Effect of Word of Mouth on Purchase Decision

Authors

  • Kristiana Marahastuti Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
  • Agusta Pinta Kurnia Rizky Universitas Duta Bangsa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59247/bim.v1i1.4

Keywords:

Word of Mouth, Electronic Word of Mouth, Purchase Decision, Indicator, Literature Review

Abstract

Word of Mouth as a marketing technique that has been around for a long time. Not only glued to word of mouth, but there is also a marketing topic in it. There is also the use of the internet in Word of Mouth. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of Word of Mouth on purchasing decisions. This type of research is a literature study with a qualitative descriptive approach. The research findings state that the word of mouth has a significant effect on consumer purchasing decisions.

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2023-07-01

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