Trend of Consumer Brand Switching Health Supplement Products during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Triggered by Price Increase and Consumption Value

Authors

  • Dewi Sri Woelandari Pantjolo Giningroem Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Bhayangkara Jakarta Raya
  • Novita Wahyu Setyawati Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Bhayangkara Jakarta Raya
  • Hadita Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Bhayangkara Jakarta Raya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55927/eajmr.v2i1.2675

Keywords:

Price Increase, Consumption Behavior, Brand Switching

Abstract

Consumer brand switching product or service purchase is very important to know, because when consumers are satisfied and their wants and needs are met then what ever brand  they will be used them. This study aims to analyze the factors that can prevent consumers brand switching and assess price increases and consumption behavior in directing consumers to buy healthy supplement product vitamin C1000+Zinc Sido Muncul drinks and to examine which factor are more dominant influencing consumers to pull off brand swithing. Sample in this study are people of the City of Bekasi. Sample respondents was selected using purposive sampling technique and obtained a sample of 86 respondents. The data analysis technique in this study used the regression method with SPSS software version 23 for data analysis. The results shows that the price increase factor was more dominant influence consumers to pull off  brand switching compared consumption behavior factor.

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Published

2023-01-31

How to Cite

Dewi Sri Woelandari Pantjolo Giningroem, Novita Wahyu Setyawati, & Hadita. (2023). Trend of Consumer Brand Switching Health Supplement Products during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Triggered by Price Increase and Consumption Value. East Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 2(1), 195–204. https://doi.org/10.55927/eajmr.v2i1.2675