Impact of country of origin and word of mouth on brand equity
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of the image of country of origin (COO) and word of mouth (WOM) toward brand equity (BE).
Design/methodology/approach
Questionnaire was deployed to collect data. Prior to data collection, validity, and reliability tests were performed. Valid and reliable questionnaire was distributed to car customer in Jabodetabek region. It was succeeded to distribute 389 questionnaires and completely filled up by respondents. Structural equation modeling further was deployed to analyze the data.
Findings
COO and WOM significantly influence BE indirectly thorough BE dimensions. WOM exhibited stronger influence toward BE. The influence of COO and WOM toward BE dimension was also investigated. WOM showed stronger influence toward BE dimension, in descending order are brand loyalty (BL), brand association (BAS), perceived quality (PQ), and brand awareness (BA). COO showed weaker influence and different order, in descending order are BA, PQ, BL, and BAS.
Originality/value
Role of WOM in marketing has been extensively discussed by researchers. It is generally acknowledged playing a considerable role in influencing and forming consumer attitudes and behavioral intentions. However, up to this date role of WOM on BE has not been explicitly studied by researchers. COO in another hand has been related to BE although in a limited references. Those studies were performed outside of Indonesian consumer. Up to this date study of COO of Indonesian consumer behavior remains unaccounted.
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Acknowledgements
This paper has been presented at MARCON 2012, organized by the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM C) and selected for publication in Marketing Intelligence and Planning an Emerald journal.
Citation
Murtiasih, S., Sucherly, S. and Siringoringo, H. (2014), "Impact of country of origin and word of mouth on brand equity", Marketing Intelligence & Planning, Vol. 32 No. 5, pp. 616-629. https://doi.org/10.1108/MIP-04-2013-0073
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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