significant effect on the decision to distribute zakat and donations through Tokopedia. Variable literacy zis, trust, brand awareness simultaneously influence the decision to distribute zakat and donations by 66.4%. While the remaining 33.6% is explained by other exogenous variables outside of this study. Keywords: Brand Awareness, Trust, Decision to Distribute Zakat and Donations, Literacy ZIS


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yustika Astary ◽  
David Sukardi Kodrat

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the promotion mix on the decision to purchase Kaluna Living pillows with brand awareness as an intervening variable. The sample in this study was 96 Kaluna Living consumers, where the non-probability technique used in this study was purposive sampling. The independent variable was the promotion mix, while the dependent variables were brand awareness and purchasing decisions. Data collection was conducted using a questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Model (SEM) with partial least square (PLS) path analysis using the Smart PLS 3.0 software. The results showed that the promotion mix had a positive and significant effect on brand awareness; brand awareness had a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions; the promotion mix had a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions; and brand awareness was able to mediate part of the influence of the promotion mix on the purchasing decisions with a VAF value of 30.3%. Keywords: promotion mix, brand awareness, purchase decisions, accessories home, creative industries


Author(s):  
Aprilia Aryanti Widyasari ◽  
Putri Pratama Deliana Nursafitri ◽  
Achmad Yanu Alifianto

This research aims to examine the effect of customer satisfaction on customer trust, the effect of security perception on customer satisfaction and customer trust, the influence of privacy on customer satisfaction and customer trust, the influence of brand awareness on customer satisfaction and customer trust, as well as the influence of customer satisfaction mediation on the relationship between perception security, privacy and brand awareness with customer trust. This research focuses observations on 100 people in Surabaya who have made transactions on online shopping sites. Private students and employees dominate the number of respondents in this research. To test the research hypothesis, this research adopted the Structural Equation Model-Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS) technique using SmartPLS. This research proves that brand awareness has a significant effect on customer trust and customer satisfaction, security perceptions have a significant effect on customer trust and customer satisfaction, privacy has a significant effect on customer trust and not on customer satisfaction, and customer satisfaction on customer trust


2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (02) ◽  
pp. 20519-20532
Author(s):  
Ni Putu Wiwik Juliantari ◽  
I Nengah Suardhika ◽  
IGN Eka Teja Kusuma

This study aims to test and analyze the quality of service, corporate image, customer satisfaction, and word of mouth. This research was conducted at PT. BPR Krisna Yuna Dana, Gianyar Bali with the research population are all customers of PT BPR Krisna Yuna Funds both savings, time deposits and credits, a sample of 95 customers using proportionate sampling method. All data obtained from questionnaires are suitable for use, then analyzed using structural equation model based on variance analysis known as Partial Least Square (PLS). The result of the research shows that service quality has positive and significant effect to customer satisfaction, service quality has positive and insignificant effect to company image, company image has positive and significant effect to customer satisfaction, service quality have positive and insignificant effect on word of mouth, positive and significant to word of mouth, corporate image has a positive and significant effect on word of mouth, corporate image can influence word of mouth through customer satisfaction and service quality can influence word of mouth through customer satisfaction. The implication of this research is that service quality can be improved by paying attention to service guarantee, corporate image can be improved by paying attention to company management. Customer satisfaction can be improved by paying attention to customer satisfaction to product and word of mouth can be improved by paying attention to motivate friend / relation.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-76
Author(s):  
Asep Rahmat Taryadi ◽  
Muchammad Agung Miftahuddin

The purpose of this study was to analyze the mediating role of electronic word of mouth in the relationship between tourism products and service quality on the decision to visit tourists to Pangandaran Beach. This research is explanatory research, and the data collection is done by distributing questionnaires. The sample in this study amounted to 95 visitors to Pangandaran beach, who were selected using the purposive sampling method. Based on the analysis using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with the Partial Least Square (PLS) approach, the results indicate that service quality and tourism products have a significant positive effect on visiting decisions. However, electronic word of mouth does not mediate the relationship between service quality and tourism products on tourists visiting decisions.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 464
Author(s):  
Anastasia Silvi Andrea ◽  
Keni Keni

This research is conducted to show the influence of electronic word of mouth (EWOM), celebrity endorsers, and online advertising on brand awareness. This descriptive research involved quantitative data collecting use a questionnaire as a data collection method. The researcher used the convenience sampling method to take 151 respondents with valid data. The data analysis technique used Partial Least Square – Structured Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) with the help of SmartPLS 3.3.2 software. This study concluded that 1) Electronic word of mouth has an insignificantly positive effect on brand awareness, 2) Celebrity endorser has a significantly positive effect on brand awareness, 3) Online advertising has a significant positive effect on brand awareness. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menunjukkan pengaruh electronic word of mouth (EWOM), celebrity endorser, dan online advertising terhadap brand awareness. Penelitian deskriptif ini melibatkan pengumpulan data kuantitatif dengan menggunakan kuesioner secara cross-sectional sebagai metode pengumpulan data. Peneliti menggunakan metode convenience sampling untuk mengambil 151 responden dengan data yang valid. Teknik analisis data menggunakan Partial Least Square – Structured Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) dengan bantuan software SmartPLS 3.3.2. Singkatnya, penelitian ini memperoleh kesimpulan bahwa 1) Electronic word of mouth berpengaruh positif tidak signifikan terhadap brand awareness, 2) Celebrity endorser berpengaruh positif signifikan terhadap brand awareness, 3) Online advertising berpengaruh positif signifikan terhadap brand awareness.


Author(s):  
Kah Boon Lim ◽  
Yeo Sook Fern ◽  
Hardave Singh Kler A/l Bhajan Singh

The main objective of this study is to investigate the factors affect customer satisfaction level among Shopee customers in Malaysia. A set of self-administered questionnaires has been distributed to 200 targeted Shopee users in three states of Malaysia which are Johor, Melaka and Selangor. The five independent variables, which are price, trust, electronic word of mouth, website quality and security have been tested on their relationship towards the dependent variable, which is consumer satisfaction towards online shopping platform, Shopee in Malaysia. The collected data were keyed into SPSS version 25 and followed by using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM 3.2.8) to assess the hypothesis. The result of this research given the feedbacks where trust, electronic word of mouth and website quality have significant effect towards consumers satisfaction on Shopee in Malaysia. However, price and security does not show a significant relationship with Shopee’s consumer satisfaction. In conclusion, this study helps to better understand the consumer satisfaction of Shopee’s online shopping services in Malaysia.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 284
Author(s):  
Aziza Hanifa Khairunnisa ◽  
Jahtu Widya Ningrum ◽  
Nurul Huda ◽  
Nova Rini

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh dari brand awareness dan kepercayaan konsumen terhadap keputusan untuk menyalurkan zakat dan donasi melalui Tokopedia pada masyarakat Jabodetabek. Pengolahan data pada penelitian ini menggunakan analisis deskriptif dan analisis Structural Equation Model (SEM) pendekatan Partial Least Square (PLS) menggunakan software statistic Smart PLS 3.0 dengan menggunakan data primer yang diperoleh dari hasil pengisian kuesioner dan data sekunder diperoleh sumber data yang berupa literatur fisik dan digital. hasil penelitian ini yang berasal dari 100 responden menunjukkan brand awareness dan kepercayaan memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap keputusan masyarakat Jabodetabek untuk menyalurkan zakat dan donasi melalui Tokopedia. Mayoritas masyarakat Jabodetabek yang berkeputusan menggunakan pilihan Tokopedia sebagai media menyalurkan zakat dan donasi berada pada kisaran umur 18-


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (Extra-B) ◽  
pp. 239-255
Author(s):  
Dewa Ayu Dwilis Ringsing Brahmanda ◽  
Anak Agung Putu Agung ◽  
Anik Yuesti ◽  
I Gusti Agung Eka Teja Kusuma

This study aims to examine and analyze the variables brand image, brand trust, brand loyalty and brand equity. This research was conducted at the Werdhi Sedana People's Credit Bank Regional Company, Gianyar Regency. The research population was all customers of the Werdhi Sedana People's Credit Bank Regional Company Savings and Deposits, Gianyar Regency, totaling 14,862 customers, the sample used was 99 customers with the proportionate sampling method. All data obtained from distributing questionnaires is suitable for use, then analyzed using a structural equation model based on analysis of variance known as Partial Least Square (PLS). The results showed that brand image has a negative and insignificant effect on brand loyalty.    


Author(s):  
Sherly Etika Sari

The purpose of this study was to find out the influence of electronic word of mouth on consumer interests which mediated by brand equity to Tokopedia Users in School of Social and Political Sciences’ student on University of Lampung. This research was conducted on Tokopedia users with a total sample of 100 respondents. The sample technique used was simpel random sampling. The type of research carried out was quantitative explanatory and analytical techniques used by SmartPLS (Partial Least Square) 2.0 version. The results of this study indicate that electronic word of mouth has a significant influence on brand equity in Tokopedia, brand equity variables have four dimensions that have a significant effect on consumer interest in Tokopedia. For further research it is recommended to be able to develop in accordance with this research so that it can improve further research and for Tokopedia to be able to conduct in-depth interactions wisth brand tests to install perceptions related to a product that will be offered to consumers.


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