Survey reveals brand image and usefulness drive Apple purchase decisions in Ghanaian university students, suggesting marketing strategies.
Smartphones are still getting super popular worldwide, and Apple is definitely a brand people look up to, seeing their devices as fancy and desirable. In Ghana, university students are a really important group of buyers. These young tech enthusiasts are getting better and better with tech, and they're starting to have more money to spend. Even though they're interested in cool tech like Apple's, the high price makes it hard for them to actually buy it. this research digs into what makes Ghanaian university students decide to buy Apple stuff. Using some smart thinking from the "Theory of Planned Behavior" and the "Technology Acceptance Model," the study uses a survey to ask 360 students about their thoughts. The answers are then analyzed to see how things like how cool the brand is, how much they care about price, how good they think the product is, what their friends think, and how useful the tech is, all affect their decision to buy. The results show that a strong brand image and good marketing really make students want to buy Apple, while thinking the products are too expensive and not worth the performance actually discourage them. Also, friends' opinions, how useful the tech is for school, if they plan to use it a lot in the future, whether they can fit it into their budget, and if they can pay in installments all make it easier for them to buy. The study basically says that companies selling Apple stuff should focus on making their brand seem prestigious and showing how useful their products are for students' education. They should also offer ways to make it easier for students to afford them. These findings give a good understanding of how people in growing markets think when buying things and offer useful ideas for marketing high-end tech to young people.
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Isaac Mawuena Agbogah (2025) studied this question.
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