Relationship among Restaurant Owner’s SNS Marketing, Trust, Purchase Intention, and Word of Mouth Intention

KIM,, H. , CHOI,, Y. , & SHIN,, C. (2019). Relationship among Restaurant Owner’s SNS Marketing, Trust, Purchase Intention, and Word of Mouth Intention. The Journal of Distribution Science, 17(7), 27-38, https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15722/jds.17.7.201907.27

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Abstract

Purpose - This study analyzes effects of word of mouth intention of restaurant product via SNS on trust of products, purchase intention, and word of mouth intention targeting restaurant customers. Research design, data, and methodology - Targeting restaurant customers, 500 surveys were distributed in restaurants located in Seoul (where restaurants are clustered, such as Myeongdong, Dongdaemoon Station Shopping Center, and Sadangdong) between July 1st, 2016 and July 30th, 2016. Among those, 490 were collected, and 478 were used for analysis excluding those with no answer or insincere answers. Results - SNS word of mouth information characteristics had significant effects on trust of restaurant product in the order of vividness, neutrality, and timing. Trust on restaurant product has significant effect on perceived risks (-) and perceived benefits (+) by SNS. While perceived benefits of restaurant product on SNS has effect on purchase intention, perceived risks of restaurant product on SNS does not affect purchase intention. Perceived benefits of restaurant product on SNS has significant effect on word of mouth intention, whereas perceived risks of restaurant product on SNS does not have significant effect on word of mouth intention. Conclusions - As marketing through SNS can bring about a huge reduction effect in terms of marking cost, it can be utilized as an effective promotion by not only large restaurant corporations, but also small restaurants.

keywords: SNS, Marketing, Trust, Purchase Intention, Word of Mouth Intention

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Vol.17 No.7

Relationship among Restaurant Owner’s SNS Marketing, Trust, Purchase Intention, and Word of Mouth Intention

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