Electronic Word of Mouth and Brand Image on Customer Decisions

Authors

  • Lusiah Lusiah Management Study Program, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universitas IBBI
  • Lili Suryati Management Study Program, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universitas IBBI

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.38035/jafm.v3i4.127

Keywords:

Electronic Word of Mouth, Brand Image, Customer Decisions

Abstract

This study aims to examine the effect of Electronic Word of Mouth and Brand Image on Customer Decisions. This study uses explanatory quantitative research on 50star hotelin West Sumatra with 150 respondents processed using the SEM-PLS approach. The results of the study indicate that Electronic Word of Mouth directly influences Customer DecisionsStar Hotel in West Sumatra and Brand Image directly influence Customer DecisionsStar Hotel in Jakarta.

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Published

2022-09-20

How to Cite

Lusiah, L., & Lili Suryati. (2022). Electronic Word of Mouth and Brand Image on Customer Decisions. Journal of Accounting and Finance Management, 3(4), 208–216. https://doi.org/10.38035/jafm.v3i4.127

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