Effect of Smartphone Choice, Customer Satisfaction and Reason to Change Smartphone on Smartphone Repurchase

Authors

  • Sri Rahayu Ardianti School of Economics & Business, Telkom University
  • Gadang Ramantoko School of Economics & Business, Telkom University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37638/bima.3.2.75-82

Keywords:

Smartphone choice, Customer Satisfaction, Reason to Change, Smartphone Repurchase

Abstract

Advances in Smartphone technology make the growth of Smartphone users among the people more rapidly. The high growth of Smartphone users makes Smartphone manufacturers compete with each other in understanding market needs. Every competing company actually has the same goal, namely how to make the products that are made can be well received by consumers. In accordance with sales data of smart cellphones (Smartphones) that have been released by International Data Corporation (IDC) from the first quarter of 2017 to the third quarter (Q3) - 2018 experienced sales fluctuations. Smartphone sales in 2018 fell by 5.9%. Similarly, the number of smartphone shipments in Indonesia in the third quarter (Q3) -2018 reached 8.6 million units, up 18% annually. But from quarter to quarter it decreased by 9%. Within 1-2 years Indonesian people like to switch smartphones, more than 56% of respondents replace their smartphones with new ones. This is consistent with data from the MARS research institute conducting a survey of 290 respondents in the Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi areas. Within a period of more than 2 years, there were 20.6% of Smartphone users making smartphone replacements. The fastest duration that users do is within 3 months, done as much as 2, 4%. Every new smartphone launched, the interest of the people of Indonesia will certainly remain high. Consumer behavior when buying any product including smartphones not only concerns his own behavior, but a combination of the behavior of others who help or support the purchasing process that can work as an initiator, influencer, and decision maker and the level of involvement of all these people may differ in each purchase. There are many variables that influence consumer behavior including, age, sex, personal motivation, needs, attitudes and values, personality characteristics, socio-economic and cultural background, professional status to social influences such as family, friends, colleagues and society as a whole. This research was conducted to determine the effect of Smartphone choice, Customer Satisfaction, Reason To Change Smartphone on Smartphone Repurchase. The methodology of this research is to collect data in the form of questionnaires distributed online to respondents who are consumers of Smartphone users, the method used in this study is a quantitative method by collecting a sample of approximately 400 respondents. Based on the results of data analysis found that variables consisting of Smartphone choice, Customer Satisfaction and Reason To Change Smartphone and a positive and significant effect on Repurchase.

Author Biographies

Sri Rahayu Ardianti, School of Economics & Business, Telkom University

School of Economics & Business, Telkom University

Gadang Ramantoko, School of Economics & Business, Telkom University

School of Economics & Business, Telkom University

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2022-12-31

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