The use of AI has developed during the recent decades, and the application of it within different markets is continually growing. The application of it within marketing comes with different benefits that allow businesses to engage with the consumer and build a stronger relationship. The more AI is becoming applied in marketing, the more important it is to understand the consumers attitude towards its usage and effect of it on consumer purchase intention. The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of consumer attitudes towards AI- generated content within email marketing on purchasing intention. Theory of planned behavior and diffusion of innovations theory are applied to formulate the hypotheses. The research was conducted using a quantitative method in an experimental context. An online survey divided into two parts was developed and distributed to participants in Sweden in ages from 18 and above. A total of 114 respondents were recorded in the first survey and of those, 71 respondents were recorded in the second survey. The data was then analyzed in SPSS. The results from the survey showed the element of compatibility within the theory of diffusion of innovation having a significant and positive effect on consumers attitude towards AI-usage in marketing. The relationship between the observability element and attitude was found to be non-significant. Additionally, no significant difference was found when comparing the experimental group and the control group. Lastly, attitude towards AI was found to have a significant and positive effect on purchasing intention in the experimental group.

This study discusses Augmented Reality (AR) as a digital marketing tool in online retail, with a special focus on the perceptions and attitudes which consumers hold towards the tool. The project, aims to give insights on how to study AR in online retail settings and also touches upon how different characteristics of augmented reality can impact the consumers attitudes towards products displayed or demonstrated with AR tools. The conceptual framework is based on literature and case studies in the fields of augmented reality, consumer experience and, customer value creation. The data for this research project was obtained through in-depth interviews with participants who have had previous experiences with Augmented Reality. After analysing and categorising their answers, the findings suggest that the participants have an overall positive attitude towards the tool and that they are already keen to engage with the technology. Their answers also suggested that the use of AR tools in online retail could positively affect the consumers attitudes towards the promoted services or products which are displayed with the tool. Moreover, depending on certain factors, the tool could potentially have a positive effect on the purchasing decision. On the negative side, the participants consider the technology is not there yet and needs to be improved to deliver meaningful value for them. Other valuable findings of the project are related to the customer journeys and the value the tool provides to the users. / Denna studie diskuterar Augmented Reality (AR) som ett digitalt marknadsföringsverktyg inom onlinehandeln, med ett särskilt fokus på de uppfattningar och attityder som konsumenterna har gentemot verktyget. Projektet syftar till att ge insikter om hur man studerar AR i online-butiksmiljöer och berör också hur olika egenskaper hos AR kan påverka konsumenternas attityder till produkter som visas eller demonstreras med AR-verktyg. Den konceptuella ramen är baserad på litteratur och fallstudier inom AR, konsumentupplevelse och kundvärdeskapande. Data för detta forskningsprojekt erhölls genom fördjupade intervjuer med deltagare som tidigare haft erfarenheter av AR. Efter att ha analyserat och kategoriserat sina svar föreslår resultatet att deltagarna har en övergripande positiv inställning till verktyget och att de redan är angelägna om att engagera sig i tekniken. Deras svar föreslog också att användningen av AR-verktyg i online-detaljhandeln positivt kunde påverka konsumenternas attityder till de marknadsförda tjänsterna eller produkterna som visas med verktyget. Beroende på vissa faktorer kan verktyget dessutom ha en positiv effekt på inköpsbeslutet. Bland de negativa aspekterna anser deltagarna att tekniken inte Einns där ännu och måste förbättras för att ge ett meningsfullt värde för dem. Andra värdefulla insikter från projektet är relaterade till kundresan och det värde verktyget ger användarna.

Denna studie har som syfte att undersöka hur konsumenter upplever klädföretaget H&M:s hållbarhetsarbete och vilka attityder som konsumenterna har gentemot företaget. Detta för att kunna skapa en ökad förståelse och kunskap kring hur hållbarhetsarbete kan påverka konsumentattityder. Studien har genomförts med hjälp av en enkätundersökning där svenska konsumenter har fått besvara frågor rörande ämnet. Studien presenterar resultatet med hjälp av olika diagram för att ge en visuell bild över detta. Insamlad data har sedan tolkats och använts för att analysera och diskutera i jämförelse med tidigare forskning på området. Det har visat sig att konsumenter har en negativ syn på H&M:s hållbarhetsarbete där flera konsumenter upplever att de inte arbetar tillräckligt med detta. Eftersom H&M är verksamt inom fast fashion branschen är hållbarhetsarbetet något som blir motsägelsefullt och många upplever på grund av detta företagets strategier som greenwashing. Transparens har visat sig vara en nyckel för att kunna öka intresset gällande produkter, då fler konsumenter har en positiv inställning till att handla plagg om de vet dess miljöpåverkan. Gällande konsumenters attityder gentemot verksamheten har det visat sig att många har dåligt samvete när de handlar kläder hos H&M då flera är medvetna om den fast fashion som H&M bedriver. Många har heller inte hållbarhet i åtanke då de handlar på H&M. Detta har visat på att konsumenters attityder inte har en särskilt stor påverkan på det hållbarhetsarbete som H&M gör. / This study aims to investigate how consumers experience the clothing company H&M's sustainability work and what attitudes consumers have towards the company. This is to be able to create an increased understanding and knowledge of how sustainability work can affect consumer attitudes. The study has been conducted with the help of a survey where Swedish consumers have answered questions regarding the subject. The study presents the results using various diagrams to give a visual picture of this. The collected data has then been interpreted and used to analyze and discuss in comparison with previous research in the field. It has been shown that consumers have a negative view of H&M's sustainability work, where several consumers feel that they do not work enough with this. Since H&M is active in the fast fashion industry, sustainability work is something that becomes contradictory and many therefore perceive the company's strategies as greenwashing. Transparency has proven to be a key to increasing interest in products, as more consumers have a positive attitude towards buying garments if they know its environmental impact. Regarding consumers' attitudes towards the business, it has been shown that many have a bad conscience when they buy clothes at H&M as many are aware of the fast fashion that H&M conducts. Many also do not have sustainability in mind when they shop at H&M. This has shown that consumer attitudes do not have a particularly large impact on the sustainability work that H&M does.

Today, textile products are designed with a “built-in obsolescence” to only last for a shorttime. The intention of this is to allow or even to encourage the customer to get rid of it assoon as possible and buy a new item. This has led to the discussed matter of increase indemand and hence overconsumption of textiles causing a lack of raw materials. Upcycling oftextile materials is a possible solution to this problem, where textile waste is re-used to makea new product. The purpose of this thesis is to view the penetrating power of upcycling oftextile materials and to define the potential of solely selling upcycled textile products. Up-todatetheoretical data has been collected together with three qualitative interviews withretailers and a manufacturer, all selling upcycled textile products. The potential of solelyselling upcycled textile products lies in the mind of the consumer and the dedication of thevendor. The younger generation makes a challenging potential and the emotional attachmentto the products generated by story telling and surprising factors contribute to this potential.The fact that the textile industry is facing severe challenges is also seen as a potential to covernew and substantial market shares.Textila produkter designas idag med ett inbyggt föråldrande med en kort livstid som syfte.Avsikten med detta är att tillåta eller till och med uppmuntra kunden att tröttna och göra sigav med produkten så snart som möjligt för att därefter köpa en ny. Den här processen harresulterat i det diskuterade ämnet om efterfrågeökning och överkonsumtion av textilier, sominnebär en råvarubrist i textilindustrin. Förädling (upcycling) av textila material är en möjliglösning till det här problemet, då textilavfall återanvänds och görs till en ny produkt. Syftetmed den här uppsatsen är att studera genomslagskraften upcycling av textila material har ochatt genom det kunna definiera vad det finns för potential att enbart sälja upcyclade textilaprodukter. Aktuell teoretisk information har samlats in tillsammans med tre kvalitativaintervjuer med två återförsäljare och en producent av upcyclade textila produkter. Utsikterna iatt enbart sälja upcyclade textila produkter ligger i kundens sinne och hos säljarens hängivelsetill fenomenet. Den yngre generationen utgör en utmanande potentiell målgrupp, och denkänslomässiga relationen till produkten som erhålls genom att förmedla historien bakomprodukten samt produktens överraskningsförmåga innebär möjligheter. Det faktum atttextilindustrin står inför allvarliga utmaningar ses också som en möjlighet att täcka nya ochomfattande marknadsandelar. / Program: Textilekonomutbildningen

La presente investigación tiene el propósito de conocer las actitudes, comportamientos e intención de compra de los consumidores finales hacia la publicidad en redes sociales de productos farmacéuticos OTC del distrito de San Borja en Lima, Perú. El objetivo es descubrir oportunidades de mejora para el sector farmacéutico el cual no tiene una taza de crecimiento alto como otros sectores en el mercado publicitario digital. Para esto se realizó una investigación cuantitativa, la herramienta utilizada fueron encuestas a una muestra de 383 pobladores consumidores de este tipo de mercado. Además se realizó investigación cualitativa utilizando dos herramientas: Focus group o grupo de enfoque, los cuales tienen las características de la muestra objetivo de investigación y entrevistas en profundidad a expertos en los temas resaltados. Se descubrió que la intención de compra luego de impactar en el público objetivo es positiva, y la misma se ve afectada por las actitudes y el comportamiento. Las actitudes son afectadas por el contenido de los anuncios, los cuales tienen que ser informativos, creíbles y entretenidos. Estos resultados de suma importancia para el planeamiento y ejecución de plan de marketing dentro del sector farmacéutico, de manera que deberían plantear estrategias innovadoras en este rubro y poder ahorrar presupuesto utilizando el medio digital que es más económico que los medios tradicionales como televisión, radio y revistas. / The present investigation has the purpose of knowing the attitudes, behaviors and intention of purchase of the final consumers towards the publicity in social networks of pharmaceutical products OTC of the district of San Borja in Lima, Peru. The objective is to discover improvement opportunities for the pharmaceutical sector which does not have a high growth rate as other sectors in the digital advertising market. For this, a quantitative investigation was carried out, the tool used was surveys to a sample of 383 consumers of this type of market. In addition, qualitative research was carried out using two tools: Focus group, which have the characteristics of the objective sample of research and interviews with experts on the topic. It was discovered that the purchase intention after impacting the target audience is positive, and it is affected by attitudes and behavior. Attitudes are affected by the content of the ads, which have to be informative, credible and entertaining. These results are very important for the planning and execution of the marketing plan within the pharmaceutical sector, so they should propose innovative strategies in this area and be able to save budget using the digital medium that is more economical than traditional media such as television, radio and journals. / Tesis

The worldwide market for organic foods is growing fast, but New Zealand meat producers have been slow to respond. Specifically, New Zealand producers have little or no organic lamb products for export or domestic sale. Part of the reason for this hesitancy to meet demand with supply is that the nature of the demand and consumer willingness to pay for the product is not well understood. The purpose of this study is to investigate New Zealand organic food consumers’ attitudes towards organic food and production methods and to evaluate consumer willingness to pay for an organic lamb product. Data for this study was collected using computer aided personal interviewing (CAPI) in supermarkets and speciality stores in Christchurch and Wellington. The study questioned consumers about their consumption habits, attitudes towards organic food and production methods and presented choice modelling scenarios to test willingness to pay for different attributes of lamb. Factor analysis is used to group the 12 attitudinal questions into three factors which were then placed into a two step cluster analysis to create consumer segments. Choice modelling was then used to measure consumer preferences for the tested attributes of lamb. From the factor and cluster analysis three distinct consumer segments were found and labelled as Committed Organic Seekers, Convenience Organic Consumers and Incidental Organic Consumers. These labels reflect each group’s organic consumption habits and attitudes towards organic food. The choice modelling results show that there is a willingness to pay for organic lamb. The three identified consumer groups state they would pay a premium of 61%, 44% and 26% respectively for organic lamb over standard pasture raised lamb. This paper gives an insight into consumer attitudes and preferences towards a product that could provide a way for New Zealand farmers to increase their returns. It contributes to the body of knowledge about the likely consumer profiles of regular consumers of organic food. There are only a few other studies that have attempted to measure consumer attitudes and willingness to pay for organic meat, however, the author is not aware of any published example of a study that has specifically investigated demand for organic lamb anywhere in the world. The study provides information about stated willingness to pay for five different attributes of lamb; this information should be of value in assisting the industry by showing which product offerings are likely to generate the highest sale price.

Thesis (M.B.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 123-129).

Στην σημερινή εποχή, τα προϊόντα ιδιωτικής ετικέτας αποτελούν τα πλέον ανταγωνιστικά προϊόντα για τις επώνυμες μάρκες και κατέχουν ένα μεγάλο μέρος στα ράφια των σούπερ μάρκετ, καθώς παρατηρούνται παράλληλα αυξημένα μερίδια αγοράς σε διάφορες κατηγορίες προϊόντων σε σχέση με το παρελθόν που λειτουργούσαν ως υποστηρικτικά των αντίστοιχων επώνυμων προϊόντων. Με δεδομένη την ραγδαία ανάπτυξη των προϊόντων ιδιωτικής ετικέτας στα σούπερ μάρκετ, τα τελευταία χρόνια, τόσο στο προϊοντικό εύρος που καλύπτουν όσο και στην μεγαλύτερη αποδοχή τους από το καταναλωτικό κοινό, η εξέτασή τους κρίνεται σαφώς πολύ ενδιαφέρουσα. Έτσι, λοιπόν, οι στόχοι της συγκεκριμένης έρευνας που διενεργείται στα πλαίσια της παρούσας διπλωματικής εργασίας είναι να διερευνηθεί η στάση και η συμπεριφορά των καταναλωτών στα προϊόντα ιδιωτικής ετικέτας των σούπερ μάρκετ, να αναζητηθούν συσχετίσεις και στατιστικά σημαντικές διαφορές μεταξύ προφίλ καταναλωτή και αγοραστικής συμπεριφοράς για τα προϊόντα ιδιωτικής ετικέτας και να προσδιοριστούν ομάδες καταναλωτών αγοράς προϊόντων ιδιωτικής ετικέτας. / Nowadays, private label products are the most competitive products for brands and own a large part on the shelves of supermarkets, there are also increased market share in several product categories compared with the past functioned as supportive of branded products. Given the rapid growth of private label products in supermarkets, in recent years, both product range covering and in greater acceptance by consumers, their examination is clearly very interesting. So, the objectives of this research carried out in the context of this thesis is to investigate the attitudes and behavior of consumers to private label products in supermarkets, explore correlations were statistically significant differences between profiles and consumer purchasing behavior for private label products and to identify groups of consumers purchase private label products.

Modeindustrin präglas av ett uppmärksammande kring industrins förorening och dess miljörelaterade hållbarhetsproblematik. Till följd av detta har det skett en implementering av hållbarhet inom den textila värdekedjan. För att attrahera nya och existerande kunder till sina mer hållbara produkter arbetar modeföretag kontinuerligt med att formulera budskap innehållande påståenden om miljörelaterad hållbarhet. Det har dock visat sig att detta är ett svårt budskap att förmedla och ännu svårare är det för företag att få sina konsumenter att lita på, uppfatta och ta till sig den information som kommuniceras ut då grön marknadsföring ofta möts med skepsis. För att skapa förståelse för vad som ligger till grund för denna problematik undersöker denna studie konsumenters attityder och tolkningar till gröna annonser från modeföretag. Denna studie tar sin form genom en kvalitativ undersökning som jämför om det finns skillnader mellan de attityder och tolkningar som konsumenter i olika åldersgrupper bildar. Undersökningen har genomförts genom fyra stycken fokusgruppsintervjuer bestående av totalt 18 respondenter. Nio av respondenterna var i åldrarna 22-25 och de resterande nio i åldrarna 45-58. Studiens resultat visar på att det förekommer likheter såväl skillnader mellan hur konsumenter av olika åldersgrupper tolkar gröna annonser samt vilka attityder de bildar mot annonseras budskap. Studien påvisar att dessa likheter och skillnader grundar sig i annonsernas utformning vilket innefattar de termer som används, den textmängd som förekommer, om annonsen innefattar miljömärkningar samt vilka bilder och färger som återfinns i annonsen bildar konsumenterna olika attityder. Annonsernas utformning har även en inverkan på hur konsumenter tolkar de grön annonserna, om de upplevs som mer eller mindre miljövänliga samt om konsumenterna uppfattar de gröna annonserna som trovärdiga. / The fashion industry has been characterized by an awareness of the industry's pollution and its environmental-related sustainability issues. As a result, there has been an implementation of sustainability within the textile value chain. To attract new and existing customers to their more sustainable products, fashion companies continuously work with formulating messages containing environmental claims. However, it has been found that this is a difficult message to convey and it is even harder for companies to get their consumers to trust, perceive and receive the information communicated when consumers have a skeptic attitude towards green marketing. In order to create an understanding of the underlying causes of this problem, this study investigates consumers attitudes and interpretations of green advertisements from fashion companies. This study takes shape through a qualitative research method which compares if there are differences between the attitudes and interpretations from consumers of different age groups. The research has been conducted through four focus group interviews consisting of a total of 18 respondents. Nine of the respondents were in the ages of 22-25 and the remaining nine were in the ages of 45-58. The results of the study indicate that there are both similarities and differences between how consumers of different age groups interpret green advertisement and what attitudes they form against the advertised messages. The study shows that these similarities and differences of consumers attitudes are based on the formation of the advertisement. The formation also has an impact on how consumers interpret the green advertisements, if they are perceived as more or less environmentally friendly, and if consumers perceive the green advertisements as credible.

Rapporten undersöker vilka faktorer i influencers sponsrade inlägg på Instagram som påverkar studenters attityder gentemot influencers. Vidare undersöks hur influencer marketing påverkar studenters köpintentioner. Vald metod för undersökningen är en kvantitativenkätundersökning med 72 respondenter bestående av studenter på Högskolan i Borås. Resultatet visar att faktorer som påverkar studenters attityder gentemot influencers är hur ofta sponsrade inlägg publiceras, vilken typ av produkt eller tjänst som marknadsförs och om förmåner som rabattkoder inkluderas i det sponsrade inlägget. Vidare visar resultatet att studenters köpintentioner påverkas positivt om om det inkluderas rabattkoder i det sponsrade inlägget och om produkten eller tjänsten marknadsförs på ett tilltalande sätt enligt konsumenten. Därtill påverkas studenters köpintentioner positivt genom att de via sponsrade inlägg på Instagram lägger märke till produkter de tidigare inte haft kännedom om. Slutligen väljer studenter att köpa av influencers sponsrade inlägg då de litar på influencerns omdöme och förväntar sig därför att produkten eller tjänsten är bra. / This report examines the effects of influencer marketing on student attitudes and purchase intentions. The study focuses on the effects of influencers sponsored posts on their Instagram account. Its purpose is to identify the factors in sponsored Instagram posts that affect students attitudes towards influencers as well as to identify how it affects consumer purchase behaviours. The method used was a quantitative survey with 72 participants consisting of university students attending University of Borås. The results showed that factors affecting student attitudes towards influencers was frequency of posting, the type of product being advertised and different benefits included in the offer, such as discount codes. The results also showed that students purchase behavior is mainly affected by discounts and by how the product is being advertised. Students also claimed that their purchase behaviour is affected by the fact that the sponsored posts makes the consumer aware of a product that they did not know of previous to seeing the post. Lastly, consumer purchase behaviour is also affected positively because consumers claim to trust the influencers judgement and therefore believe that the product will hold a certain level of quality or standard. This study is written and conducted in Swedish.