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Architecture 3M of brands and their applications, “Case study 3M” – the perspective of B2B subjects and internal specialists and marketing personnel of 3M
Vojta, Jan ; Machek, Martin (advisor) ; Kolařík, Jiří (referee)
Brand portfolios of multinational firm are a complex organism which is managed by headquarter of organization, in particular by the brands architecture and rebranding. The distributors create a direct feedback relationship from the market and they significantly influence any success of brands. The specific work of marketing personnel with brands is thus influenced by many stakeholders on the market and, in consequence, the specific work becomes a complex marketing activity. This master thesis is concerned with the architecture of the specific portfolio of 3M and the work with its brands. The aim is (i) to map architecture of the specific portfolio of 3M House of Brands and (ii) to assess rebranding form 2015 and (iii) to analyze the work with 3M brands and to formulate recommendation for improvements of the work with 3M. The first part is considers the architecture of brands from a theoretical viewpoint which provides a basis for the mapping of 3M House of Brands. There is also specified marketing research methodology which is applied in the practical part of the thesis concerned with specific secondary data, questionnaire survey and deep interviews. In the practical part of the master thesis there is analyzed 3M Case Study, in which there is described and assessed the empirical research of 3M brands. The research consists of two parts: (1) questionnaire survey orientated on B2B distributors, and (2) deep interviews carried out with 3M marketing and special personnel. The comparison and synthesis of more qualitative data appears that the most important result. The 3M perspectives of the marketing personnel and the distributors on the selection of brand activities differ in spite the fact that their aims are similar. The key recommendation of this thesis is, therefore, to give more importance to preferences of the market and create upon this empirical basis more effective branding activities.
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Analysis 5Ps of the marketing mix on the Paul Company from the employees´ perspective
Vojta, Jan ; Říha, David (advisor) ; Karlíček, Miroslav (referee)
This bachelor thesis' goal is to describe the marketing mix as a practical marketing technique; it also attempts to apply 5Ps of the marketing mix on the Paul Company. Tone of the research is positivists and thus a quantitative marketing research is carried out via the single dissemination questionnaire survey. In practical part, of the thesis the marketing mix analysis, of PAUL Company from the employees' perspective, is introduced. Such an accession enables throughout scientific approach leading to the explanation of all the steps and tools necessary for the corporate success; raising the demand for its Product, Price, Place, Promotion and People. In the second half of the practical part, the questionnaires presented to Paul employees are examined and interpreted. This all aims finding out how professionals perceive and identify themselves with the firm's business policy and marketing mix. The final part of the work summarizes the key factors of the mix, and suggests areas for the further academic and practical improvements. The justification of this paper is 2 fold: 1] critical literature evaluation, 2] practical suggestions for the marketing professionals.
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