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The impact of communication mix on young consumers from a Czech and American perspective.
Kmochová, Eliška ; Kašparová, Eva (advisor) ; Svoboda, Martin (referee)
This thesis provides facts about how the activities of marketing professionals aimed at attracting children shape their parents. The theoretical part provides information about the main tools of the communication mix and applies the theory to child consumption behavior. Based on research from 2013 and 2016, the practical part examines the development of attitudes and opinions of parents as well as children. These results are extended from an American perspective. The goal of this part is to find out the trends of marketing activities and the related behavior of young and adult consumers. The first research done in 2013 was conducted on randomly selected second-grade children at Josef Hlávka elementary school in Přeštice. Pupils were asked about their relationship with shopping, how they influence their parents while shopping, and how they spend their free time. The same research was repeated three years later. For the purpose of comparative analysis, respondents were again second-grade students of the same elementary school. The results are described in this thesis. Additionally, parents of these pupils were asked in both periods of time through questionnaires to add their opinion on the shopping power of their children.
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Specifications of marketing research conducted with underage respondents
Čepek, Michal ; Průša, Přemysl (advisor) ; Kolafa, Jan (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the ethics of marketing research conducted with underage respondents. Child security is a very hot topic these days; therefore the field of market research should use only methods tolerated by parents. Global as well as local market research associations regularly publish codes of conduct and guidelines dealing with the ethics in market research. However, they define only basic rules and regulations and do not reflect the specificity of each method and technique. The goal of this diploma thesis is to identify methods used in market research that are not perceived as ethical by parents. Results should motivate research agencies to eliminate using such methods or at least modify them to decrease the level of controversy among general public. In order to identify unethically perceived market research methods, the author of the thesis conducted a quantitative research among the needed target group: parents of school kids. The survey found 5 methods that are considered ethical and thus do not pose any significant threat to the industry of market research: taste test, observation, product test, eye-tracking and communication test. Two methods were labeled as unethical by the respondents: field experiment and online discussion groups. Those methods can be used without any major changes provided that agencies communicate openly with parents all details regarding the research. They have to make sure that parents understand the methodology and are sure to let their children participate in such a project. Finally, three methods were recognized as highly unethical or even illegal: neuromarketing, netnography and geolocation (geomarketing). These methods carry a high probability of damaging the positive image of market research industry among general public. Less than one quarter of respondents consider these methods as suitable for use with kids and at the same time more than 25 % of parents think that those methods are illegal. In case of neuromarketing, it is recommended to firstly explain the used methodology in detail and, if possible, demonstrate its 100 % safety in presence of a doctor. Netnography was evaluated as highly unethical. On the other hand, it is a type of observation; therefore, its use in reality is unlikely to be registered by public. As a result, there does not have to be any severe steps taken to regulate this method. Geolocation scored as the most unethical market research method in the survey. This method is therefore not recommended for use as it carries an enormous risk of damaging the whole market research industry.
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