PENGARUH KESADARAN MEREK, PERSEPSI KUALITAS DAN ASOSIASI MEREK TERHADAP LOYALITAS MEREK MELALUI KEPUASAN KONSUMEN SEBAGAI VARIABEL INTERVENING PADA PENGGUNA IM3 (STUDI PADA MAHASISWA S1 UNIVERSITAS DIPONEGORO SEMARANG)

Abstract

This research is motivated by the development of the world of technology,
especially mobile phones that result in intense competition among companies. IM3 always
strive to provide the best service to consumers through the services they have. So IM3
managed to become the top brand for the category of Top of Mind simcard in 2014 to 2016.
In addition, the total IM3 users in each year also increased.
The aims of research is to determine the effect of brand awareness, perceived
quality, and brand association towards the brand loyalty of IM3 user, in partially or
simultaneously through customer satisfaction as an intervening variable. The population of
this research is all undergaduate students in Diponegoro University who use IM3. Sampling
is done gradually with Multistage Sampling method. Samples obtained on this research were
96 respondents. The data for this research were obtained from questionnaires, literature
studies, and interview to respondents. Analytical methods used validity test, reliability test,
simple linear regression analysis and multiple linear regression analysis, coefficient of
determination, significance test (t test) and (f test) and path analysis with SPSS tool.
The results of this research showed that the variable of brand awareness (X1),
perceived quality (X2), brand association (X3), and customer satisfaction (Z) have a strong
effect on brand loyalty (Y). It can be seen from the coefficient of multiple correlation that is
equal to 0,769, and F table test equal to 33,023 bigger than F table. The result of path
analysis concerning on the influence variable of brand awareness (X1), perceived quality
(X2), and brand association (X3) toward the brand loyalty (Y) of IM3 users through customer
satisfaction (Z) as intervening variable is evident. The effect of brand awareness (X1),
perceived quality (X2), brand association (X3) toward brand loyalty (Y) of IM3 users will be
higher if through customer satisfaction (Z).
Based on the results of the research, the researcher suggested that the company will
improve the provision of information about the brand, ranging from service, product
diversity, and quality improvement in order to create IM3 user brand loyalty, making IM3 an
increasingly superior brand.