PENGARUH CELEBRITY ENDORSER DAN BRAND IMAGE TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN MELALUI MINAT BELI

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to find out celebrity endorser and brand image has an influence to the
purchasing decision which is mediated by buying interest. The population is all customers who purchase
product at 3Second Clothing Store in Sidoarjo which is located at the ground floor of Suncity Mall
Sidoarjo. The sample collection technique has been done by using purposive sampling and 100
respondents have been selected as samples. The path analysis method has been applied in this research
as the analysis technique. The result of the test shows that celebrity endorser has been proven to have
positive and significant influence to the purchasing decision whereas brand image has not been proven
to have positive and significant influence to the purchasing decision. Celebrity endorser has been proven
to have positive and significant influence to the buying interest, and brand image has been proven to
have positive and significant influence to the buying interest. Buying interest has positive and
significant influence to the purchasing decision. The result of the test shows the magnitude of influence
celebrity endorser and brand image to the purchasing decision through buying interest is larger than
the magnitude of influence of celebrity endorser and brand image to the purchasing decision.

Keywords:Celebrity Endorser, Brand Image, Buying Interest and Purchasing Decision