This thesis analyzes the products of Ford Motor Company s.r.o. which is a company operating on the Czech car market. The work is based on the theoretical knowledge described in the first part. The first part is followed by a practical section, in which I first describe the current market situation in the automotive industry in Czech Republic. Further I characterize the company Ford Motor Company s.r.o. itself, then I describe the most important car models and related market segments. Later in the practical part I analyze one model Ford Focus in terms of price and market ability over the competition, net book value, distribution and communication. The final section summarizes the information obtained and gives some recommendations that the company could use in the future to improve the position of this model.

Annotation: The topic of the diploma work is the communication strategy for a new complex rural tourism product for the Czech Republic "Holidays in the Countryside". Objective: Main objective of my work is to elaborate a suitable marketing communication strategy for Holidays in the Countryside product. The strategy will then be used by the Union for Rural Tourism (Svaz venkovské turistiky), which is the project promoter, as a practical marketing tool. Secondary objective of the work is to evaluate current utilization of brand program Holidays in the Countryside by the rural tourism service providers. Method: Analysis of accessible information, comparative study of foreign tourist destination experiece and professional publications followed by the synthesis of acquired data will be used as a method for elaboration of this work. Based on the analyses a suitable communication strategy will be formulated along with the recommendations for the effective utilization of the brand program by the service providers.

The purpose of this study was to increase the understanding of the effectiveness of different forms of direct marketing ? namely direct mail, direct email and social networks advertising. According to the analysis results the direct mail was offered for the real launch of the product. This decision was confirmed by multi-criteria decision method, which also includes different weight of each criterion.

Konsumtion av animaliska livsmedel är ett område som får allt mer fokus och utrymme i media och samhällsdebatt på grund av dess negativa miljöpåverkan. Med utgångspunkt i marknadsföringens potential att påverka konsumenters dagliga livsmedelsval är uppsatsens syfte att utforska attityder och associationer kring begrepp som vanligen används inom produktkommunikation för växtbaserade produkter. Målsättning är att förändra konsumtionsmönster och öka efterfrågan av växtbaserade produkter. En kvalitativ ansats i form av asynkrona online-fokusgrupper och teoretisk utgångspunkt i Theory of planned behavior visar generellt positiva attityder kring ökat intag av växtbaserad mat grundat i hälso- och miljöfördelar men även en rad upplevda subjektiva och strukturella hinder. Positiva associationer i relation till kost framkom för ordet växtbaserad och delvis negativa, icke-kostrelaterade associationer till ordet vegan. Studiens resultat indikerar att produktkommunikation som förknippas med hälsofördelar är att föredra men mer omfattande forskning kring hur terminologi påverkar beslut om köp och konsumtion rekommenderas. / The consumption of animal food is an area that is gaining more focus and scope in the media and social debate due to its negative environmental impact. Based on the potential of marketing to influence consumers' daily food choices, the thesis aims to explore attitudes and associations in relation to concepts customarily used in product communication for plant-based products. Objective is to change consumption patterns and increase demand for plant-based products. A qualitative approach of online asynchronous focus groups and theoretical starting point in Theory of planned behavior shows generally positive attitudes towards increasing intake of plant-based food based on health and environmental benefits but also a number of perceived subjective and structural barriers. Positive associations in relation to diet were found for the word plant-based and partly negative associations, un-related to diet, to the word vegan. The study's results indicate that product communication associated with health benefits is preferred but more extensive research on how terminology associations affect purchasing and consumption decisions is recommended.