시장공사적협동책략화소비자태도(时装公司的协同策略和消费者态度)

Collaboration Strategies of Fashion Companies and Customer Attitudes

协同策略需要信息共享和其他各种对公司和股东都有利益的形式. 本文强调了在时装产业中运用到的特别形式的协同. 并且测试了对时装公司最成功的策略和消费者所感知到的协同的好处. 在本研究中, 我们定义了作为协作方的时装公司和品牌以及他们的合作方或股东. 我们定义协同为发生在至少两个公司, 品牌或个体之间, 在平等的基础上利用他们各自的竞争优势从而获得更大利益的合作关系. 协同策略需要信息共享和其他各种对公司和股东都有利益的形式. 本文强调了在时装产业中运用到的特别形式的协同. 通过合作, 时装公司一直都追求有形的差异例如设计和技术, 以及无形的差异例如对消费者情感和生理的好处. 结果就是, 时装产业中的合作已变成一个重要的创造价值的概念. 本文是一个定性研究, 使用案例研究和深度访谈来测试消费者对时装产业中协作的态度. 从1998年到2008年12月, 在韩国和国际市场中共有173个协同案例. 我们通过文件数据收集案例. 这些文件数据包括网站和产业数据和顶级门户搜索网站. 例如Rankey.com, Naver, Daum, 和Nate. 以及时装信息代表网站Samsungdesignnet 和Firstviewkorea. 我们搜集从2008年11月到2009年2月为止的个案. 个案用来分析有一个或多个合作方的时装产品生产(不包括纺织产品), 零售时装产品或设计服务. 其他在先前研究中的协同案例来自于新闻稿件, 期刊, 互联网门户网站和时装信息网站. 我们共选择了173个案例来进行分析. 清楚的显示了时装公司和股东的协作执行和策略所带来的产出和利益. 结果显示对所有参与协作的合作方(企业和顾客)来说, 最大的好处是通过共享资源降低了成本和风险. 例如设计能力, 形象, 成本, 技术和目标. 并且创造了协同作用. 考虑到协同产出的种类, 产品/设计是最重要的(55%), 紧跟其后的是推广促销(21%), 价格(20%)和地点(4%). 这个结果说明协同对给予产品和设计生命力有重要的作用. 尤其是在追求创造和新颖的时装产业里. 为了使协同可以成功, 本研究中深度访谈的结果确认了时装公司应该对为什么要进行这个协作有清晰的目标. 在设定目标之后, 时装公司应该选择符合产品形象和目标市场的合作方. 使得合作的产品有一定的概念和差异因素. 同时时装公司还要关注提升品牌知名度. 通过对消费者的深度访谈, 相互的利益可以分类为6个因素: 追求个人风格、追求品牌、追求稀有性、追求时尚、追求经济效率和社会性. 在访谈中顾客同时也强调了形象, 声誉和品牌信任. 然而, 在子范畴中, 本研究中的专家和顾客在成功因素认知方面有不同的结果. 因此, 从不同纬度研究目标客户和目标市场从而为成功的协作发展合适的策略.

Collaboration strategies entail information sharing and other varied forms of cooperation that are mutually beneficial to the company and stakeholder groups. This study addresses the specific types of collaboration used in the fashion industry while also examining strategies that have been most successful for fashion companies and perceived benefits of collaboration from the customer perspective. In the present study we define fashion companies and brands as collaborators and their partners or stakeholders as collaboratees. We define collaboration as a cooperative relationship where more than two companies, brands or individuals provide customers with beneficial outcomes utilizing their own competitive advantages on an equal basis. Collaboration strategies entail information sharing and other varied forms of cooperation that are mutually beneficial to the company and stakeholder groups. Through collaboration, fashion companies have pursued both tangible differentiation, such as design and technology applications, and intangible differentiation such as emotional and psychological benefits to customers. As a result, collaboration within the fashion industry has become an important, value creating concept. This qualitative study utilized case studies and in-depth interview methodologies to examine customers' attitudes concerning collaboration in the fashion industry. A total of 173 collaboration cases were identified in Korean and international markets from 1998 through December 2008, focusing on fashion companies. Cases were collected from documented data including websites and industry data bases and top ranked portal search sites such as: Rankey.com; Naver, Daum, and Nate; and representative fashion information websites, Samsungdesignnet and Firstviewkorea. Cases were collected between November 2008 and February 2009. Cases were selected for the analysis where one or more partners were associated with the production of fashion products (excluding textile production), retail fashion products, or designer services. Additional collaboration case information was obtained from news articles, periodicals, internet portal sites and fashion information sites as conducted in prior studies (Jeong and Kim 2008; Park and Park 2004; Yoon 2005). In total, 173 cases were selected for analysis that clearly exhibited the benefits and outcomes of collaboration efforts and strategies between fashion companies and stakeholders. Findings show that the overall results show that for both partners (collaborator and collaboratee) participating in collaboration, that the major benefits are reduction of costs and risks by sharing resource such as design power, image, costs, technology and targets, and creation of synergy. Regarding types of collaboration outcomes, product/design was most important (55%), followed by promotion (21%), price (20%), and place (4%). This result shows that collaboration plays an important role in giving life to products and designs, particularly in the fashion industry which seeks for creative and newness. To be successful in collaboration efforts, results of the depth interviews in this study confirm that fashion companies should have a clear objective on why they are doing the collaboration. After setting the objective, they should select collaboratees that match their brand image and target market, make quality co-products that have definite concepts and differentiating factors, and also pay attention to increasing brand awareness. Based on depth interviews with customers, customer benefits were categorized into six factors: pursuit for individual character; pursuit for brand; pursuit for scarcity; pursuit for fashion; pursuit for economic efficiency; and pursuit for sociality. Customers also placed more importance on image, reputation, and trust of brands regarding the cases shown in the interviews. They also commented that strong branding should come first before other marketing strategies. However, success factors recognized by experts and customers in this study showed different results by subcategories. Thus, target customers and target market should be studied from various dimensions to develop appropriate strategies for successful collaboration.