The Marketing Mix Factors Influencing Consumers, Purchase Decisions of Mobile Phones in Kunming City, People’s Republic of China

Authors

  • Ting Ting Wang Business of Master Degree Student, Faculty of Management Science, Chiang Rai Rajabhat University
  • Suthada Khattiya Faculty of Management Science, Chiang Rai Rajabhat University
  • Associate Professor Dr.Onkanya Kanthachai Faculty of Management Science, Chiang Rai Rajabhat University

Keywords:

Consumers’ Purchase Decisions, Mobile Phones, Marketing Mix (7P’s), Kunming, China

Abstract

This research aims to: 1) study the level of consumer opinion on marketing mix factors and decision to purchase mobile phones in Kunming, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China, and 2) study the influence of marketing mix factors on decision to purchase mobile phones in Kunming, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China. This is quantitative research. The sample consisted of 400 consumers who had experience in purchasing mobile phones in Kunming. The research instrument was an online questionnaire. Data were collected via the website, WeChat, and the Application. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics to find the mean and standard deviation. Inferential statistics were analyzed by multiple regression with Enter Selection techniques.

          The research results found that all factors had a high level of opinions. In order from most to least, they were product, followed by price, personnel, promotion, empirical evidence, promotion, and finally, process. The marketing mix factors influencing the decision to purchase mobile phones in Kunming, Yunnan Province, found that promotion had the highest influence, with a multiple regression coefficient of 0.191, followed by process with a multiple regression coefficient of 0.167, product with a multiple regression coefficient of 0.125, and price with a multiple regression coefficient of .119, which were statistically significant at the .05 level, except for 3 factors: 1) distribution location, 2) personnel, and 3) physical evidence, which did not significantly influence the decision to purchase mobile phones in Kunming.

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2025-12-17

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Ting Ting Wang, T. T. W., Khattiya, S., & Kanthachai3, O. (2025). The Marketing Mix Factors Influencing Consumers, Purchase Decisions of Mobile Phones in Kunming City, People’s Republic of China. The Journal of Accounting Review Chiang Rai Rajabhat University, 10(2), 134–162. retrieved from https://so02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JAR_CRRU/article/view/282304

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