ANALYSIS OF THE MARKETING MIX (PRICE AND POMOTION) ON SALES GROWTH MEDIATED BY CUSTOMER SATISFACTION : A CASE STUDY AT UMKM CAKE AND BAKERY LOWAYU DUKUN GRESIK
Keywords:
Marketing Mix, Price, Promotion, Customer Satisfaction, Sales Growth, PLS-SEMAbstract
This study aims to investigate the influence of the marketing mix (price and promotion) on sales growth, mediated by customer satisfaction, in UMKM Cake ‘n Bakery Lowayu, Dukun, Gresik. A quantitative approach was used with a sample of 150 customers. The data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed using the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) technique using SmartLPS 4.0. The results reveal that price and promotion have significant direct effects on sales growth. The price variable shows a path coefficient of 0.315 (t-statistic = 3.214, p = 0.001), and promotion has a coefficient of 0.412 (t-statistic = 4.102, p < 0.001). Both also have significant indirect effects via customer satisfaction (price: 0.276, t-statistic = 3.276, p < 0.001; promotion: 0.325, t-statistic = 3.918, p < 0.001). Meanwhile, customer satisfaction has a significant direct effect (t-statistic = 5.100, p <
