STUDI MENGENAI BRAND LOYALTY DALAM MENINGKATKAN BRAND EQUITY KARTU PRABAYAR GSM PT. INDOSAT KOTA SEMARANG

Abstract

Mobile phone industry is experiencing rapid growth in the last two decades, both in the developed countries or developing. In any mobile phone has 79 changed the map of the telecommunications industry drastically. Various brands appear and compete closely. This raises the question "How Brand Image, Service Quality, Perceived Value into the very important for companies to establish and Brand Loyalty in the end to the increase in the Brand Equity", as in the theory and various journals and also whether there are PT in the telecommunications industry. Indosat is a problem that you want to be inspected in this research. Model studies indicate the existence of 4 (four) hypothetical. - Hypothetical hypothetical example is the brand image have a positive influence on brand loyalty (hypothetical 1), service quality has a positive influence on brand loyalty (hypothetical 2), the perceived value of a positive brand loyalty (hypothetical 3), brand loyalty and positive effect on brand equity (hypothetical 4). Sampling technique in this research carried out by purposively sampling method. This was taken with a sampling technique based on the specific considerations, where the sample is selected with the requirements that have deemed essential features that are relevant to the research. The number of respondents as the sample is determined in this research is 130 GSM card customer PT. Indosat. Technical analysis is used to analyze and interpret the data in this research is the engineering Structural Equation Model (SEM) of the software and Amos 4 Amos 16. The process of analysis of research carried out on data obtained from 130 respondents. Results of data analysis will be kausalitas explain the relationship between variables that are developed in this research model. The proposed model can be accepted after the assumptions have been met and that is normalitas standardized Residual Covariance <1.96. While the value Determinant of Covariance Matrixnya 102,358. Eksogen measurement model and endogen was tested by using analysis konfirmatori. Measurement model is further analyzed with Structural Equation Model (SEM) to test the model kausalitas relationship between the variables that affect and be affected by brand image, service quality, perceived value, brand loyalty and brand equity meet the Goodness of Fit chi square = 197437 ; probability = 0206; GFI = 0874; AGFI = 0840; cfi = 0995; TLI = 0994; RMSEA = 0026; CMIN / DF = 1085. Based on the results of data analysis can be concluded that the model can be accepted. Industri telepon seluler mengalami perkembangan yang pesat dalam dua dekade terakhir ini, baik di negara maju ataupun sedang berkembang. Di Indonesia pun telepon seluler telah mengubah peta industri telekomunikasi secara radikal. Berbagai merek muncul dan bersaing secara ketat. Hal ini menimbulkan pertanyaan “Bagaimana Brand Image, Service Quality, Perceived Value menjadi hal yang sangat penting bagi perusahaan untuk membentuk Brand Loyalty dan pada akhirnya menuju pada peningkatan Brand Equity?”, seperti dalam berbagai teori dan jurnal yang ada dan apakah hal tersebut juga terdapat dalam industri telekomunikasi PT. Indosat merupakan masalah yang ingin diteliti dalam penelitian ini. Model penelitian tersebut menunjukkan adanya 4 (empat) hipotesis. Hipotesis-hipotesis antara lain adalah brand image mempunyai pengaruh positif terhadap brand loyalty (hipotesis 1), service quality mempunyai pengaruh positif terhadap brand loyalty (hipotesis 2), perceived value berpengaruh positif terhadap brand loyalty (hipotesis 3), dan brand loyalty berpengaruh positif terhadap brand equity (hipotesis 4). Teknik pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini dilakukan dengan cara metode purposive sampling. Cara ini diambil dengan teknik pengambilan sampel dengan berdasarkan pertimbangan tertentu, dimana sampel dipilih dengan syaratsyarat yang dipandang memiliki ciri-ciri esensial yang relevan dengan penelitian. Jumlah responden yang ditentukan sebagai sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah 130 pelanggan kartu GSM PT. Indosat. Teknik analisis yang dipakai untuk menginterpretasikan dan menganalisis data dalam penelitian ini adalah dengan teknik Structural Equation Model (SEM) dari software AMOS 4 dan AMOS 16. Proses analisis yang dilakukan terhadap data penelitian yang diperoleh dari 130 responden. Hasil analisis data tersebut akan menjelaskan hubungan kausalitas antara variabel yang sedang dikembangkan dalam model penelitian ini. Model yang diajukan dapat diterima setelah asumsi-asumsi telah terpenuhi yaitu normalitas dan Standardized Residual Covariance < 1,96. Sementara nilai Determinant of Covariance Matrixnya 102,358. Model pengukuran eksogen dan endogen telah diuji dengan menggunakan analisis konfirmatori. Selanjutnya model pengukuran tersebut dianalisis dengan Structural Equation Model (SEM) untuk model pengujian hubungan kausalitas antar variabel-variabel yang mempengaruhi dan dipengaruhi oleh brand image, service quality, perceived value, brand loyalty dan brand equity memenuhi kriteria Goodness of Fit yaitu chi square =197,437; probability = 0,206; GFI = 0,874; AGFI = 0,840; CFI = 0,995; TLI = 0,994; RMSEA = 0,026; CMIN/DF = 1,085. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data dapat disimpulkan bahwa model tersebut dapat diterima.