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Factors Influencing Brand Loyalty - A study on Health Drink Products
by Dr. G.T. Vijayalakshmi [a]
Dr. N. Manimozhy
[b]
Abstract
In the highly competitive environment, companies have to protect the long-term interest
of the customers in order to enhance their profitability by means of long-lasting relationships
with the customers. This study examines the factors influencing of brand loyalty of health drink
users in Thiruvarur District, Tamil Nadu. Availability, product features, family influence and
brand trust are very important factors influencing brand loyalty. The researcher used convenient
sampling method to collect the data from 396 respondents through structured questionnaire.
47.2 per cent of the respondents are brand loyal, 16.5 percent of the respondents are switchers.
Finally, this research concludes there is no relationship between advertisement, price, product
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the offering. To develop an individual identity, branding allows the customers to build up
associations like prestige and economy with the brand (Chernatony, L. De, 1991).
Every business concern requires a factor which is needed for its success and to sustain a
business in the long run, which is brand loyalty. Brand loyalty has been a one of the biggest
issues in the marketing world over the last years (Kotler, 1994). It is the repeat purchase made
by the consumer out of commitment to the brand. Marketers may do well to crisscross if the
replicate purchases are made out of commitment or if they are inertia purchases. Brand loyalty
offers a number of rewards to the marketer. “Brand loyal consumers start building a relationship
with the brand”. In highly competitive world, the companies have to keep up the long term
relationship with the customers so as to increase the market share, using the marketing strategies
for discounting their market price, expanding their distribution channels and launching new
promotional campaigns to attract the existing customers and also the new customers. In the
competitive business world, the Health Drinks industry is trying to sustain their product in the
minds of the consumers and they realized loyalty of brand is a powerful connection to higher
sales volumes and gives low pricing to encourage the customers for their preferred brand.
Thiruvarur District is developing district in Tamil Nadu. Many brands of health drinks
are available in the market of many different prices. People buy health drinks according to their
own capabilities. The same price of the brands are also available in the market, these time people
might consider various factors while making purchase decision among the same brands. People
might buy the same brand repeatedly. This research is to find out the brand loyalty level of
Health drinks users and tries to find out the factors that affect brand loyalty of health drinks users
in Thiruvarur District. In the context of Thiruvarur District, Tamil Nadu, no previous research on
brand loyalty of health drink products has been done. The results of this study will provide the
companies the most important factors affecting brand loyalty on such products and it will help
them to understand their target markets better and carry out promotional activities and specific
market research aimed at them.
2. Objectives of the study
1) To know the level of brand loyalty in health drink users in Thiruvarur District
2) To identify the factors affecting brand loyalty of health drink users
3) To find out the impact of those factors affecting on brand loyalty of health drink users.
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3. Literature review
The Oxford English Dictionary which states the word “brand” from the Germanic word
“brand” which referred to the mark which was made by burning with a hot iron, this usage noted
as early as 1552 (Srivastava and Thomas, 2003). The word brand in Old English, meaning
“burning stick” derived from the Indo-European word that meant “to be hot” (Jevons and Colin,
2005).The brands have been widely identified as a major factor of brand equity. If the number of
brand-loyal consumers increases, it will become an asset for the brand. The equity of an existing
brand name can be used to penetrate the market by introducing extension products. Thus there is
a major connection between the practice of brand extensions and brand loyalty (Aaker, 1991;
Aaker, 1996; Chaudhuri, 1995; Dekimpe et al., 1997; Delgado-Ballester and Munuera-
Aleman, 2001; Rundle-Thiele and Bennett, 2001).
MuthamizhVendanMurugavel, D. (2010) identified the factors influencing consumers
towards malted food product, to measure consumers’ satisfaction towards malted food products
and found that the advertising was the major source of information, usage of twice a day was
visible in majority of the cases. Refill packing was preferred by the major junk. Quality and
performance oriented aspects were given more weightage. Tamilselvi. J. & Kirubaharan. M
(2011) identified the factors influencing on buying decision found that there were no significant
differences in the product attributes in different groups as classified by income, family size and
education. Dharmesh and Khushbu (2012) studied that better understanding of consumer
perception of healthy foods and its elements are key success factors for development and market
orientation found that there is a positive correlation between different influencing factors and
buying behaviour of customers.
Brand loyalty which is considerable adding value to a brand and/or its firm because
which provides a set of habitual buyers for a long period of time. Brand loyalty as a core
dimension of Brand Equity and defined Brand Loyalty as the attachment that a customer has to a
brand. A loyal customer base represents a barrier to entry, a basis for price premium, time to
respond to competitor innovations, and a bulwark against deleterious price competition (Aaker,
1991).
Brand loyalty is one of the important four parts create brand equity Aaker (1991). Brand
equity is the liabilities or assets of a brand which is linked to its name and symbol, and adds to or
subtract from a given product or a service. Brand awareness, brand associations and perceived
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quality are the other three parts. When it comes to brand loyalty, Aaker also stated that having an
intensely loyal customer base, although it is relatively small, and it can create significant brand
equity for the business concern. Aaker brings to notice finally that the important dimensions of
brand equity; brand loyalty would also affected by brand equity, creating an interrelationship.
Lau et al. (2006) mentioned that seven factors which were influenced consumers’ brand loyalty
towards certain sportswear brands. The factors were: product quality, price, brand name, style,
store environment, promotion and service quality.
Philip Kotler defines four patterns of behavior .1. Hardcore Loyals - who buy the brand
all the time? 2. SoftcoreLoyals–it is loyal to two or three brands. 3. Shifting Loyalty – brands are
moving from one to another. 4. Switchers - with no loyalty.
4. Research Methods
Research Design: The Research design for the study is descriptive and analytical in nature.
Consumers of various age groups have been taken for the study.
Data Collection: Primary source of data was collected through structured questionnaire, that was
distributed among the respondents those who are buying or using the health drinks. Secondary
data were also collected from journals and articles, websites and previous works on the related
issue.
Sample Size: The sample size consists of 396 respondents who are buying or using health drinks.
Sampling Technique: Convenience sampling technique was used for a period of two months
(June – Aug 2015)
In this study, three levels of brand loyalty has considered such as hardcore loyalty,
Softcore loyalty and switching loyalty except shifting loyalty because it is difficult to measure
people who keep shifting from brand to brand.
Eight factors have been taken to find out which are affecting brand loyalty of health drink
products. They are
Advertisement&Price Product Features
Availability Sales Promotion
Brand Name Product Involvement
Family influence Brand Trust
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Hypotheses
H01: Advertisement of health drinks does not affect brand loyalty
H02: Brand name does not affect brand loyalty
H03: Availability of health drinks does not affect brand loyalty
H04: Family influence does not affect brand loyalty
H05: Price of health drinks does not affect brand loyalty
H06: Product features of health drinks do not affect brand loyalty
H07: Sales promotion of health drinks does not affect brand loyalty
H08: Product involvement of health drinks does not affect brand loyalty
H09: Brand Trust of health drinks does not affect brand loyalty
5. Data Analysis & Findings
The socio-Economic conditions of the respondents shown in Table 1
Table 1 Socio-Economic Conditions of the respondents
Sl.No Factors Frequency Percent
1
Age of the Respondents
18-27 years 103 26.0
28-37 years 110 27.8
38-47 years 93 23.5
48-57 years 72 18.2
58 & above 18 4.5
Total 396 100.0
2
Gender
Male 178 44.9
Female 218 55.1
Total 396 100.0
3
Marital Status
Married 388 98.0
Unmarried 8 2.0
Total 396 100.0
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Education
No formal Education 26 6.6
School education 92 23.2
Degree & Diploma 134 33.8
Post Graduate 60 15.2
Professionals 39 9.8
Others 45 11.4
Total 396 100.0
5
Occupation
Private 82 20.8
Government 48 12.1
Professional 25 6.3
Housewife 111 28.0
Self- employed 50 12.6
Others 80 20.2
Total 396 100.0
6
Family Monthly
Income
Less than Rs.15000 273 68.9
Rs. 15001 - 30000 88 22.2
Rs. 30001 - 45000 28 7.1
Rs. 45001 & above 7 1.8
Total 396 100.0
Source: Primary Data
The table 1 depicts socio-economic conditions of the respondents. Majority of the
respondents are from the age of 28 to 37 years. Majority of the samples are female. Majority of
the respondents are married. 134 respondents have studied Degree/Diploma. Majority of the
respondents are house wife. It also contains out of 396 respondents, 273 belonged to the income
category of less than Rs. 15000 per month.
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The distribution of the brand loyalty of health drink users are shown in table 2
Table 2 Distribution of brand loyalty of health drink users
Brand Loyalty level Frequency Percent
Hardcore Loyalty 187 47.2
Soft core Loyalty 143 36.1
Switching Loyalty 66 16.7
Total 396 100.0
Source: Primary Data
Table 2 stated that the majority of the respondents of health drink users are hardcore loyal
(i.e. 47.2 %) and switchers are the minority with 16.7 %. The cross tabulation was used to know
the factors influencing of brand loyalty of health drink users and the hypothesis testing was done
using Chi-Square Distribution
Table 3 Distribution of selection of Advertisement as a factor of brand loyalty
Brand Loyalty level Selected Not selected Total
Hardcore Loyalty 112 75 187
Soft core Loyalty 76 67 143
Switching Loyalty 41 25 66
Source: Primary Data
H1: Advertisement of health drinks does not affect brand loyalty
Table 4 χ2 between Advertisement and Brand loyalty
[Source: Primary Data]
χ2 Value Df Sig. (2-sided)
2.111 2 .348
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From the table 3 it was found that the hardcore loyalties are much interested in
Advertisements. And table 4 depicts that the chi square value i.e. 0.348 >0.05 Hence, the
researcher rejects the alternative hypothesis. It can be concluded that, Advertisement does not
influence the brand loyalty of health drink users
Table 5 Distribution of selection of Availability as a factor of brand loyalty
Brand Loyalty level Selected Not selected Total
Hardcore Loyalty 89 98 187
Soft core Loyalty 96 47 143
Switching Loyalty 33 33 66
Source: Primary Data
H2: Availability of health drinks does not affect brand loyalty
Table 6χ2 between Availability and Brand loyalty
Source: Primary Data
From the table 6 it shows that the chi square value i.e. 0.001 < 0.05. Hence, researcher
rejects the null hypothesis. It can be concluded that, Availability influences the brand loyalty of
health drink users.
Table 7 Distribution of selection of Brand name as a factor of brand loyalty
Brand Loyalty level Selected Not selected Total
Hardcore Loyalty 106 81 187
Soft core Loyalty 68 75 143
Switching Loyalty 41 25 66
Source: Primary Data
χ2 Value Df Sig. (2-sided)
13.319 2 .001
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H3: Brand name of health drinks does not affect brand loyalty
Table 8 χ2 between Brand Name and Brand loyalty
Source: Primary Data
From the table 8 it shows that the chi square value i.e. 0.096 > 0.05. Hence, researcher
cannot reject the null hypothesis. It can be concluded that, Brand name does not influence the
brand loyalty of health drink users.
Table 9 Distribution of selection of Family Influence as a factor of brand loyalty
Brand Loyalty level Selected Not selected Total
Hardcore Loyalty 89 98 187
Soft core Loyalty 90 53 143
Switching Loyalty 30 36 66
Source: Primary Data
H4: Family Influence of health drinks does not affect brand loyalty
Table 10 χ2 between Family Influence and Brand loyalty
Source: Primary Data
The table 10 shows that the chi square value i.e. 0.009 < 0.05. Hence, researcher rejects
the null hypothesis. It can be concluded that, family influence does influence the brand loyalty of
health drink users.
χ2 Value Df Sig. (2-sided)
4.679 2 .096
χ2 Value Df Sig. (2-sided)
9.359 2 .009
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Table 11 Distribution of selection of price as a factor of brand loyalty
Brand Loyalty level Selected Not selected Total
Hardcore Loyalty 73 114 187
Soft core Loyalty 62 81 143
Switching Loyalty 36 30 66
Source: Primary Data
H5: Price of health drinks does not affect brand loyalty
Table 12 χ2 between Price and Brand loyalty
Source: Primary Data
The table 12 shows that the chi square value i.e. 0.091 > 0.05. Hence, researcher cannot
reject the null hypothesis. It can be concluded that, price does not influence the brand loyalty of
health drink users.
Table 13 Distribution of selection of Product Features as a factor of brand loyalty
Brand Loyalty level Selected Not selected Total
Hardcore Loyalty 65 122 187
Soft core Loyalty 82 61 143
Switching Loyalty 38 28 66
Source: Primary Data
H6: Product features of health drinks do not affect brand loyalty
χ2 Value Df Sig. (2-sided)
4.785 2 .091
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Table 14 χ2 between Product features and Brand loyalty
Source: Primary Data
The table 14 it shows that the chi square value i.e. 0.000 < 0.05. Hence, researcher rejects the
null hypothesis. Therefore, it is concluded that product features does influence the brand loyalty
of health drink users.
Table 15 Distribution of selection of Sales Promotions as a factor of brand loyalty
Brand Loyalty level Selected Not selected Total
Hardcore Loyalty 107 80 187
Soft core Loyalty 80 63 143
Switching Loyalty 33 33 66
Source: Primary Data
H7: Sales promotions of health drinks do not affect brand loyalty
Table 16 χ2 between Sales promotions and Brand loyalty
Source: Primary Data
The table 16 it shows that the chi square value i.e. 0.594 > 0.05. Hence, researcher cannot reject
the null hypothesis. It can be concluded that, sales promotion does not influence the brand
loyalty of health drink users.
χ2 Value Df Sig. (2-sided)
20.354 2 .000
χ2 Value Df Sig. (2-sided)
1.043 2 .594
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Table 17 Distribution of selection of Product Involvement as a factor of brand loyalty
Brand Loyalty level Selected Not selected Total
Hardcore Loyalty 100 87 187
Soft core Loyalty 84 59 143
Switching Loyalty 30 36 66
Source: Primary Data
H8: Product Involvement of health drinks does not affect brand loyalty
Table 18χ2 between Product involvement and Brand loyalty
Source: Primary Data
The table 18 it shows that the chi square value i.e. 0.196 > 0.05. Hence, researcher cannot reject
the null hypothesis. It can be concluded that, product involvement does not influence the brand
loyalty of health drink users.
Table 19 Distribution of selection of Brand trust as a factor of brand loyalty
Brand Loyalty level Selected Not selected Total
Hardcore Loyalty 86 101 187
Soft core Loyalty 82 61 143
Switching Loyalty 26 40 66
Source: Primary Data
χ2 Value Df Sig. (2-sided)
3.255 2 .196
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H9: Brand trust of health drinks does not affect brand loyalty
Table 20 χ2 between Brand trust and Brand loyalty
Source: Primary Data
The table 20 it shows that the chi square value i.e. 0.029 < 0.05. Hence, researcher rejects
the null hypothesis. It can be concluded that, product involvement does influence the brand
loyalty of health drink users
From the test of hypotheses, it can seen among nine factors availability, Family influence,
Product features and Brand trust influence are influencing brand loyalty of health drink users.
Advertisement, Brand name, Price, Sales promotion and Product Involvement do not influence
the brand loyalty.
6. Discussion
From the findings of this study, it concluded that the results of factors influencing brand
loyalty of health drink users in Thiruvarur district. Majority of the i.e.187 respondents are brand
loyal of health drink users. Availability of the product is very important factor. Health drink
products are available in local stores and therefore, it influences brand loyalty of health drink
users. Majority of the respondents are influencing their family members to buy the health drinks.
47.2 percent of the respondents are brand loyal this is because they buy the health drinks on the
basis of product features such as taste/flavours, nutritional value, extra growing power, contains
vitamins, minerals and calcium etc.
People are very much less pricing sensitive. Therefore price does not influence the brand
loyalty. People are having trust on branded products and it also influences brand loyalty. Sales
promotion does not influence brand loyalty. Therefore the companies have to provide various
offers such as price off, premium offer and free gifts to attract the customers. Product
involvement is also not affect brand loyalty for which the companies have to concentrate any
special offers, advertisement campaign especially with celebrity, any health conscious
programmes etc. 98 per cent of the respondents are married and 55.1 per cent are female
because they are taking care of their family and also awareness of health conscious while
purchasing the health drinks.
χ2 Value Df Sig. (2-sided)
7.098 2 .029
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7. Conclusion
As an overall conclusion, this study basically to find out the factors that influences brand
loyalty of health drink users in Thiruvarur District. It also gives the factors which are affecting
the brand loyalty of health drink users such as availability, family influence, product features and
brand trust. No previous research on brand loyalty of health drinks users in Thiruvarur District.
The marketers have to determine these factors are very important to build brand loyalty among
the customers. This study will provide the local marketers to understand their target and carry out
the specific marketing research and taking any promotional activities to improve loyalty among
consumers. The researchers can be extended to find out with more socio-economic conditions of
brand loyalty factors in any other district, state or national level. Four factors to be influenced on
brand loyalty of health drink users. The researchers can extend these factors for any other
products.
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