Purpose – The purpose of this research is to investigate the influence of visualelements in sports advertisements on consumer attitudes and purchasing decisions.This paper empirically demonstrates a significant relationship between visualelements, including ambassadors, color, effects, typography, and design, and theirimpact on consumer attitudes and purchasing choices. Design / Methodology / Approach – The research is based on a sample of 229consumers and on a quantitative approach using thematic analysis and surveymethods. A deductive analytical research design is employed, with respondentsrating the impact of various visual elements on their purchase intentions using a5-point Likert scale. The data is analyzed using descriptive statistics and regressionanalysis (Cronbach alpha). Findings – This paper identifies significant visual components in sportsadvertising that affect consumer attitudes and purchase decisions. Ambassadors arefound to be the most impactful visual element, followed by color, effects, andtypography, while design shows a weaker correlation. The regression analysisreveals that visual elements moderately correlate with consumer attitudes and thatimproved consumer perceptions of advertisements lead to higher purchaseintentions. Practical implications – This research highlights the significant impact of visualelements, particularly ambassadors, in sports advertisements on consumer attitudesand purchase decisions. Marketers should prioritize well-known ambassadors andintegrate cohesive visual elements to enhance appeal, while also addressingconsumer values like sustainability to bridge the gap between positive attitudes andactual purchases. Leveraging advanced technologies for immersive experiences canfurther boost engagement and drive sales. Originality/value – This paper provides an impartial analysis of visual elements insports advertisements, rather than focusing on a single brand.

Yes / Ethical consumption is more likely when consumers are receptive to ethical product information and consider such information when making purchasing decisions. Building on communication theory, we develop and test a framework illustrating how different consumer values induce contrasting effects on consumers’ willingness to choose ethical products through affecting consumer receptiveness to ethical product information. We present an online survey with 590 US consumers, which was analyzed with covariance-based structural equation modeling (CB-SEM). Results show that altruistic and biospheric consumer values increase consumers’ willingness to choose ethical products via trust in ethical advertising and ethical purchase decision involvement. In contrast, egoistic consumer values reduce ethical purchase decision involvement, and ultimately consumers’ willingness to choose ethical products. Thus, we illustrate the mechanisms through which contrasting values take effect. Results are discussed in light of theoretical and managerial implications and reemphasize the need for better adaptation of ethical marketing to individual consumer characteristics.

男性保養品市場在近幾年相當受到市場注目，許多大型化妝品集團均針對男性開發男性專屬的皮膚保養用品，在2000年之後，每一年全球的市場均達到二位數之高度成長。從數據上看來，最近幾年的化妝品產業的連年成長，有很大部份是來自於男性消費者的消費主力逐漸產生，他們對於自我外貌的觀念，因為產業、媒體、社會環境的交相傳播影響，使得產品及品牌的觀念漸漸成型，品牌忠誠度與產品的再購也有不少提昇。 本研究即就此一現象做男性專櫃保養品之生活型態與購買決策研究。透過問卷調查，探析男性專櫃保養品消費者的生活型態，並輔以非專櫃保養品之消費者，做兩者的比較分析。本研究共回收937份有效問卷，其中591份是專櫃消費者，346份是非專櫃消費者。本研究利用利用因素分析及集群分析將消費者做生活型態分類；用ANOVA、卡方分析、獨立樣本t檢定分析消費者在購買行為、生活型態、人口變項上的差異；最後用迴歸分析探討品牌滿意度對品牌忠誠度的影響。 研究結果顯示，時尚先鋒族是男性專櫃保養品的目標消費者，其人口變項、生活型態都與其他集群有顯著差異。這個族群對於流行訊息非常敏感，在團體中很活躍、重視社交，並且在意自我形象。他們會透過多元的管道購買專櫃保養品，也會透過網路與其他使用者交換使用心得。而在非專櫃消費者中的時尚先鋒族則是男性專櫃保養品的潛在消費者，他們同樣重視自我的外貌，也會利用較低價的開架式保養品，只是年紀較輕，收入較少，尚未有足夠的預算購買專櫃產品。此外本研究也發現有部分消費者的需求並沒有完全被滿足，某些肌膚問題無法對應該有的專櫃產品。 根據研究結果，企業應加強對時尚先鋒族的行銷，加強價格定位，做好專櫃通路的品牌形象及服務，以提高時尚先鋒族的品牌態度，進而形塑品牌忠誠；強化網路在行銷溝通上的地位，做好網路上的議題管理與公關策略，以強化消費者的品牌滿意度；並且企業應針對目前尚未滿足的需求，發展出對應的專櫃產品，以增加獲利。 / It’s been a wide attention to the men’s skin care matkets in recent years. Many of the large cosmetic groups are developing skin care products specifically for men. After the year of 2000, men’s skin care markets around the world are enjoying double-digit growth every year. Also, based on the numbers, the growth of the entire cosmetic industry in these years has largely benefited from the emerging men’s skin care product consumers. The concept of male consumers’ own look, is changing by the communication of the skin care industry, media information, and the whole atmosphere in the society. This phenominon has the power to form the concept of men’s skin care brands and products, and also raises the brand loyalty and repeated product buying. This research is based on this situation and doing a survey of the consumer lifestyle and purchase decision of men’s skin care products. Through an Internet survey, this research is to analyze the lifestyle of men’s luxury skin care product comsumers, and to compare with the lifestyle of men’s non-luxury skin care product comsumers. Effective samples are in the amount of 937 in total, 591 in luxury consumers, and 346 in non-luxury consumers. The statistics are conducted with factor analysis and cluster analysis to categorize the consumers by their lifestyles; with ANOVA, Chi-square, and independent sample T-test to see the consumer differences in purchase behavior, lifestyles, and demographics; and with regression analysis to discover the impact of the brand satisfaction to the brand loyalty. Based on the prominent differences in demographics and lifestyles, the result shows that the trend-pioneers are the target of the men’s luxury skin care products. This cluster is especially sensitive to fashion information, active in a group, caring about social activities, and their self images. They purchase luxury skin care products in diversed channels, and exchange information after using products with other users through the Internet. And we discover that the potential consumers are inhabited in the trend-pioneers in the non-luxury product consumers. They’re younger, having less income, also caring about their looks, using cheaper skin care products sold in supermarkets and drugstores, and very willing to buy luxury products in the future. They just need some time to get enough budgets. Another discovery in this research is that some comsumer needs are not fulfilled entirely; certain skin problems do not correspond to products with specific solutions. Men’s luxury skin care companies, based on the research results, should reinforce the marketing strategies to trend-pioneers, the price positioning strategies, brand images and services in luxury products channels to raise the trend-pioneers’ brand attitudes, and then to form the brand loyalty. The Internet should get more attention in marketing communication, and be used to enhance the issue management and PR strategies in cyber world, to raise consumers’ brand satisfaction. Additionally, to raise the profits, companies involved should develop corresponding luxury products to specific unfulfilled needs.

Background: It is an essential clothing piece for women, which is proven to enhance the consumers’ perception of themselves, namely a woman everyday bra. There seems to be a lack in recent research on women lingerie especially within the Generation Y. The complex purchase decision for the high-involvement product everyday bra in combination with the characteristics of this generation have a vital impact on their considerations. Purpose: The purpose of this thesis was to describe how Generation Y is considering the perceived influential factors in their purchase decision of the high-involvement product everyday bra. Thereby, an existing theory was extended by two new factors, namely psychosocial and physiological and tested on the Generation Y. To fulfil the purpose of this study, one research question was established. Method: An interpretivism philosophy was used as part of this study, along with an abductive approach. Descriptive research was conducted to analyse the qualitative data collected through 18 semi-structured in-depth interviews. To adequately reach the selected target population, a combination of convenient, judgmental and snowball sampling technique was employed. Conclusion: The empirical findings of this study suggest, that six factors are considered by Generation Y’s purchase decision. A remarkable recognition is given to comfort, followed by a high relevance of aesthetics and the remaining factors. This knowledge is highly relevant for lingerie companies, especially when considering the store layout and supplementary distribution channels such as e-commerce.

The concept of Green Brand Equity is based on the assumption that customers will be more favorable towards a firm's brand when the firm provides products and services that satisfy the customers' environmental needs. While environmental and brand management have been researched thoroughly in business-to-consumer (B2C) markets, similar research inbusiness-to-business (B2B) contexts is still scarce. This study aims to contribute to environmental management and B2B brand research through an empirical study of customers' perceptions of Green Brand Equity in industrial B2B markets. A qualitative study was conducted analyzing customers who purchase products from a brand of a Swedish high-tech and global industrial engineering company. The findings suggest that although traditional aspects like price, quality and delivery performance are of high importance, customers in B2B markets also take environmental impact into consideration in their purchase decisions. The customers' consideration of environmental impact mainly stemmed from the customer firms' Green Policies, as well as the individual buyer's Green Concerns. The findings further showed that supplier firms can strengthen Green Brand Equity through sustainability initiatives. By supporting the applicability of Green Brand Equity in a B2B context, this study contributes to the theoretical discussion as well as to practitioners in the field.

Title: The Country-of-Origin Effect in the Personal Care Market  Level: Final assignment for Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration Author: Simon Andersson and Gustaf Persson Supervisor: Jonas Kågström Date: 2019 – January Aim: The study aims to analyse Swedish consumers’ perceptions on the Country-of-Origin effects regarding Chinese products. Method: The study is based on a quantitative method. The data collection was done with a questionnaire with a deductive approach. The empirical data was collected through a web survey which was published on social media e.g. Facebook and LinkedIn. The data was then processed in the statistical program IBM SPSS Statistics (SPSS) to form models, figures and values. A descriptive-, correlation-, factor- and cluster-analysis was then formed. Result & Conclusion: The results showed how different variables correlate, different factors which the variables were grouped in and five different clusters of respondents. The conclusion is that there is a so-called COO-effect for Swedish consumers subconsciously. Furthermore, Swedish consumers are aware of the origin, but rank other quality and price as higher cues. Contribution of the thesis: This study aims, with help of previous research and a conducted survey, examine how Swedish consumer perceptions of Chinese personal care products regarding the COO-effect. Furthermore, it provides information on how Swedish consumers ranks certain cues. The study is unique since it provides insight on a market that has not yet been analysed with regard to the COO effect (Sweden) and with a certain product group where there is no current research available in relation to COOeffects. Furthermore, the study contributes to general COO-research, with certain implications deriving from previous research. There are both theoretical and practical contributions of importance, illustrating Swedish consumer perceptions of Chinese products. Suggestions for future research: This essay is limited to the Swedish market and focused on a particular product group. There are several other products groups that are yet to be researched in regard to COO-effects/consumer perception. Further research could compare two different product groups with high involvement to analyse the difference between certain product types. A comparison between two (or more) different countries would provide a vertical view of COO-effects, analysing the differences between different consumer perceptions and what cultural variables that may be vital for purchasing decisions. Keywords: Country-of-origin (COO), Country-of-origin effects, Product evaluation, Cultural differences, Made in China, Consumer behaviour, Purchase decision, Trust / Titel: The Country-of-Origin Effect in the Personal Care Market  Nivå: Examensarbete på Grundnivå (kandidatexamen) i ämnet företagsekonomi Författare: Simon Andersson och Gustaf Persson Handledare: Jonas Kågström Datum: 2019 – Januari Syfte: Studien syftar att analysera svenska konsumenters uppfattning om effekterna av ursprungsland för kinesiska produkter. Metod: Studien baseras på en kvantitativ metod. Datainsamlingen skedde med en enkätundersökning som utgår från ett deduktivt synsätt. Empiriska data har samlats in via en webbenkät som publicerades på sociala medier som exempelvis Facebook och LinkedIn. Data behandlades i statistikprogrammet IBM SPSS Statistics (SPSS) för att få ut resultat; modeller, figurer och värden. Sedan utformades en deskriptiv analys, korrelationsanalys, faktoranalys och en klusteranalys. Resultat & slutsats: Resultatet uppvisade hur olika variabler korrelerar, olika faktorer som grupperar variabler samt fem olika kluster med respondenter. Vi kan dra slutsatsen att det finns en så kallad ”country-of-origin” (COO) -effekt som svenska konsumenter inte är medvetna om. Svenska konsumenter är medvetna om produktens ursprung, men rankar variablerna kvalitet och pris högre. Examensarbetets bidrag: Denna studie syftar till, att med hjälp av tidigare forskning och en genomförd undersökning, analysera svenska konsumenters uppfattning av kinesiska hälsoprodukter när det gäller COO-effekten. Dessutom ger den information om hur svenska konsumenter rankar olika variabler vid köp. Studien är unik eftersom den ger insikt om en marknad som ännu inte analyserats med avseende på COO-effekten och med en viss produktgrupp som det inte finns någon forskning om samband av COO-effekter. Studien kommer dessutom att bidra till generell COO-forskning, med vissa avvikelser som härrör från tidigare forskning. Det finns både teoretiska och praktiska bidrag av betydelse, som ger en inblick i svenska konsumenters uppfattning av kinesiska produkter. Förslag till fortsatt forskning: Den här uppsatsen avgränsar sig till den svenska marknaden och riktade in sig på en särskild produktgrupp. Det finns flera andra produktgrupper som ännu inte undersöks med avseende på COO-effekter och dess inverkan på konsumenters uppfattning. Framtida forskning kan jämföra två olika produktgrupper för att analysera de skillnader som finns/inte finns. En jämförelse mellan två (eller flera) olika länder skulle ge en vertikal bild av COO-effekter och en sådan analys skulle öka förståelse för att förstå vilka kulturella skillnader som är avgörande i konsumentbeteende. Nyckelord: Country-of-origin (COO), Country-of-origin effects, Product evaluation, Cultural differences, Made in China, Consumer behaviour, Purchase decision, Trust

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:19:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2007- Jose Aurelio Vilas Boas.pdf: 391843 bytes, checksum: 398e95d547ae787e3a8a39b67fcc2895 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-08-28 / The general aim of this dissertation is to investigate customers behavior as regards to choosing packages at the moment of purchase. Customer s behavior is characterized as a process; a set of stages which involves selection, purchase, use or products layout, ideas or experiments to satisfy needs and wishes. This study, by means of a bibliographical research as well as a survey, which was carried through with A, B and C supermarkets customers, located at Volta Redonda (RJ), provides us a view of how the process of choosing packages occurs at the moment of purchase. The study pointed out that customers behave rationally, trying to shop as better as possible, obtaining the best from their money, and maximizing utility, what appears to be an evidence of no emotional involvement when choosing tomatomade products packages. / O objetivo geral desta disserta??o consiste em investigar o comportamento dos consumidores em rela??o ? escolha da embalagem no ato da compra. O comportamento do consumidor se caracteriza como processo: um conjunto de est?gios que envolvem a sele??o, a compra, o uso ou a disposi??o de produtos, id?ias ou experi?ncias para satisfazer necessidades e desejos. O presente estudo, atrav?s de pesquisa bibliogr?fica e uma pesquisa de campo (survey) realizada com consumidores dos supermercados A, B e C situados na cidade de Volta Redonda/RJ, a pesquisa fornece uma vis?o de como ocorre o processo de escolha da embalagem no ato de compra. O estudo apontou que o comportamento dos consumidores ocorre sob uma perspectiva racional, procurando fazer compras da melhor maneira poss?vel, obtendo o melhor pelo dinheiro e maximizando a utilidade, parecendo n?o haver envolvimento emocional na escolha da embalagem da classe de produtos atomatados.

<p>Undersökningen visar att Folkuniversitetet i Stockholms befintliga kunder beter sig på ett likartat sätt, i alla olika steg i köpbeslutsprocessen, när de söker information om Folkuniversitetet samt deras kurser och utbildningar. Hemsidan är den informationskanal som de flesta kunderna kommer i kontakt med, följt av kurskatalogen, personalen och rekommendationer från vänner och bekanta.</p> / <p>The survey shows that the current customers of Folkuniversitetet in Stockholm act in a similar way, in all steps of the buyer behaviour process, when they search for information about Folkuniversitetet, their courses and educations. The homepage is the main information channel that most of the customers get in contact with, followed by the course catalogue, the personnel and recommendations from friends and acquaintances.</p>

Undersökningen visar att Folkuniversitetet i Stockholms befintliga kunder beter sig på ett likartat sätt, i alla olika steg i köpbeslutsprocessen, när de söker information om Folkuniversitetet samt deras kurser och utbildningar. Hemsidan är den informationskanal som de flesta kunderna kommer i kontakt med, följt av kurskatalogen, personalen och rekommendationer från vänner och bekanta. / The survey shows that the current customers of Folkuniversitetet in Stockholm act in a similar way, in all steps of the buyer behaviour process, when they search for information about Folkuniversitetet, their courses and educations. The homepage is the main information channel that most of the customers get in contact with, followed by the course catalogue, the personnel and recommendations from friends and acquaintances.

Visuell kommunikation är något som vi dagligen stöter på i vår vardag, i form av reklamannonser, reklamfilmer, skyltningar osv. Skyltfönster är en form av visuell kommunikation, och fungerar som företagens ansikte utåt och det skapar ofta en första bild hos mottagaren om företaget.  Enligt köpbeslutsprocessen är reklam den mest förekommande informationskälla som påverkar konsumenten i köpbeslutet. Denna studie kommer att utgå från Kotler och Kellers modell av köpbeslutsprocessen, som följer kunden före, under samt efter köpet. Modellen består av fem steg, problem erkännande, informationssökning, utvärdering av valmöjligheter, köpbeslut och efter köpbeteende. Forskningen behandlar endast de tre första stegen som sker före själva köpet, och den klargör fönsterskyltnings påverkan på den kvinnliga köpbeslutsprocessen före köpet. Kopplingar dras mellan köpbeslutsprocessen och den visuella kommunikationens tre arbetsområden, text, form och färg. Avslutad studie tyder på en påverkande effekt av skyltfönster i köpbeslutsprocessen. Då studien visade på att antal spenderade pengar ökade beroende på antal shoppingtillfällen. Ett högre antal shoppingtillfällen innebär alltså en större påverkan i köpbeslutsprocessen då kunden oftare stöter på den visuella kommunikationen, skyltfönster. / Visual Communication is something we daily run into in our everyday lives, in form of advertising, commercials, billboards, etc. Storefronts are a form of visual communication, andserves as a corporate public face for the company. Often it creates a first image of the companies’ image among the receivers. According to the buying decision process, advertising is the most frequent source of information affecting the consumers buying decision. This study will be based on Kotler and Keller's model of the buying decision process, which follows the customer before, during and after the purchase. The model consists of five stages, problem recognition, information search, evaluation of options, purchase decision and post purchase behavior. This research only covers the first three steps that occur before the actual purchase, and it clarifies storefronts impacts on the female buying decision process before the purchase. Connections are drawn between the buying decision process and the visual communications three areas of work, text, shapes and colors. The completed study indicates an influence of storefronts in the purchase decision process. Since the study showed that the number of spent money increased depending on the number of shopping opportunities. A higher number of shopping opportunities is therefore a major influence in the buying decision process, when customer more frequently are getting exposed to storefronts when they shop.