This thesis deals with the modern communication and distribution channels in banking. The aim is to show particular possibilities and limits of the selected distribution channels, to find the potential and to estimate the development of these channels in the future. Another aim is to provide banks with the knowledge in this segment to keep in order to be able to compete or at least to gain an initial competitive advantage.

The aim of this thesis is to analyse the possibilities of promotion on social networks and based on the analysis of selected campaign evaluate the effectiveness of this promotion and formulate recommendations for the future. The theoretical part is at first concerned with the specifics of marketing on the Internet, further describes selected representatives of social networks with focus on their usage in marketing. Emphasis is placed on the social network Facebook. In the practical part is solved the case study concerning launch of the new product that was communicated also on Facebook. The campaign is examined mainly through a questionnaire survey, which aims to find out its communication and sales effectiveness.

This thesis serves as Competitive Intelligence in social networks study for 1.A&B a.s. marketing and advertising company. Thesis is devided ito four parts. First part introduces social network as today's phenomenon, presenting it's definiton, basic characteristics and short introduction to Czech and foreign social networks history. It also compares developement trends and user numbers. Second part is focused on defining the competitive environment of 1.A&B company, identifying its competitors on social networks, presenting their basic information. Social networks chosen for competitive intelligence work are selected using Czech internet popullation impact index. Third part is focused on gathering and then analysing introduced competitors' profiles on social networks using automated tools such as Facebook Graph API or commercial one - Social Bakers online tools. In final part, all gathered and analyzed data are evaluated and reccomendations for 1.A&B company are given.

This Diploma Thesis' main subject is Internet marketing. Its main objective is suggesting and realizing an online marketing campaign focused on using Facebook and Google AdWords in order to building brand awareness of a small business. This effort is followed by an analysis of its results. The contribution should be apparent to all the marketers of other small businesses, who find themselves in similar situation and try to solve it by using modern online marketing tools and channels. The thesis is divided into two main sections. The first covers necessary theoretical bases of online marketing, the next one puts the theoretical knowledge into practice of a real small company, Saloon Exclusive. The ending summarizes the outcomes for the company and suggests some next steps.

The goal of this thesis is to analyse ways companies, entrepreneurs or individuals can present themselves in terms of marketing on the internet especially with regards to the spread of social networks and growing significance of internet as a means of communication. Along with the possibilities of new marketing instruments, I focus on their influence on consumers and internet users. Goals of the thesis will be achieved by means of studying internet sources, specialized magazines and books, and by research among internet users. The research will be done by means of an internet questionnaire. The thesis is divided into five parts. The first two parts describe the environment of contemporary internet such as social networks, technologies, social CRM, and a definition of Web 2.0. Third part addresses technological possibilities of linking social networks to external applications. The fourth, practical part of the thesis is focused on the research among internet users and their opinion and behaviour on the internet with regards to marketing and the fifth part brings a thought on future development and use of marketing on the internet. I can see a contribution of this thesis in bringing new knowledge to potential advertisers on the internet so that they can -- based on my findings - decide and get inspiration in some of the contemporary or future advertising solutions and also for current advertising space providers and advertisers who get information on how different ways of promotion influence the consumers.

Diploma thesis focus on dynamically developing medium -- Internet and its usage for marketing needs. At first the thesis describes the basics of internet and it's grow into the medium we know from today. It is followed by the description of marketing communication on the internet. It describes the communication from the first internet banner to the start of mass internet communication, social media and mobile marketing. It describes the opportunity of the smartphones. Theoretical knowledge is used in practical part which describes mid-sized internet campaign realized with the tools described in the theoretical part.

This thesis deals with the analysis of internet social networks and their relationship with users. It also discusses their business model and marketing purposes. The aim is to create an overview of the process of genesis and evolution of social networks in the Czech Republic and the world, the reasons for their formation and to analyze their current business model. The aim is also to describe the opportunities of social networks in business, especially how to use them to advertising, products promotion and customer relationship management. This thesis describes the different types of ads and their properties, then analyzes the major social networks operating in the Czech environment and shows their characteristics in marketing and the opportunities they offer for companies looking for new customers or employees. There's also analyzed the relationship between social networks and users, influence of social network od thein users and their impact on consumption. Then there is described the user view, processing of personal data, risks and threats of social networks. A between users in the most significant Czech social network follows and the resulting recommendations. In this thesis, you can find advices and recommendations on how to use the opportunities of social networks in promoting products and communication of companies with customers.

Social networks are undoubtedly a phenomenon of the present time. They attract an increasing number of users and therefore the attention of all need to communicate with users -- companies, institutions, government, and politicians. Marketing specialists are interested in social networks even more because they offer a great opportunity to present a new product or service and a new way to communicate with potential customers. Particularly Facebook drives extraordinary attention of advertisers. The ambition of this thesis is to help with orientation on social networks and mainly on Facebook, to present options that social network offers to advertisers and to evaluate some of the best practices of Facebook advertising including an evaluation of its success.

This thesis analyzes the communication of BMW Group Czech Republic on the social networks (mainly on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram). The first part of the thesis describes different forms of commercial communications with an emphasis on online communication. The second part consists of the introduction of the BMW brand and its activities in the Czech Republic. The practical part consists of 2 parts. The communication of the BMW brand on social networks (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) is analyzed in the first part. The second part consists of one realized project - the Instagram competition and one project proposal - the cooperation between the BMW brand and Czech bloggers.

This paper researches the problem of creation an efficient strategy for the environment of online social networks, and its' evaluation. Theoretical part of the paper progresses gradually from definition of social media, its' progress into online world, brief description of historical development and finally covers strategic marketing approaches specific for this field. The practical part of the paper contains few case studies and my own social media campaign I ran for e-shop JustHappy.cz. The conclusion is a synthesis of researched ideas and proposition of step-by-step manual for preparing social media strategy. The manual is broken down to several easy-to-follow steps and should give the reader a handbook for creating his/her own campaign or project in online social media environment.