1st-2016
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Item The Impact of Brand Image to Purchasing Intention towards Motor Car Market in Sri Lanka.(Department of Marketing Management, University of Kelaniya, 2016) Jayathilake, A.V.H.L.; Patabendige, S.S.J.This study is undertaken to identify the what extent of brand image influence to purchasing intention towards Sri Lankan motor car market with a special reference to the Colombo and Kandy districts. Due to high competitiveness of the market place and high involvement of customers towards motor cars this industry has become too complex. The observed all researches are considered at global context and therefore this research study has taken in to consideration of Sri Lankan context. The primary objective of this research study is to determine the impact of brand image to purchasing intention towards motor car market in Sri Lanka. While achieving the main objective researcher set sub objectives which are in line with the primary objective. This research study comes under descriptive nature and researcher used mix data collection technique to gather data to collect ideas and opinions from respondents. The researcher used convenience sampling technique to recognized research sample and used SPSS 20.0 to analyze gathered data from respondents to reach conclusion. As per research out comes, brand image factors such as, country of origin of the motor car brand, available knowledge of the motor car brand, quality of the motor car brand, price of the motor car brand and trustworthiness of the motor car manufacturer have a clear positive relationship between purchasing intention.Item The Effect of Brand Image on Men’s Purchasing Intention; With Special Reference to Sportswear Products in Sri Lanka.(Department of Marketing Management, University of Kelaniya, 2016) Chathuranaga, A.A.D.K.; Bandara, B.S.S.U.Brand image has become increasingly important for any brand in the present business context. A good brand image not only can create a clear brand differentiation but also can increase loyalty and consumer preference as well. Also the personalities developed by the brands have different gender characteristics which clearly can differentiate the products as feminine and masculine. However the researchers conducted in Sri Lankan context have not yet concentrated on how the men’s purchasing intention creates with regards to different products. Therefore this study focus on the effect of brand image on men’s purchasing intention: with special reference to sportswear products in Sri Lanka. The study was conducted within the Colombo district. A sample of 200 respondents was used and adopted simple random sampling method to select the respondents. A total of 200 questionnaires were distributed and 180 valid questionnaires were collected, the effective rate was 90%. Data was analysed using SPSS, generating frequencies for the demographic information, factor loadings in ascertaining factors necessary to establish a successful brand image, Pearson’s (r) correlations in analysing relationships and finally regression analysis to examine the predictive potential of the independent variables on the dependent variables. Findings revealed that brand image is a key component in influencing customer’s purchasing intention. However from the brand image determinants, the findings disclosed that focusing on the product benefits is the most important element in building a successful brand image. Based on the research findings, recommendations like recruiting people who are highly interpersonal skilled, trained and experienced in brand management, focusing a lot of attention on promoting product benefits, always try to use successful sporty characters as celebrity endorsement to positioned the brand in the customer mind set were made. Finally this study has provided effective conclusion regarding Sri Lankan Men’s Sportswear products market in connection with Brand Image.Item Factors Influencing on Brand Switching of Users of Mobile Telecommunication in Sri Lanka.(Department of Marketing Management, University of Kelaniya, 2016) Ganegala, G.W.N.K.; Ubayachandra, E.G.Mobile telecommunication is one of the fast growing industries in Sri Lanka. Currently few numbers of operators engaged in this small market with huge competition. Due to highly competitive market environment service providers attract others customers to sustain. As a result of that the switching behavior of customers’ has been frequently happening. This study was focused on the problem of identifying the Factors Influencing on Brand Switching of Users of Mobile Telecommunication in Sri Lanka. Main objective of this study was to determine the factors impact on switching behavior of mobile telecommunication users in Sri Lanka. Deductive research approach was used for this study and 150 switched respondents between ages 18-55 were selected under convenience sampling method. Both primary and secondary data were used for this study and survey method used to collect most of the primary data. Five independent variables were identified according to the previous literature namely Brand Image, Core service failure, Attraction by competitors, price and Social influence. The data were analyzed using both descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Data analysis revealed that the brand image had the most impact on brand switching behavior than the other factors. However, all five factors were found significant impact on switching behavior among mobile phone users. Findings of this study provide important implications to the telecommunication operators in their effort to increase their customer base and to retain customers with the organization.Item The impact of celebrity endorsement toward brand image with special reference to men’s wear apparel in Sri Lanka(Department of Marketing Management, University of Kelaniya, 2016) Rashinda, Malshan.; Weerasiri, R.A.S.The working men take a significant role in the function of wearing formal wear apparel for day to day office. Number of factors affects the working men in selecting fashionable, quality apparel in order to fulfill their daily clothing needs. The clothing gives men confidence, more personality and more winning attitude for their day-to-day office work. This study attempts to measure the impact of celebrity of endorsement on brand image with reference to men’s wear formal apparel brands. For this purpose, 150 male respondents were selected by using systematic random sampling methods. The data analysis covered correlation, regression, and rank order by using the version 23.0 of SPSS package. Results revealed that celebrity endorsement and brand image are positively correlated. The study was conducted of focusing on three main attributes of celebrities. Those celebrity attributes were attractiveness, expertness and trustworthiness. The research findings reveal the most preferred local apparel brand in Sri Lanka, Namely ‘Emerald’. Further it suggests changing the celebrities time to time, rather depending only on cricketers, where the cricketers have been always used for other advertisements as well and suggests moving on towards musicians and actors in order to give the same message with different personalities.