The thesis considers the scope of trade mark protection against the context of paid search marketing. The hypothesis is that ‘fair and efficient competition’ is at the heart of the balance between interested parties and between trade mark protection and between free speech. This introduces the concept of a 'virtuous cycle' in the application of trade mark law. this thesis suggests that fair and efficient competition should be the ultimate purpose of trade mark law. The concept can be furthered by protecting pro-competitive trade mark functions: the intra trade mark information function and the inter-trademark differentiation function. Thus, only where third party use third party use is likely to harm the information and differentiation functions of owners' trade marks user could be liable. In a democratic society, there is anadditional consideration:thebalance between trade mark protection and free speech. Where third parties use trade marks in non-commercial contexts, likelihood of confusion or dilution should be the result ofactual malice or calculated falsehood. These two considerations are tested against the real world context of paid search marketing. Based on the protection of pro-competitive trade mark functions and speech restriction standards, and the relevance of actual and direct context and circumstances of paid search marketing, advertisers can be liable for their use of trade marks even when they do not include trade marks in their advertisements. Search engines, however,are not responsible for their use ‘under current practices,’ whether or not trade marks are included in advertisements. The thesis supports that trade mark law and jurisprudence should transform the cycle that starts with the balance of interests and end with fair and efficient competition into a virtuous spiralwhere one feeds the other; the two are inextricably linked.

Internet advertising is becoming more and more important. Budgets of media planners are moving from TV and print to internet. Due to the young age of the Internet and especially online marketing, we can assume that this trend will grow stronger. This work addresses one of the biggest players on the Internet - Google and especially its tool for creating PPC ads. The first part concerns the most important aspects of the current internet marketing sphere and the second part is devoted to a specific topic of creating campaigns through Google Adwords and their subsequent success analysis by using already established metrics.

This diploma thesis focuses on the analysis of the company iPARTNER s.r.o. and its development over the course of the past several years. To evaluate the company’s current state, the thesis uses the following analytical methods: SWOT, 7S, SLEPT, and an analysis of the paid search campaign service tools. The solution developed in this thesis provides both the clients, as well as the employees of the company with a more effective tool for comparing and determining the metrics used in paid search campaigns.

Background: Search engine result pages (SERPs) act as an information channel between businesses and consumers. There is no way of denying search engines massive success in marketing for companies. SERP allows companies to be seen, communicate, and promote their products and services in an environment sorted by relevance for the consumer. The search engine is one way of building a solid brand online; therefore, it is crucial to investigate how to catch the user's attention and understand their attitudes in the first step of the decision-making process.  Purpose: The purpose of this research is to explore the generated attitudes towards the content that is displayed in each listing in the search engine result pages (SERPs).  Methodology: This research undertook an inductive qualitative approach with an exploratory research design. A pre-study with three cases was developed and eight semi-structured interviews were conducted. The eight participants were based on non-probability judgemental sampling. The respondents were equally diverse between men and women between the ages of 24-29.  Conclusion: This study concludes that the main explored positive attitudes that were generated towards the content of the listings in the SERPs were primarily the relevance of the search term throughout the listing, as well as brand familiarity. Other positive influences of favorable attitudes were short and concise but informative listings as well as displaying pictures. Furthermore, negative attitudes were found to be generated towards poor relevance and paid search in the listings, where organic results generated only positive attitudes towards it.

I slutet av år 2022 introducerades det nya AI-verktyget ChatGPT, en AI-modell som använder maskininlärning för att generera människoliknande svar i stor skala. ChatGPT:s snabba framväxt medför en ovisshet kring hur AI-verktyget kommer påverka praxis för digital marknadsföring. Denna studie utreder därför vilken roll ChatGPT kommer spela inom olika praxis för digital marknadsföring och ämnar därmed att utreda forskningsfrågan: Hur kommer ChatGPT att påverka praxis för digital marknadsföring? Den valda forskningsstrategin för denna studie är en kartläggning där ansikte-mot-ansikte kartläggning tillämpas. Detta stöds med hjälp av intervjuer som datainsamlingsmetod och vidare appliceras en tematisk analys för att analysera insamlad data. Fem marknadsföringsexperter intervjuades i denna studie och samtliga menade att ChatGPT på något vis påverkar praxis inom digital marknadsföring. Slutsatsen pekar därför mot att ChatGPT, trots dess nya upptäckt, redan börjat påverka processer inom praxis för digital marknadsföring och att det troligtvis i bredare utsträckning kommer fortsätta göra det på olika vis, genom att fortsätta inspirera, effektivisera och optimera. Vidare hade alla respondenter en positiv inställning till att se ChatGPT som ett komplement till dagens marknadsföringspraxis, dock en mer negativ inställning till att se det som ett substitut. / In late 2022, the new AI tool, ChatGPT, was introduced. It is an AI-model that uses machine learning to generate human-like responses on a large scale. The rapid rise of ChatGPT has resulted in a lack of sufficient knowledge about the effect that ChatGPT will have on digital marketing practices. Therefore, this study investigates the role of ChatGPT in different digital marketing practices and aims to address the research question: How will ChatGPT af ect digital marketing practices? The chosen research strategy for this study is a survey strategy, as well as the application of the face-to-face survey. This is supported by the data collection method interviews and then a thematic analysis is applied to analyse the collected data. Five marketing experts were interviewed in this thesis and all believed that ChatGPT will, and already has, in some way influenced digital marketing practices. The conclusion therefore points to the fact that ChatGPT, despite its recent discovery, has already begun to influence processes within the practice of digital marketing. Furthermore ChatGPT will most likely continue to enhance digital marketing in a variety of ways on a wider scale, through continuing to inspire as well as contribute with efficiency and optimisation. In addition, all respondents had a positive attitude towards seeing ChatGPT as a complement to current marketing practices, however a more negative attitude towards seeing it as a substitute.