Title: Creating high awareness – A study in how a company can create awareness with cost efficient marketing methods. (Skapande av hög medvetenhet – En studie i hur ett företag kan skapa medvetenhet med kostnadseffektiva marknadsförings metoder). Authors: Alexander Edlund and Fredrik Hansson Aim: Our aim is to reveal the pros and cons of cost efficient marketing and decide which cost efficient method works best in creating awareness. We also want to determine if the methods can be integrated in a successful way to achieve greater awareness. Method/Material: We have made a qualitative approach by conducting three in depth interviews with the company Bluetooth SIG’s marketing director Anders Edlund. Our theoretical foundation is mainly built on theory from the databases and library supported by Uppsala University. Main results: We discovered that co-branding and PR are the two most cost efficient methods in creating awareness for the company Bluetooth SIG. We also found the possibility of integrating the methods in a way that effectively strengthens and reinforces the awareness. We recommend future research in both areas to further examine our results. Number of pages: 32 pages including abstract and references Course: FEK C, Bachelors thesis University: Department of Business Studies, Uppsala University Period: 2007, Spring semester Tutor: Olivia Kang Keywords: Awareness, cost efficient marketing, integrating, Bluetooth, co-branding, PR, online-marketing, word-of-mouth/buzz marketing

The topic of my thesis is "Guerilla marketing and its use in commercial communications." The main objective of my thesis is to define new forms of marketing communication and to assess their possible application in the segment of small and medium-sized businesses, with particular emphasis on guerilla marketing. The thesis has three basic parts. The first two chapters present a theoretical view on marketing, commercial communications and new trends in the field, as well as on Guerilla marketing, through its definition, the definition of its main characteristics and basic types. The third chapter is formed by introducing two specific marketing campaigns using tools typical for Guerilla Marketing and was concluded with the analysis of the questionnaire.

The aim of the Diploma thesis is to create a measure-made and complex marketing plan for a family bakery, with the application of chosen modern methods in marketing.

自從「部落格」被韋氏辭典選為2004最具代表性的字，部落格便不斷蓬勃發展，越來越多的部落客，由於在訊息分享及消費者購買決策有強大影響力，被讀者視為意見領袖。本研究特別著眼於美妝部落格讀者，探討其對於時下崛起部落客口碑行銷現象之態度，從部落客單純的分享，到散播電子口碑(線上口碑) ，最後演變成獎勵或有酬的部落格文章。而近年來，這樣的部落格口碑行銷手法，已引起不少關於部落客誠信及可信度的討論。 本研究採取質化及量化研究方法，第一階段與知名美妝部落客的深度訪談，提供了現今部落格口碑運作及口碑行銷的初步了解。第二階段的量化問卷調查，綜合文獻及深訪結果，探討美妝部落格讀者對於部落客可信度及購買行為的態度。本研究同時發現，讀者對於美妝部落格內容的滿意程度，也會影響其對於產品的口碑注意度、後續口碑散播意願、以及實際購買行為。 / Ever since “blog” was selected by Merriam-Webster's dictionary as the word of year 2004, the development of blogs has been prospering. More and more bloggers are viewed by blog readers as new opinion leaders on their impact of information-sharing and purchasing decision-making. This study will pay closer attention to one certain category of blog readers—the beauty blog readers and their attitudes toward the emerging phenomenon among bloggers— from simply sharing information to spreading the buzz (online word-of-mouth, or eWOM), and eventually leading to rewarded blog post with incentives. Such business behavior is conceptualized as buzz marketing, which has been arousing dilemma about blogger honesty and credibility. Both qualitative and quantitative methods will be applied in this study. In first stage, in-depth interviews with well-known beauty bloggers were conducted to first provide with preliminary yet detailed understanding of how word of mouth operates and the existing buzz marketing among beauty blogs. Quantitative surveys will be designed based on the findings from first stage, and then be distributed among beauty blog readers to further examine that consumers’ attitudes toward bloggers’ credibility associate with their purchasing behavior. Likewise, consumers’ satisfaction toward blog content may influence their attention paid to WOM in blogs, willingness to conduct Word-of-mouth referrals, and actual purchasing behavior.

Guerrilla marketing is a relatively new way of doing marketing. It is initially used by small companies and/or individuals allowing them to act like large companies. However, more and more large companies use Guerrilla marketing these days. The usage of Guerrilla management can bring advantages but can also increase risks. At this moment little research is done about the way how large companies manage the reputational risk associated with Guerrilla marketing. This is a problem in both science and practise. The purpose of this thesis is therefore to contribute to the understanding of how large companies manage the possible reputational risk that Guerrilla marketing and the communication of Guerrilla marketing brings along. This research is based on several theories, both emerging and dominant about Guerrilla marketing, Viral Marketing, Buzz marketing, Reputational risk and Reputational Risk Management. To do the research, in-depth interviews were held with experts when it comes to managing reputational risk and new marketing tools of four large companies based in Sweden. The analyses show that large companies manage the increasing reputational risks in some extend. Main findings are that the companies do not monitor Guerrilla marketing processes and do not have a central coordination for reputational risk management. This shows that not all companies are really aware of the risk that new marketing tools bring along and do not have a solid reputational risk management.

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Sammanfattning Titel: Hur påverkar Gerillamarknadsföring Generation Y?  Ämne/Kurs:  Företagsekonomi - Kandidatuppsats Handledare:  Lars Haglund Nyckelord: Marknadsföring, Gerillamarknadsföring, Generation Y, Annonsering, Word-of-mouth, Buzz- marknadsföring, varumärkesattityd, varumärkesengagemang, engagemang online, kommunikation. Bakgrund: Marknadsföring handlar om att skapa och utveckla lönsamma kundrelationer. I dagens samhälle så sker marknadsföring runtom omkring oss hela tiden. På grund av detta har Generation Y utvecklat strategier som automatiskt sorterar bort överflödig och onödig information. Genom att använda oss av Gerillamarknadsföring så vill vi studera om det går att skapa en bättre attityd och ett större engagemang hos Generation Y gentemot varumärke. Kunskapen och förståelsen för hur generationens beteende påverkas kan ge möjlighet för företag att utveckla sin marknadsplan och anpassa verksamheten mot den aktuella generationen Y. Problemformulering: Kan den okonventionella Gerillamarknadsföringen visa sig vara mer effektiv och framgångsrik på ungdomar gentemot traditionell annonsering? Syfte: Genom att belysa problemet som dagens marknadsförare har med den reklamkritiska generationen Y så är syftet att undersöka om en modern och udda marknadsföringsmetod kan vara en av lösningarna på problemet. Metod: Uppsatsen är av kvalitativ karaktär och urvalsmetoderna är bekvämlighetsurval och påstana urval. Genomförandet sker till största del enligt en autoetnografisk metod som handlar om att komma till insikt av den sociala verkligheten för att skapa sanningsenliga uttalanden. Primärdata består i huvudsak av tre intervjusituationer med fokusgrupp, Gerillabyrå och på plats vid Gerillaevent. Teorier: I denna uppsats använder vi oss utav teorier inom följande ämnen, Gerillamarknadsföring, Word-of- mouth, Buzz-marknadsföring, Generation Y, Konsumentbeteende inriktat mot attityd och engagemang. Analys: I analysen har vi sökt efter framträdande mönster som uppstår mellan empiri och teori. Vi kan urskilja ett mönster som talar om för oss att vi kan se positiva effekter vid användning av Gerillamarknadsföring mot Generation Y, dock inte som en ensam metod i marknadsföringsmixen. Slutsats: De centrala delarna i uppsatsen visar ett mönster där användning av Gerillamarkandsföring främst påverkar Generation Y utifrån variablerna; attityd och engagemang gentemot varumärke. Vi ser även att Gerillamarknadsföringen har en större funktion som ett externt kompletterande marknadsföringsmedel. / Abstract How does Guerrilla Marketing Affect Generation Y?  Subject/Course: Business Administration – Bachelor Thesis Mentors:  Lars Haglund Keywords: Marketing, Guerrilla Marketing, Generation Y, Advertising, Word-of-mouth, Buzz-marketing, Brand attitude, Brand engagement, commitment online, communication. Background: Marketing is about creating and developing profitable customer relationships. In today's society marketing and advertising is around us all the time. Because of this, Generation Y has developed strategies that automatically sorts out unneeded and unnecessary information. Through the use of Guerilla Marketing, we want to study whether it is possible to create a better attitude and a greater commitment towards the brand. The understanding of how behavior is influencing the Generation can provide the opportunity as a company to develop a better marketing plan and adapt more towards the Generation Y. Problem: Can the unconventional methods of Guerrilla Marketing prove to be more effective and successful at Generation Y towards traditional advertising? Purpose: By highlighting the issue that today's marketers have with the advertising-critical Generation Y, the purpose is to investigate whether a more modern and quirky marketing method can be one of the solutions to the problem.  Method: The thesis is based on a qualitative method and the selection methods are convenience sample and ”on town” selection. The implementation follows an autoethnographic method that is about to come to the knowledge of the social reality, in order to create truthful statements. Primary data consists mainly of three interview situations with focus group, Guerrilla marketing agency, and on-site at the Guerillaevent. Theories: In this report, we use theories from following subjects, Guerrilla Marketing, Word-of-Mouth, Buzz Marketing, Generation Y, Consumer behavior oriented in attitude and commitment. Analysis: In the analysis we looked for distinct patterns that occur between empirical and theoretical framework. We can discern a pattern that tells us that we can see positive effects from the use of Guerrilla marketing to Generation Y, but not as a comprehensive method of the marketing mix. Conclusion:  The central parts of the essay shows a pattern in which the use of Guerrilla marketing is affecting Generation Y based on the variables; attitude and commitment towards the brand. We also see that Guerrilla marketing has a major function as an external additional marketing method.