Journal of Business Management
Vol. 4 No. 2 (2026): December (In Progress)

Trust Matters: Digital Marketing and Price Perception as Antecedents of Subscription Intention in Public Sanitation Services, with Brand Trust as a Mediating Variable

Cynthia Dyah Puspitasari (Universitas Narotama)
Sengguruh Nilowardono (Universitas Narotama)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Sep 2026

Abstract

This study examines the direct and indirect effects of digital marketing and price perception on subscription intention toward the Scheduled Fecal Sludge Service (Layanan Lumpur Tinja Terjadwal/LLTT) in Surabaya City, with SENJA brand trust operationalized as a mediating mechanism. Employing a quantitative explanatory design, this study collected data from 120 household respondents through a structured questionnaire and analyzed the data using Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS). The results indicate that digital marketing and price perception each exert a positive and significant effect on subscription intention, with path coefficients of 0.336 (t = 3.129, p = 0.002) and 0.336 (t = 3.650, p = 0.000), respectively, and both predictors also significantly strengthen brand trust. Brand trust, in turn, exerts a positive and significant effect on subscription intention (β = 0.302, t = 2.879, p = 0.004) and is confirmed as a partial mediator of the digital marketing–subscription intention path (β = 0.174, t = 2.820, p = 0.005) and the price perception–subscription intention path (β = 0.162, t = 2.660, p = 0.008). These findings suggest that strengthening SENJA's credibility should accompany, rather than replace, digital marketing and pricing efforts in public sanitation service promotion.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jbm

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Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Journal of Business Management (JoBM) officially registered in the National Research and Innovation Agency, Directorate of Multimedia Repository and Scientific Publishing, ISSN INDONESIAN NATIONAL CENTER with ISSN Number 3025-7689 (online). This journal is published three times a year (April, ...