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Culture and Ecology-Oriented City Marketing: A Case Study of Gangneung City (문화.생태를 이용한 도시마케팅 사례 연구)

  • Heo, Chung-Uk
    • Korean Business Review
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.157-179
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    • 2009
  • This papers aims to focus on the city marketing as the green growth policy strategies using a case study of Gangneung City, Republic of Korea. In the case study it was verified the fields of urban growth including ecology, culture, alternative and recycled energy, green transportation system. The implications of the study were as follows: First, the city government had regenerated the coastal pine forest through removing unlicensed buildings which were squatted down in decades. Secondly, the city government has recognized the value of culture that possessed various types of cultural asserts. Thirdly, it is possible to use and produce the ocean energy with the tidal power plant, wind power plant and green deep water because Gangneung City has the ocean-oriented image and is located the coastal region. Lastly, the city government has been utilizing the LED traffic light using solar heat and is going to apply the green car like an electric car. This paper indicates the importance of the alternatives of the green growth-oriented policy through city marketing using the concept of culture and ecology. The city government will strive after an advanced triple bottom line with the ecological sustainability, cultural diversity and economic effectiveness in the near future.

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A Development of Living Cultural Products Design Using Symbol of a Maritime Mokpo City (해양 목포시의 상징 모티브를 이용한 생활문화상품 디자인개발)

  • Park, Mi-Ryung;Park, Hea-Ryung
    • Journal of the Korea Fashion and Costume Design Association
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.103-114
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    • 2010
  • This study aims to examine current status of cultural products in Mokpo city and their problems and develop cultural products design suitable to this situation. Cultural products in Mokpo sold here are made from China and have lower quality or traditional crafts and folkcrafts which can be purchased anywhere in Korea and they are not enough to show identity or image of Mokpo city. So I mixed the logos of 'mokpo city' and 'national maritime museum' based on main motive of 'modern Korean ship and shipbuilding tools' held by 'National Maritime Museum' and 'Goebukseon (turtle ship)' and 'Hanseon' which are suitable to the image of maritime culture as cultural products advocated by Mokpo city and developed one design style for print. This design is applied to T-shirts, necktie, cap, cushion and mug. Silk print, transfer print and needlework techniques are applied to each item and the whole cultural products have design of set concept. It is a case of applying modern product marketing technique to our cultural products not a design for only one item, is aimed to recreate spiritual and cultural value that a region has as daily goods to be used by general consumers and show the chance and possibility to complement shortcomings of existing cultural products and develop traditional culture having locality.

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Customer Friendly Image towards Regional General Hospitals (지역 종합병원에 대한 고객친화 이미지)

  • Nam, Sang-Yo
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.16 no.5
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    • pp.509-519
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    • 2016
  • For the purpose of providing valuable marketing data to improve hospital management an assessment of customer friendly image towards local general hospitals in a city near from Seoul was carried out. The results are as follows. First, it was possible to measure & record the level of customer friendly image towards general hospitals & different regions. Second, a multiple regression analysis and AHP analysis showed that the expertise, continuity affected the customer friendly image of the hospitals but the reputation and economics showed relatively low score. This study contributes to make hospital strategy for local hospital marketing specialist showing that hospital should improve expertise and continuity to enhance medical customer friendly image of the hospital. In conclusion. this study results present primary data for correct decision making for authorities of local general hospitals who have concerns about increasing customer friendly image to improve hospital management.

A Theoretical Review on Place Branding as a Major Toolkit of Soft Regional Development (연성(軟性) 지역개발의 주요 수단으로서 장소브랜딩에 관한 이론적 고찰과 과제)

  • Lee, Jung-Hoon
    • Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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    • v.43 no.6
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    • pp.873-893
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    • 2008
  • This article focuses on reviewing place branding theories as a major toolkit of 'soft regional development'. Place branding provides sophisticate methodologies to strengthen city and regional image and identity. For effective place marketing practices, four of useful place branding tools are suggested. They include the methodology of place identity development, brand leadership system in local governance, construction of city brand architecture, and evaluation model for city brand equity. A process model is suggested for systematically organizing the diverse tools of place marketing and branding. The model is expected to be used as a framework of strategical soft regional development and planning. The place branding process model is to be an important theoretical and methodological basement of postmodern urban and regional development on which creativity, symbol and signs are more emphasized. More in-depth theoretical and empirical studies are needed. Geographical tradition and knowledge can play important roles in this inter-disciplinary process.

The Study on the Effect of Outdoor Experiential Marketing on Brand and Purchase Intentions (아웃도어 체험 마케팅이 브랜드와 구매의도에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구)

  • Lee, Jae-Woo;Park, Eun-Ju;Choi, Myeonggil
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.15 no.5
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    • pp.139-150
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of experiential marketing on brand loyalty through brand image and brand attitude, and to ultimately understand the relationship between experiential marketing and purchase intentions. The subjects of the study were first-time participants of the 'Salomon Outdoor City Trail Run' sponsored by the brand Salomon Outdoor. Out of 223 questionnaires given to the subjects, 195 responses were used as the sample for analysis. SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18.0 were used as the analysis tools. The study results showed that, of the elements of marketing including sensation, emotion, recognition, action, and relation, feel and action positively influenced brand image. Sensation and relation positively influenced brand attitude. Brand image and brand attitude positively influenced brand loyalty and brand loyalty positively influenced purchase intention. The study is significant in that it explores the effects of experiential marketing all the way up to the purchase intention, and how this is influenced by brand image, brand attitude, and brand loyalty. Implications of these findings for experiential marketing as well as future research directions are also provided.

The Effects of Store Image on Private Brand Image and Purchase Intentions - Comparison of National Distributors with Local Distributors in Pusan - (점포이미지가 유통업체상표이미지 및 구매의도에 미치는 영향 - 부산지역 전국유통업체와 지역유통업체를 중심으로 -)

  • Shin, Jong-Kuk;Kong, Hye-Kyung
    • Journal of Global Scholars of Marketing Science
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.49-69
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    • 2005
  • This study is to investigate causal relationship among store image, private brand image and purchase intentions through comparing national distributors with local distributors in Pusan city. More specifically, the objective of this study can be explained as follows; First, what store image have an effect on private brand image. Second, individual store image and their private brand image have different effects. Last, store image and private brand image influence purchase intention of private brands. The results of this study suggests a positive relationship between consumers' perceptions of individual private brands and their associated store image dimensions and purchase intentions toward private brands. A key implication of this research suggests it is desirable for retailers to build up a positive consumer's perceptions of private brand by improving store image. Especially, it is suggested that through the development of specific features of store images, retailers are to manage private brands.

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An Exploratory Study on the Intergrated Image of Apartment Brand - Focused on Publicity, Design and Customer Service - (아파트 브랜드의 이미지 통합을 위한 기초 연구 - 홍보, 계획, 고객서비스 단계를 중심으로 -)

  • Lee, Yong-Min;Kwon, Oh-Jung
    • Proceeding of Spring/Autumn Annual Conference of KHA
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.357-362
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    • 2008
  • The brand is getting more important purchase factor in apartment market, so domestic construction companies have tried to differentiate it from others using the unique brand image. The purpose of this study is to investigate consistency brand images as a process which includes publicity, design and customer service and to analyze how using intergrated brand image affects brand preference and purchasing intention. To examine hypotheses, empirical study survey questionnaire for consumers who reside in 4 different brand apartments in Dongtan, Hwasung city is conducted. The results of the study are expected to become the useful data in developing sustainable apartment brand and building the marketing strategy of construction companies.

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Factors Affecting the Choice of Banks: Do Bank's Interest Rate, Employee Image and Brand Matter?

  • DAO, Le Kieu Oanh;LOC, Huynh Huu;NGUYEN, Van Chien;HANG, Le Thi Thuy;DO, Thi Tuyet
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.457-470
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    • 2021
  • The banking system provides a number of important functions for the economy and is also the lifeblood and financier of the economy in each country. Large amounts of idle money have not been exploited by banks; however, banks still depend on loans, including loans from foreign banks, to meet the growing demand, as such, for banks, the cost of capital is high, the stability and business efficiency are low and banks have not promoted their internal resources to grow steadily. To achieve the goal, this research analyzes the factors affecting the choice of bank for the deposit decisions of customers in Vietnam. The study used a sample data of 250 individuals and SPSS software was used to analyze the data. The results showed that customer policy has a positive effect on customers' deposit decisions in a bank, and this is new evidence regarding behavioral theory in the case of Vietnam. Results further demonstrated that other factors such as employee image, brand, interest rate, relative influencing, and transaction time positively impact the choice of bank for the deposit decisions of customers. However, the bank's promotion strategies had no impact on the choice of bank for the deposit decisions of customers. Besides, employee image is the most influential factor in the deposit decisions, followed by the bank's brand and interest rate.

Tourism market segmentation in Cheju Island based on fashion image of clothing souvenir and characterisitcs of sub-segments (관광기념 의류상품 패션이미지 추구에 따른 시장세분화 및 세분시장 특성 연구 -제주 관광객 소비자들을 대상으로-)

  • 홍희숙;장애란;현지은;김현미
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.303-314
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    • 2001
  • The purposes of this study were 1) to identify different sub-segments of tourism market in Cheju island based on fashion image of clothing souvenir and 2) to provide manufactures with useful information for developing cultural fashion goods related to Cheju island. The data were collected via a self-administered questionnaire from 192 female tourist(20-59 years old) in Cheju and analyzed by factor analysis, cluster analysis, one-way ANOVA and $\chi$$^2$-test. Six factors of fashion image were found image were found and labeled as: Sexy/feminine, wild/mannish, easy/simple, Cheju, ecology, natural image. Four factors of benefit sought were also identified: Practicality/economic-value, fashionability/preference of design, reputation and souvenir-value. Three groups were identified based on fashion image sought: Image of primitive nature(G1: 37.7%), image of nature in the city(G2: 20.1%), sexy/feminine image(G3: 42.2%). There were significant differences among sub-groups in age, fashion innovation, benefit sought and intention of buying Gal-ot. Younger females(20-30 ages) were included more in group 1 than group 2 while older females(40-50 ages) were included more in group 2. Group 1 had a higher score of fashion innovation comparing group 3. Group 1 had the highest scores on practicality/economic-value and souvenir-value. However, group 2 placed the highest importance on reputation as well as practicality/economic-value and group 3 had the lowest scores on all types of benefit. Group 1 and group 2 had intention of buying Gal-ot more than group 1. Based on the results of this study, manufactures may implement target marketing strategies on group 1 which sought the image of primitive nature and group 2 which sought the image of nature in the city.

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A Study on the Brand Image Intergration of Apartment By Residents' Evaluation (아파트 거주자 평가를 통한 아파트 브랜드의 이미지 통합 실태 연구)

  • Lee, Yong-Min;Kwon, Oh-Jung
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.87-99
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    • 2009
  • The brand is getting more important purchase factor in apartment market, so domestic construction companies have tried to differentiate it from others by creating the unique brand image. The purpose of this study was to investigate consistency of apartment brand image as a process which includes publicity, design and customer service and to analyze how using intergrated brand image affects brand preference and purchasing intention. To examine hypotheses, an empirical study using a survey questionnaire for residents living in 4 different brand apartments in Dongtan, Hwasung city was conducted. The collected data were treated with the SPSS Win Program 14.0. The study indicates that residents living in brand apartment generally preferred natural friendly image, high-class image and modern image to the others. And at first apartment brand images were created with image advertising on TV, catalog for sale and model house tour, but residents have most needs for customer service reflected in brand images. The study also has found that brand images in each process including publicity, design and customer service were not intergrated. However brand image intergration had positive effects on residential satisfaction and customer loyalty. The results of the study are expected to become the useful data in developing sustainable apartment brands and building effective marketing strategy of construction companies.