Yes / This study uncovers hotel brand positioning and competitive landscape mapping by text-mining user-generated content (UGC). Rather than relying on a single dimension of consumer evaluation, the current study detects brand attributes by using both customer preferences as well as perceptual performance to develop meaningful insights. For this, the study combines content analysis and repertory grid analysis (RGA) to answer three key research issues. 111,986 hotel reviews from two biggest Chinese cities are used to explore and visualize the competitive landscape of six selected hotel brands across three hotel categories. Findings from the study will not only advance the existing literature on brand positioning and competitive landscape mapping but also help practitioners in developing brand positioning strategies to fight competitors within and across hotel categories.

This diploma thesis deals with an analysis of the marketing activities of the company "Österreich Werbung". This company is mainly concerned with marketing communication, whose single elements it uses to promote campaigns of their Austrian partners or its own brand "Holiday in Austria". The analysis is preceded by an analytical and methodological section, which provides important theoretical starting points for the evaluation of the analysis and for recommendations for the future. In the second section the single elements of communication mix with regard to the target group are analysed by means of examples of concrete campaigns in 2010. Due to the analysis carried out, the communication mix of the company is evaluated and recommendations are proposed to optimise the mix.

It has been showed that COO of product has an effect on consumers purchase decisions. Companies are trying to find ways to differentiate their brands from those of their competitors. In many cases the use of COO is considered difficult and is not understood to the level where it would add to the brand value of those companies. Academic areas such as nation branding, COO (country of origin), brand positioning and brand communications work as a base for the investigation of our research problem. The study uses Finland as a study objective to investigate how companies aiming for international markets can use their COO in smart ways when creating and developing their brand identities. The knowledge in these areas is deepened through semi structured interviews with six experts from different fields. The previous academic areas acknowledge that the communication needs to be directed for the right consumers, in a way that suits the recipient. Since consumers in international markets often share multiple/different perceptions and associations, when communicating the origin of a brand, a customer centric approach in the communications is vital. The study finds that country of origin, when used in corporate branding often needs to be explained through storytelling, that emphasizes why the origin adds value. This is done by translating aspects about the COO in to a form which consumers are able to understand and appreciate. An additional finding the study makes is the symbiosis between the companies and their country of origin. The companies have the ability to shape the nation brand of their origin, and hence, aid their own branding capabilities. Marketers need to understand the value of their COO and see the possibilities it may offer. This realization creates a symbiance between the brand and its origin which will create long term positive implications.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T16:44:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Aiman I Mourad.pdf: 835035 bytes, checksum: 22b317316a9fe33feb87a64d3fb86e6a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-01-27 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Having a differentiated positioning is essential for a organization to survive in some highly competitive, and fast in terms of technology and globalized markets. The positioning is considered one of the key elements in modern marketing management, however, the term positioning has introduced some confusion between marketing and academic professionals. Using mind share and market share as measurable variables of brand positioning and competitive performance, respectively, this study sought to identify the main objective when the brand positioning can influence the competitive performance of an organization. To this end, a quantitative approach was used on a longitudinal desk research and applied to the Spearman correlation technique. It was not possible to identify if the brand positioning is determinant on competitive performance, however, it was concluded that this exerts a moderate influence on the organization's competitive performance, since the analyzed period showed a moderate positive correlation between the variables, indicating they moves in in the same direction and that the greater the growth of a variable, the larger the probability of occurring the same with each other, contributing to earlier studies. This study also corroborate the definition and distinction in relation to the concepts of brand positioning and competitive positioning, besides to proposing the use of identity as a leading element for the brand positioning strategy / Ter um posicionamento diferenciado é indispensável para a organização sobreviver em alguns mercados altamente competitivos, globalizados e velozes em termos tecnológicos. O posicionamento é considerado um dos elementos-chave na gestão de marketing moderna, porém, o termo posicionamento tem apresentado certa confusão entre profissionais de marketing e acadêmicos. Utilizando o mind share e o market share como variáveis mensuráveis do posicionamento de marca e do desempenho competitivo, respectivamente, o presente trabalho buscou como objetivo principal identificar quanto o posicionamento de marca pode influenciar no desempenho competitivo de uma organização. Para isso, foi utilizada uma abordagem quantitativa em uma desk research longitudinal e aplicou-se a técnica de correlação de Spearman. Não foi possível apontar se o posicionamento de marca é determinante do desempenho competitivo, contudo, concluiu-se que este exerce influência moderada no desempenho da organização, dado que o período analisado apresentou correlação positiva moderada entre as variáveis, indicando que estas movimentam-se na mesma direção e que quanto maior o crescimento de uma variável, maior a probabilidade de ocorrer o mesmo com a outra, contribuindo com estudos anteriores. Este estudo também corroborar na definição e distinção em relação aos conceitos de posicionamento de marca e posicionamento competitivo, além de propor a utilização da identidade como elemento direcionador para a estratégia de posicionamento de marca

The study examines attitudes toward and effectiveness of cause-related marketing initiatives in Poland. As the results indicate, the factors, which lead to the popularity and effectiveness of the cause-related marketing initiatives in the United States and the United Kingdom, lack in the Polish culture. Even though CRM is popular in Poland, it does not influence the purchase decisions. Poles do not have any expectations toward businesses in the area of corporate social responsibility. They believe that the government should take the responsibility for solving social issues, and value only the functional dimensions of the products, because their emotional needs are fully satisfied by their families, friends and religion.

Background: A brand’s reputation can take many years to build up, although the value of the brand is not forever. Accidents, scandals or product safety incidents associated to a certain corporation can affect a brands reputation. The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010 led to much information being spread around regarding BP, the company behind the accident. The environment took damage and BP endured a lot of negative publicity. Purpose: To gain knowledge about the effects on a company suffering from negative publicity and how they could proceed in order to minimize the damage. Delimitations: This study is based on the company BP and their incident in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010. The investigation was done in the United States of America on American customers with a population restricted to car owners as the study examines purchase behavior. Method: The research was conducted through a deductive quantitative approach. The data sources were collected by an archival analysis and an electronic questionnaire. Conclusion: If the information received from media and from word-of-mouth after an incident (like BP’s oil spill) is considered as negative towards the company, this leads to a decrease in positive attitudes among customers that in turn affects purchase behavior negatively. It is important to implement strategies in the company as a foundation against negative publicity. The study shows that the most influencing strategies on consumer attitudes were corporate social responsibility followed by brand positioning.

The premise of this thesis is to conduct a research regarding the connection of brand image, brand identity, brand positioning with brand adapting management. The significant purpose of this thesis is for better understanding how a Chinese auto corporation can effectively manage and adapt an acquired foreign brand in Chinese market. In order to reach this purpose, a case study of Geely/Volvo’s acquisition has been carried out which entailed company visit (Volvo Brand Experience Center), interviews with Volvo brand specialists, Volvo dealer and Chinese market expert. The Theoretical Framework describes the general concepts of brand, brand management, company acquisition and three brand adapting concepts of brand image, brand identity and brand positioning. The Empirical Data Collection deals with the Volvo’s brand identity and value proposition, Chinese customers’ perceptions on Volvo brand image and Geely’s brand positioning strategy on Volvo. The Analysis related the theory framework with the empirical results. It discussed and analyzed how Geely can adapt Volvo in Chinese automotive market through dealing with Volvo’s core values, brand image and brand positioning. The Conclusion summarized the Chinese auto corporation needs to concern on three factors for adapting an acquired brand: value proposition of acquired brand, Chinese customers’ perceptions on acquired brand image and brand positioning strategy. Finally our recommendation presents the limitations of this study, suggestions for future research in this field, and managerial implications for the case company.

The aim of this work is analysis of Honda's position at the Czech market of motorcycles based on preferences of men and women. The motorcycles are divided into different groups by engine volume in cubic centimetres and by categories in which motorcycles are included. In this analysis are used methods Electre III, Oreste, Topsis, WSA and calculations are performed by program packages SANNA. At the conclusion, Honda's position in all categories is summarized.

This diploma thesis focuses on strengthening the company’s competitiveness through the use of online marketing tools. On the basis of theoretical knowledge from specialized literature and analysis of the company’s current state, proposals contributing to the brand’s promotion with the help of selected online marketing tools (SEO, PPC, social networks) are developed.

The master´s thesis is focused on strengthening the competitiveness of the bank through the development of its brands. The current situation of the company is analyzed according to the theoretical knowledge and methodology Ko Floor. Subsequently, the company compared to selected competitors. Based on the comparison and further analysis for the firm set of measures involving their own proposals to support brand development.