Islamic Branding, Viral Marketing, Online Consumer Review, and Purchasing Decision: The Mediating Role of Purchase Intention

This study aims to determine the effect of Islamic branding, viral marketing, and online consumer reviews on purchasing decisions on e-commerce Shopee with purchase intention as an intervening variable. This study uses quantitative methods with primary data obtained through the distribution of questionnaires. The data collection technique used the purposive sampling technique with the number of respondents as many as 96 respondents. The data analysis used includes instrument tests, statistical tests, classical assumption tests, and path analyses. Based on the test results show (1) Islamic branding has a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions. (2) Viral marketing has a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions. (3) Online consumer reviews have a negative and insignificant effect on purchasing decisions. (4) Purchase intention has a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions. (5) Purchase intention can mediate Islamic branding on purchasing decisions. (6) Purchase intention is not able to mediate viral marketing on purchasing decisions. (7) Purchase intention is not able to mediate online consumer reviews of purchasing decisions.