EFFECT OFADVERTISING ON CONSUMER BRANDPREFERENCE OF LOCALLY MADE DIAPERS IN ABIA STATE

Student: Chibuzor Mercy Nwachukwu
Supervisor: Dr Ray Obasi
HOD: Dr Ray Obasi
Department of Marketing
Social sciences
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike

Abstract

ABSTRACT Thestudyexaminedthe determinetheeffectof advertisingon consumer brand preferenceoflocallymadediapersin Abiastatewithspecificreferenceto BunnyhugbabydiapersinAbaAbia sate.Thestudy employedrandomsampling techniquesin choosing ninety out ofonehundred 'lventystaffofBunnyhugbabydiapersinAbaAbiaforexamination.The used employedthe use ofsurveydesignanddatawasgottenbyadministeringofanopen-endedquestionnairetothestaffr Bunnyhugbaby diapers inAba Ahia. Their responses helpedtoprovide solutiontothe outlined ....,.oblemsfacingtheeffectofadvertonconsumerbrandpreferenceonlocallymadediapersin _biastate.Theqnalysistechniquesused inanalysingthedatacollectedwasanalysed bytheuser DescriptiveStatistics(Frequencyand Percentage).Multiple Regression Model was also used1estthehypotheseswithwordstatement.Tablesanddiagramwereusedtoshowthefrequenciesdpercentagesdistributions.Findingsfromthestudyrevealedthatradioadvertisingon hasa ?nificanteffectonconsumerbrandpreferenceoflocallymadediapersinAbiastate,TV • •ertisinghasasignificanteffectonconsumerbrandpreferenceoflocallymadediapersinAbia •e,socialmediaadvertisinghasasignificanteffectonconsumerbrandpreferenceoflocally :lediaperinAhiastate,andnewspaperadvertisinghasasign{ficanteffectonconsumerbrand'erenceoflocallymadediapersin Abiastate.Thusitisrecommendedthat; advertisementof babydiapersshouldincludedemonstratingthebasiccharacteristicsofthe productsuch as .;uefeaturesoftheproduct,price,andbenefitsthattheconsumerwouldgetbyusingsuch :!uctsandrepetitivelybroadcast,Theproducersshouldalsobecarefulwhenchoosing theaanditisbettertofocusonMedias that haslight, entertaining andfamily-orientedprogramsnewsandsportchannels.Thisis mainlybecause,choosingappropriatemediumtotransmit ownadvertisementwould helptheproducertogettheproperaudience thatithastargeted.

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