Investigating the Mix Effect of Political Marketing and Brand Equity of Political Parties on Voter Commitment and Loyalty in Iran; A Study of Eligible Citizens Voting in Tehran

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate and determine the effect of political marketing mix and brand equity of political parties on voter commitment and loyalty in Iran. The statistical population of this study is eligible citizens in Tehran in 1396. The statistical population of this study is citizens eligible to vote in Tehran. For this purpose, 384 people were selected by available random sampling method. The instrument used in this research was a questionnaire that 14 questions were distributed to measure the political marketing mix, 24 questions to measure brand equity and 2 questions to measure voter commitment and 2 questions to measure voter loyalty were distributed among respondents. The findings were analyzed using LISREL software and the results showed that the political marketing mix has a direct and significant effect on brand equity and voter commitment and loyalty. It was also found that high brand equity can, as a mediating variable, strengthen the relationship between political marketing mix and voter commitment and loyalty.

Keywords

• political marketing
• political marketing mix
• brand equity of political parties
• voter commitment
• voter loyalty