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The role of media in the diffusion of Japanese culture
Paták, David ; Soukup, Martin (advisor) ; Köpplová, Barbara (referee)
The focus of this master's thesis is on the role of specific media in the diffusion of Japanese culture. Even though Japan is both geographically distant and culturally distinct from the rest of the world, it has become popular among fans globally. One of the main factors contributing to this fascination is a so-called media mix including Japan-specific media ranging from manga and anime to videogames. The aim of this master's thesis is to find out, based on a quantitative research conducted in both Czech and English-speaking environments, how various media outlets in Japan contribute to its popularity world-wide, identify the most important medium and scrutinize it through a descriptive analysis based on the theories of globalisation and cultural hybridisation to see what makes this medium so distinct. The author discovered that the most significant medium contributing to the diffusion of Japanese culture is anime. One of the main reasons behind its success is a commercial strategy of Japanese producers who intentionally remove cultural boundaries out of anime to make it globally acceptable. Another contributing factor connected to that, is the hybrid look of anime characters that do not have the physical features of Japanese people, which is why audiences tend to link the characters to their own...
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Marketing and PR activities of FC Viktoria Plzeň in the years 2011-2016
Paták, David ; Halada, Jan (advisor) ; Šesták, Zdeněk (referee)
The thesis deals with the use of marketing and public relations in the Czech sporting environment on the example of FC Viktoria Plzeň football club. The theoretical part of the thesis describes marketing and PR disciplines in both classical and sporting way to point out their specifics in the sporting environment. Moreover, the theoretical part of the work presents football as the most popular sport on the planet, and describes the Czech football environment. At the end of the theoretical part FC Viktoria Plzeň is presented. For most of its history, FC Viktoria Plzeň has been rather an average football club. However, in 2011 the club celebrated its centennial anniversary with the first master's title in the Czech top football league, which was the beginning of the club's successful era. The following sporting achievements drew the attention of fans, media and sponsors, to which the club had to respond with changes in its communication activities. The analytical part of the thesis deals with a descriptive analysis of the development of these activities especially towards the fans from 2011 to 2016, when the club won the league for the fourth time. Attention is paid mainly to changes in club presentation, online communication, event management and crisis communication.
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