• Archives of design research
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.59-68
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• 2003

Character industry which introduces marketing techniques into cultural level and recreational tendency owned by man and which develops them to industrial aspects is not simple sale of goods, but knowledge-intensive industry which asks consumers intangible symbolic elements. In other words, it is a field of soft business which concretizes and maximizes ideas, goods and services which can satisfy pleasure and recreational tendency internal to human mind. For Korean character industry, forms or expressions proper to character not only have weak character, meaning or values as goods from the stage at which they are developed, but the absence of strategies about media by which to develop these or integrative character marketing strategies and tactics makes a ripple effect of character or strategies of merchandising it relatively inferior compared to the advanced countries in character such as the United States, Japan, England and so on. 1 want to contribute to developing Korean character industry to the levels of developed countries by applying the strategies and tactics of MPR, the strategic marketing method which worldwide famous enterprises or brands are positively utilizing in the condition of the lad(Eng study on character marketing with character as the subject, to character marketing strategies by which they can be grafted directly into fields of character business.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.14 no.12
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• pp.457-462
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• 2016

This study is to understand the needs of local character design for SNS marketing and find development plan. We analyzed successful cases in Korea and Japan to find out development plan of competitive local character for SNS marketing. Method of study was literature research, case study and in-depth interview, based on component of character. These are the results. First, development of local character has to consider the use in SNS marketing. Second, local character has to be more concerned with intimacy than Symbolic. Third, it should have attractive visual, reflecting the taste of people. Fourth, it should have creative design to arouse people's curiosity. Finally, name and design of the character should be intuitive. Therefore, we expect improvement of Korean local characters, which reflect SNS marketing and current trends.

• It's Smart Media
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• v.1 no.4
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• pp.30-39
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• 2012

• Cartoon and Animation Studies
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• s.45
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• pp.283-298
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• 2016

Design is a fatal factor to differentiate and survive one product from the other in fierce competition of the market, when other conditions such as price or quality makes no much difference. Among many marketing tools, package design is known as a direct communication that visualizes and forms the very initial brand image of a product. Package design is not only for packing, transporting, storing and loading but for engraving the brand image in a consumers' mind and lead them to purchasing. One of recent package design trands is various ways of using character, not just as a printed image on the surface but as a part of three dimensional structure of package. If it succeed, the package design could give out the secondary fun and impact to the consumers. The package design with an effective character is itself a great marketing tool and valuable design asset, which can bring a further profit to the company. Especially, character-package can be a powerful and effective marketing method for various local products, in needs of further publication and sales with limited cost. It should motivate the sales of the products by grabbing their attention and taken as a souvenir. This research takes a character package as a useful marketing method for a local brand in Jeonju, South Korea, and tries to design a three dimensional package using its own character. Through the process, the research aims to propose an important design strategy for repositioning or enhancing an existing brand.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.111-122
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• 2021

MMORPG game is an industry that is growing fast through COVID-19. This study confirmed the factors that influence the self-character identification and social relation internalization of MMORPG games and identified the factors that affect the intention to purchase items and the intention to continue play. According to the PLS analysis, the influence of the character characteristics and social characteristics of MMORPG on self-character identification and game commitment was significantly confirmed. In addition, the relationships between these mediating variables and user behavior were tested. The results of this study suggested the importance of researching MMORPGs' game characters and could be used to improve the competitiveness of MMORPG game companies.

• Cartoon and Animation Studies
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• s.19
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• pp.145-159
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• 2010

Similar to the other cultural contents, the character industry is based on the media which acts as the technological background. In fact, the character industry is the process of that a created character accesses to the consumers via media, builds its value and becomes licensed as a brand in the market. Therefore, it is crucial to select the most effective media for the consistence of a character in the market, as well as for construction of a higher brand quality of the character. Today, "Webtoon" might be considered as one of the marketing means which utilizes the Internet media for raising the character as a brand. Webtoon has apparent strength because it can be produced in shorter period and with less expense than through other media. Furthermore, Webtoon can be simply featured by the easiness of two-way communication and transference to another media through it. For these reasons, and according to the result of analyzing some Korean Webtoons, it seems obvious that the most effective media in character marketing is the Internet. In addition to the Internet, the strategic development in the media-mix is also important for establishing a brand of a character. However, the effective media-mix is available only when the character's external identity meets with the trait of its media. For the purpose of learning how the media-mix works when a character reaches for the consumers, a character "Hamataeng" was born and used in the experiment. This study will explain the marketing process through the use of own-created Webtoon and other contents, and suggest the ways to build a brand of a character. In addition, it is also indicated that a media-mixing strategy for transformation and expansion of the character to other media.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.162-172
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• 2022

Using content analysis, this study explored design differences between Korean and the U.S. corporate characters. Top 100 corporate logs are collected from Korea and the United States. The results showed that Korean characters appear a group of or friends than the ones of the U.S. This result stems from the collective nature of Korea. Korea used more motif of things than the U.S., and Korean personalized characters more often that those of the U.S. Uses of human and animals did not showed statistical differences. In addition, it is found that Korea used blue as main color, and the U.S. used red as main color more often. The number of colors used in character design is not statistically different. These findings could provide academic implications that cultural differences could be adapted to corporate character marketing, and also provide managerial implications.

• The Korean Publising Journal, Monthly
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• s.249
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• pp.28-28
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• 1999

출판을 토대로 영화.음반.컴퓨터 게임.캐릭터 등 2차적 생산물로 증식하는 '미디어 믹스'시대가 열리고 있다. 특히 타매체와 제휴 가능성이 높은 만화출판에서는 영화.음반.드라마.캐릭터 등이 동시 제작, 마케팅 전략을 다변화하는 경향이 뚜렷하다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.139-140
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• 2011

본 연구는 대학 브랜드 마케팅 시대를 맞이하여 대학의 브랜드 이미지 확립과 각종 홍보 수단으로 활용되고 있는 전문대학의 캐릭터의 유형을 조사 분석하고 이를 활용하는 방안을 제시하고자 한다.

• Digital Contents
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• no.9 s.148
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• pp.112-115
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• 2005

한국데이터베이스진흥센터가 운영하고 있는 온엑스포(www.onexpo.or.kr)에서는 9월과 10월 두 달 동안‘2005 캐릭터·애니메이션 온엑스포’를 개최한다. 온엑스포는 국내 디지털콘텐츠 기업의 제품을 온라인상에서 상설 전시하고 해당 기업의 홍보와 마케팅을 지원하는 국내 최대 규모의 사이버 전시장으로, 전시 기업의 홍보를 효과적으로 지원하기 위해 분기별로 주제를 정해 테마전시회를 개최하고 있다. 지난 3월과 4월에는‘이러닝 온엑스포’를, 5월과 6월에는‘게임 온엑스포’를 개최한 바 있으며, 이번에는 국내의 캐릭터·애니메이션의 트랜드를 알아보고 대표적인 기업을 소개하기 위해 ‘2005 캐릭터·애니메이션 온엑스포’를 개최한다. 이번 호에서는‘2005 캐릭터·애니메이션 온엑스포’참가 기업 중 우리나라의 캐릭터·애니메이션 사업을 이끌어 갈 피콤엔터테인 먼트·은아트·스튜디오 짜박을 소개한다.