Proceedings of the 2nd Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities and Social Sciences, BIS-HSS 2020, 18 November 2020, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia

Research Article

The Effect of Promotion Through Social Media on Purchase Decision with Viral Marketing as an Intervening Variable

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.18-11-2020.2311670,
        author={Subagyo  Subagyo and Gesty  Ernestivita and Meme  Rukmini and Arthur Daniel  Limantara},
        title={The Effect of Promotion Through Social Media on Purchase Decision with Viral Marketing as an Intervening Variable},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities and Social Sciences, BIS-HSS 2020, 18 November 2020, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={BIS-HSS},
        year={2021},
        month={9},
        keywords={promotion social media viral marketing purchasing decisions},
        doi={10.4108/eai.18-11-2020.2311670}
    }
    
  • Subagyo Subagyo
    Gesty Ernestivita
    Meme Rukmini
    Arthur Daniel Limantara
    Year: 2021
    The Effect of Promotion Through Social Media on Purchase Decision with Viral Marketing as an Intervening Variable
    BIS-HSS
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.18-11-2020.2311670
Subagyo Subagyo1, Gesty Ernestivita1, Meme Rukmini2, Arthur Daniel Limantara3,*
  • 1: Department of Economics, Nusantara PGRI University, Kediri, Indonesia
  • 2: Department of Accounting, Cahaya Surya Polytechnic, Kediri, Indonesia
  • 3: Department of Informatics, Cahaya Surya College of Technology, Kediri, Indonesia
*Contact email: arthur.daniel@cahayasurya.ac.id

Abstract

This study aims to assess the importance of social media promotion in viral marketing buying choices as an interfering variable in XXX Donut and Coffee Kediri consumers. The research method used is the quantitative explanatory method. The number of pupils is unknown. While the sample was determined to be 100 respondents—the sampling technique used nonprobability techniques, namely accidental sampling. Data were collected using a questionnaire, which was then processed using path analysis by first testing the validity and reliability of the questionnaire created. The results demonstrated a significant direct influence between the promotion of purchasing decisions through social media and viral marketing in XXX Donut and Coffee in Kediri. Viral marketing can mediate the effect of promotion on purchasing decisions through social media. It has been shown that there is an indirect influence on buying decisions between promotion through social media. XXX Donut and Kediri Coffee.