This study was conducted to select representative agricultural products (4 types of fruits and 4 types of wild vegetables) in Chungju, define their sensual characteristics, derive suitable flavour-pairing and recipes for each ingredient, and use them as a cornerstone in the development of menus. For the experiment, 10 experts were selected to choose 8 representative agricultural products in Chungju, and 18 menus were selected through a flavour-pairing survey. A consumer panel (a total of 413 people, 105 in their 20s, 103 in their 30s, 103 in their 40s, and 102 in their 50s) for evaluating the characteristics of consumer preferences was selected. After the flavour-pairing survey ‘sweet taste’, ‘light flavour’, ‘soft flavour’, ‘savoury flavour’, ‘familiar flavour’, ‘harmonious flavour’, ‘softness’, and ‘harmoniousness with food ingredients’ were determined as drivers of liking, on the other hand, ‘disturbance with food ingredients’ and ‘soybean fishy smell’ were determined as drivers of disliking. The degree of consumer preference and overall acceptance were found to be related to the consumers' familiarity, suggesting that if a menu should be developed using unfamiliar local agricultural products, it should be configured with familiar recipes and seasoning methods.
The market for counterfeit luxury goods is growing rapidly, with estimates suggesting that counterfeit trades are valued at around $4.5 trillion globally, with 60% to 70% of this being made up of counterfeit luxury goods. Research has shown that counterfeits dilute the perceived quality of luxury brands and reduce consumers' purchase intentions. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are a form of ownership record that is linked and stored on a blockchain.
A new type of food created in laboratories – lab grown meat (LGM) is an alternative to traditional animal farming and attracting attention of media, industry experts and consumers. Why is this new product so controversial? It is claimed that cell-based meat production is more environmentally friendly, ethical and sustainable than traditional methods that involve animals. Hence, being less harmful and potentially slowing down environmental degradation that leads to climate change. However, consumers have concerns regarding product quality, sourcing of cells used for production and use of growth serums. So many differing views are present, even before LGM is introduced as a marketable product. This paper examines what drives public discourse regarding how this new industry can be regulated, technology and how social media posts, fake news and publicly available rhetoric address consumer concerns and consumer acceptance regarding this new food category.
This research not only determined the preference of fashion brand distribution channels of active Korean and Chinese seniors who became major consumers in the fashion industry, but also analyzed the effect on these preferences and choices of distribution channels depending on personal consumption characteristics and differences between the two groups. Data was collected by a professional survey firm. SPSS 24.0 and AMOS 24.0 were used for empirical analysis, and frequency analysis, multiple response analysis, EFA, reliability analysis, CFA, SEM, and multiple-group comparison analysis were performed. As a result of multiple response analysis, the offline channel was revealed as the preferred fashion distribution channel for active Korean and Chinese seniors; the second most popular was the online channel. The results of multiple-group comparison analysis reveal differences between two groups in seeking emotional consumption via the offline channel; the effect was only evident for active Korean seniors. A difference in seeking emotional consumption via preference for online channel also existed, but only for active Chinese seniors. For these reasons, marketers targeting active Korean seniors will be effective to not only offer brand information by fashion display to let seniors understand the fashion brand, but also to have brand events to form positive emotions toward the fashion brand. Moreover, targeting active Chinese seniors will be necessary to transmit brand sensibility by utilizing metaverse marketing comprising various factors, so that consumers can enjoy the fashion brand.
The purpose of this study is to analyze consumer preference for fish farm HACCP certification using conjoint analysis. This study used raw flatfish product to evaluate the fish farm HACCP. In this study, 500 consumers were surveyed using panel survey and stratified sampling. In the recognition analysis, the farm HACCP certification system was found to be highly recognized by consumers. It can be seen that the brand assets accumulated by existing food and agricultural HACCP certification were transfered to the fish farm HACCP and absorbed. Consumers perceived fish farm HACCP certification as similar one with existing food and agricultural HACCP. Conjoint analysis evaluated three levels factors. The attributes and levels evaluated were : price(25,800 won, 28,400 won, 31,000 won), certification(fish farm HACCP, seafood traceability, and non certified), and origin(domestic, JEJU, and WANDO). The important levels were in order of price(40.8%), certification(30.2%) and origin(29.0%). We found that consumers give higher utility to fish farm HACCP certification compared with non certified and seafood traceability certification. Market simulation results showed that the fish farm HACCP product has 12%p higher market share than non certified products. Seafood traceability certification showed 4.6%p higher market share than non certified products.
본 연구는 SNS(social network service)를 통한 화훼상품 구매인식과 화훼상품 이미지 선호도를 알아보고자 국내 성인남녀 311명을 대상으로 설문을 진행하였다. 소비자들이 SNS를 통해 화훼상품을 구매하는 가장 큰 이유로는 트렌드에 맞는 디자인을 판매하기 때문이며, 해당 항목에 대하여 20대가 가장 높은 평균으로 나타났다. 연령에 따라 20대와 30대의 응답자는 40대에 비해 SNS를 통해 판매하는 화훼상품의 가격이 덜 합리적이라고 생각하였으며, 50대 이상의 연령에서는 SNS를 통해 판매하는 화훼상품의 품질과 꽃의 신선도에 대해 낮게 신뢰하는 것으로 나타났다. 응답자들은 SNS에 게시된 화훼 상품의 이미지가 구매할 상품 선택에 많은 도움을 준다고 인식하였으며, SNS상의 화훼상품 이미지에 대해 긍정적으로 생각하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 또한 화훼상품의 이미지가 보정효과로 다듬어진 것이라고 인식하였으나, 실제 상품과 비슷할 것이라고 생각하는 경향을 보였다. 화훼상품 구매결정에 영향을 미치는 이미지 특성으로는 전체적인 분위기가 가장 중요하다고 인식하였으며, 절화 화훼상품 이미지에서 꽃다발과 꽃바구니 화훼상품에 따라 선호하는 배경에 약간의 차이가 나타났다. 구도에 따른 선호도는 꽃다발과 꽃바구니 모두 정면에서 촬영한 이미지를 가장 선호하였으며, 이미지 보정에 대한 선호도에서는 밝은 느낌의 채도가 높은 이미지를 가장 선호하는 반면, 어두운 느낌의 이미지는 선호하지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 화훼상품 이미지 보정효과에 대한 감성인식을 의미변별척도법(semantic differential scale)에 따라 조사한 결과, 채도에 상관없이 밝은 느낌의 이미지는 ‘풍부한’, ‘세련된’, ‘고급스러운’, ‘기품 있는’과 같이 긍정적인 감성어휘 쪽이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 반면 어두운 느낌의 이미지는 전반적으로 부정적인 감성어휘 쪽이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 화훼상품 이미지의 배경, 구도, 보정효과에 따라 소비자의 선호도와 감성반응에 차이가 나타났으나, 소비자의 성별, 연령 및 직업 특성에 따른 유의한 차이는 없었다. 이를 통해, 소비자가 선호하는 이미지를 구축하여 SNS를 통한 화훼상품을 판매하는 것이 소비자들의 구매상품 선택에 도움이 될 것으로 확인되었다.
The paper presents consumer taste preferences of Indonesian coffee based on consumers’ EEG recording as biological response to elicit preferences towards several coffee products. The study employs applications of neuroscience methods to analyze the physiological choice process. Coffee consumers were asked to evaluate several Indonesian coffee products by using wireless EEG headset with 5 channels to collect EEG signals from participants’ brain areas that can give us a measure to estimate consumers’ preferences.
Introduction
Coffee is one of the most widely consumed beverages in Indonesia. Earlier, Irfan Anwar, Chairman of the Association of Indonesian Coffee Exporters and Industries (AICE), said domestic coffee consumption in Indonesia grows by an average of 8 percent per year. In 2017 total consumption may reach 350,000 ton. Coffee consumption is estimated to grow in Indonesia in the 2017/2018 season from 3.1 million bags of (60 kilogram) coffee to 3.3 bags of coffee. This growth is attributed to the establishment of new cafes and coffee corners (usually in the business centers and malls in the bigger cities) as well as the increasingly popular "coffee-drinking lifestyle" among the nation's expanding middle class segment. In Indonesia, Coffee ranks third in the table of food and beverage categories in terms of annual turnover and the value of the coffee market is growing rapidly. This results in increased competition on the market, as well as an increasingly extensive product offer. This, in turn, means that the consumer is often spoilt for choice when choosing one product from among many available on the market. The final decision as to the selection is determined by a complex set of factors such as the quality of the product, its brand, convenience and the method of preparation, as well as the price. “We are now drinking more quality coffee and we now have a better understanding of the quality that’s consumed in the developed world,” Irfan (Chairman of the Association of Indonesian Coffee Exporter - AEKI) said. When selecting among the coffee products , consumers are guided by their subjective evaluation, they rely on their own senses, experience, knowledge, trend and similar vague criteria. Therefore, the main objective of the article is an analysis of consumer taste preferences on several indonesian coffee in Indonesia market. Understanding their preferences will make it possible to develop a marketing strategy and product development for coffee industry in Indonesia market. To investigate the consumer’s taste preferences of several indonesian coffee, there is consumer neuroscience the emerging interdisciplinary field in marketing, that combines psychology, neuroscience, and economics to study how the brain is physiologically affected by stimuli (Lee, Broderick, & Chamberlain, 2007). The human brain activity as biological response of consumers will be monitored and provided evidence of how product cues related with sensory inputs (taste) can affect consumer’s attitude and offer the hope of characterizing choice process in coffee consumers (Ohme, Reykowska, Wiener, & Choromanska, 2009).
Literature Review
The Sense of Taste
The beverage companies should create the products that appealing to the sense of taste. These impulses transmitted with sensory nerves to the relevant centers in the brain and interpreted. The taste of sense varies according to cultures, lifestyles, habits etc. (Carter, et al 2013).
Human Brain
The human brain is the command center for the human nervous system. It receives input from the sensory organs and sends output to the muscles. One way to address whether taste as stimuli can affects consumers’ preferences towards several indonesian coffee based on consumers’ brain response is to record from multiple brain regions simultaneously while subjects perform choice tasks (Lee et al.,2007). In this research we will focus on frontal lobe, temporal lobe, and parietal lobe area that can draw consumer attitude through sensory system process.
Electroencephalography
EEG is an emerging research tool for evaluating sensory responses to stimuli. It provides important insight into the electrical activity of the brain cortex that reflects true emotions and feelings during coffee product consumption (Knutson et al., 2007).
Methodology
For coffee taste preference, 30 participants were involved in this study by using non probability judgmental sampling. The participant, are coffee consumers and purchasers of coffee product. They must have normal vision, never had neurological nor psychiatric disturbances and right handed.
Sample Preparation And Serving
The sample preparation is using the SCAA method. Samples are roasted 24 hours before cupping and allowed to rest for at least 8 hours. The coffee samples are created according to the size of one serving cup and placed on the ziplock plastic packaging immediately so that the aroma does not subside. The sample should remain on the ziplock packaging until the brewing process. The particle grind size should be slightly coarser than normally used for paper filter with ratio of 8.25 grams of coffee per 150 ml of water. Following the rules from SCAA, cupping glasses is tempered glass with size between 207 ml to 266 ml, with a diameter of up to between 76-89 mm. The temperature of the water approximately 93℃ when poured into the ground coffee, water must wet the whole coffee grounds. Wait in about 8-10 minutes until the sample temperature reaches 71℃, then the evaluation should begin.
Data Collection
To test Neural Response of the participants who were conducting experimental tasks by Emotiv EPOC Neuro Head Set International 10/20 System (Figure 1). EEG was recorded for 3 minutes. Before the testing session, each subject received detailed instructions regarding the experiment. They were instructed to minimize body and brain movement as possible and asked to remain relaxed throughout the experiment. In order to ensure subjects understood the task requirements, pre-experiments were given to practice. During the EEG recording session, the subjects were seated in a comfortable chair in a quiet room. To start the session, using a click for warning signal, and 3 seconds later we used another click as imperative signal to order the experimenter inject the stimulus (Table 1). Everyone will try the coffee by cupping in accordance with the SCAA rules. The subject tastes the stimulus for 3 seconds. Stimulus was manually injected into the subject’s mouth via a hand-held syringe connected to a tube in quantities of 20 ml each time to know until the after taste of coffee. Each stimulus was repeated 3 times with the inter block interval 10-15 minutes. The data then recorded using OpenVIBE 0.13.0 and EPOC Panel Control software and then analyzed using MATLAB R2015a which complemented with EEGLAB. The electrodes were placed on F3 - F4 and P7 - P8 sites. All participants were instructed not to consume any food or beverage other than water min 12 hour before testing to minimize time-of-day effects by reducing pre-experimental activity.
Result & Discussion
The respondents were consists of 80% males and 20% females, their age were 18-63 years old. Majority of the respondents (85 %) spend between Rp 1.000.000 and Rp 20.000.000 per month, 9% of them spend less than Rp 1.000.000 per month, while the remaining 6% spend more than Rp 20.000.000 per month. Most of respondents were university students (81%) while the rest (19%) were private employee and entrepreneurs. Based on cross tabulations test, we found that age (X2=8.351, p=0.017<0.05) and monthly expense (X2=9.266, p=0.034<0.05) affects the Korean food consumptions, while gender and occupation were not. This results supported Ton Nu et al. (1996) and Saba (2001) findings that was shown food habits and taste preferences are mostly related to age. The primary aim of the current study was to expand the previous research by examining the effect of taste on cognitive performance for investigating taste of several indonesian coffee. We test 10 Indonesian coffee with different origin, roasting level, and post harvest process. Coffee origin: (1) Java Preanger; (2) Aceh Gayo; (3) Toraja Sapan; (4) Bali Kintamani, and (5) Wamena Papua Roasting level: (1) Light; (2) Medium; and (3) Dark Post Harvest Process: (1) Wet Method; (2) Semi Wet Method; (3) Dry / Natural Methods; and (4) Honey Method The results showed some electrophysiological reactions and the most preffered coffee was Bali Kintamani coffee with honey process and dark roasting level (p=0.02; p>0.00) and the least preffered coffee was Toraja Sapan Coffee with washed process and dark roasting level(p=0.00; p>0.00). Different coffee stimulus had shown different interest, relaxation, and stress level. The highest interest level coffee had shown an increase in relaxation level. And it was determined that slowing down on brain waves parallel to that case and participant keeps away the stress. In the other hand, when they drink interested coffee an increasing had been determined on their brain activity and wave changing connected to stress. According to these data, they felt relaxation when thay drink the liked coffee but they felt stress at the opposite.
Conclusions
The results of this study indicate that different coffee stimulus had shown different interest, relaxation, and stress level. Most of coffee consumer like Bali Kintamani coffee with honey process and dark roasting level. Since this study was a pilot, we would extend such investigation to further more participants having various food preferences.
This research was conducted to examine the national identity and consumer behavior of the Hungarian minority’s young generation in Romania3. We may use the results for interpreting groups as segments with different type and level of national identity and forming of marketing-mix that fits to their national identity consciousness.
In the process that leads to the purchase of a product, the consumer, guided by the reasons for which he or she has decided to make the purchase (motivation), seeks information that will be useful in making the best choice, minimising the associated risks (Erdem &Swait, 1998). The literature (Kotler 2003) refers mainly to consumer behaviours founded on rational principles. Indeed, the product is understood as the sum of a number of attributes that enable it to meet the needs that prompted the purchase in the first place. Depending on the weight attributed to each attribute (Fishbein 1967), different market segments are generated, reflecting different consumer behaviours. It therefore becomes indispensable for companies to understand how each potential consumer evaluates a product’s attributes and what role is played in this regard by the brand.
Although the behaviour of consumers cannot easily be schematised, given the specific characteristics of each individual, it can be argued that the process of choosing a product depends on the consumer’s preference for either branded or unbranded goods (Hasan et al. 2012, Mohtar & Abbas 2014). The expectations that have developed in the consumer with respect to a brand, with the awareness of the characteristics that it is able to provide, can modify the perception of the attributes and thus the preferences that arise from the evaluation process. The literature confirms the existence of a positive relationship between the brand and the perception of quality that can increase trust in it (Krishnan et al., 1989; Ubilava et al. 2011).
For this reason, the objective of the study is to assess the perception of a product’s attributes by two categories of consumers: brand-oriented and non-brand-oriented. The work thus concerns the choice of positioning strategies, which vary precisely in relation to the existence or otherwise of a brand. This was conducted with reference to the Jeans sector, given both its intrinsic characteristics (variety of production, orientation to differentiation, growth in consumption) and the frequent and specific attention paid to it by the managerial literature dealing with consumer purchasing processes (among others, see: Lee, 1990; Park & Lee, 1999; Delong et al.,2002; Vrontis & Vrontis, 2004; Wu, 2005; Wu & Delong, 2006; Jin et al., 2010).
The above-mentioned objectives were pursued in accordance with a mixed-method research approach, divided into the following steps: a) an on-desk survey of the managerial literature on the sector in question and an in-depth qualitative investigation (by means of the so-called “laddering” interview technique), both aimed at identifying the purchase attributes of the jeans product; b) compilation of a questionnaire (with a pilot test conducted on 20 consumers) by 600 consumers (non-probabilistic sample) who regularly buy jeans. The data was processed by descriptive and multivariate statistical techniques (using SPSS software) in order to assess the role of the various purchase attributes with reference to the two types of consumer identified.
As previously mentioned, the first on-field method of analysis used was of the in-depth, qualitative type (Russell et al. 2004; Philips & Reynolds 2009; Orsingher et al., 2011). It entailed 80 interviews (40 for each of the two categories of consumer, brand-devoted and non-brand-devoted, the number being useful for the goals to pursue as indicated by Reynolds et al., 2001), with the objective of highlighting and analysing the terminal values to which the individual aspires. To this end, we used the so-called “laddering” interview technique, which makes it possible to identify both the content of the three variables being analysed and the causal relations between them. The variables are (Reynolds & Gutman, 1988): the attributes (tangible and intangible), the consequences (functional and psychological benefits) and the values (instrumental and terminal). Specifically the “hard laddering” technique (Botschen & Hemetsberger, 1998) was used, which guides the respondent towards increasingly higher levels of abstraction. The “paper-and-pencil” method was applied, which made it possible to minimise the respondents’ conditioning, allowing them to follow their own cognitive route (Grunert, 1995). The interpretation of the information acquired by these methods made it possible to observe and understand the deep and personal motives that determine the choice of jeans product (see, among others, Orsingher et al. 2011; Fu & Wu, 2013), and thus to gain a more direct and effective understanding of the consumer’s behaviour.
Once the attributes that determine the purchase of a pair jeans had been identified, the next step was the creation of the questionnaire with which to perform the sample-based investigation, conducted on 600 consumers1 who regularly purchase jeans. 55% of the sample interviewed were Italian, purchasing 1 to 4 pairs of jeans a year. Specifically, 31% of the sample purchased the product once every three months, while a further 32% purchased it twice a year. 78% were between 18 and 35 years old, while 2 out of 3 were women. With regard to the objectives of the present work, 33% purchased unbranded jeans while 67% were brand-devoted consumers.
For measurement of the analysis variables, a normal assessment scale (1 = lowest value; 5 = highest value) was used. Specifically, the SPSS software was used to process the data so as to identify (by means of regression analysis) any correlation between the choice variables. For each of the two categories of consumer a factorial analysis was performed in order to identify factors that were shared by the measured determinants of choice, followed by a cluster analysis. This made it possible to: (a) identify the different role in the consumer choice process of the attributes and the other dimensions of analysis (benefits and values); (b) verify the presence of any differences in the role that the choice variables play in the purchase process among the two different categories of consumer being analysed; and (c) identify any clusters of consumers within each profile (brand-devoted and non-brand-devoted).
The main objective was to verify the perception of the product choice variables by the two categories of consumer observed. This consideration is highly important to the choice of communication strategy, for both companies interested in the growth of their Brand Identity and unbranded companies. For the latter, it is the store, particularly the sales personnel, that plays the key role in the purchaser’s choices. It is in this context that non-brand-devoted consumers, verifying the characteristics of the product and its potential benefits, make their choice in consideration of the “desired final state” (values) that that they seek to obtain. In addition, the identification of clusters may enable, for the sector in question, a greater knowledge of the consumer and thus the activation of segmentation strategies and relative competitive positioning.
The fashion industry has been dramatically transformed during the last 20 years with the introduction of fast fashion: a style of instant cutting edge fashion at affordable prices (Sheridan, Moore, & Nobbs, 2006). The term, fast fashion, describes a business model characterized by rapid supply chains, merchandising techniques and retail technology all developed to respond to increasingly fast changing consumer demands (Kim, Choo, & Yoon, 2013). In contrast to this business format, luxury fashion brands have always held a superior position in the fashion industry through their quality, limited release and pricing policies. The contemporary fashion industry is now highly competitive, with this additional pressure coming from fast fashion companies constantly delivering original and “fresh” products at affordable prices (Cholachatpinyo, Fletcher, Padgett, & Crocker, 2002). Despite the apparent price discrepancy between fast fashion and luxury fashion products, both these two fashion styles appear to cater to a consumer’s need for uniqueness. Through the consumption of fashion this uniqueness factor becomes evident in the way in which consumers convey their individual identity and self-image to society. Intuitively, as the two styles of fashion are distinctive, the type of uniqueness component desired by their consumer will differ. Therefore, we ask: “what aspects of uniqueness are motivating consumers to choose between fast fashion and luxury fashion brands?” The paper answers this important research question through evaluating (1) the predictively of fashion-brand attitude and self-congruency on fashion style preferences and (2) the moderating role of consumers’ need for uniqueness (CNFU) in these direct relationships.
An online survey of 301 U.S. participants was conducted utilizing a quazi-experimental between-subjects design. All participants had experience with purchasing either fast fashion or luxury fashion clothing. Fashion-brand attitude and self-image congruency were treated as independent variable with preference for fashion style as the dependent variable. The three factors that constitute CNFU were treated as moderators. The results suggest that fashion style preference is determined more by the level of self-image congruency than positive attitudes towards fashion brands. More importantly, the different qualities of CNFU are capable of influencing individual consumers’ fashion preference within each fashion style. Collectively, the findings present strong supporting evidence that the differences in consumers’ need for uniqueness are likely to affect some fashion style preferences and not others. In particular, the majority of findings are consistent with the central argument that fashion consumers are uniqueness seekers and have their own ways of portraying their individuality to society (Workman & Caldwell, 2007). There was however inconsistent results obtained by treating CNFU as a single moderating construct, thus adding further support for Tain, Bearden and Hunter’s (2001) proposition that the consumers need for uniqueness consists of three distinct components, each specifying a unique personality trait.
This survey was conducted to investigate consumer preferences for branded and imported pork, including favorite cooking styles. Data were collected from a total of 252 consumers and analyzed. The results are summarized as follows. Consumers of branded pork showed a moderate preference「moderate」(54%). There was no significant difference in consumer preference for branded pork according to educational level or living area. However, there was a significant difference according to yearly income (p<0.05). Consumers in the high-income group preferred branded pork more than those in the low-income group. Most consumers did not like imported pork (64.6%). There was no significant difference in consumer preference for imported pork according to educational level or living area, whereas there was in the yearly income group (p<0.05). Whereas low-income consumers did not like imported pork, high-income consumers did. The royalty for purchasing of branded pork was shown「3.65」out of 5 points. Whereas there was no significant difference according to educational level, there was for living area and yearly income (p<0.05). Consumers living in large cities or having low income showed high royalty of purchase for branded pork. The royalty for purchase of imported pork was「2.08」out of 5 points. Significant differences for purchase royalty of imported pork were observed according to educational level, living area, and yearly income group (p<0.05). Consumers responded that they liked roasted pork (47.6%). Secondly, consumers liked stew (16.7%). There were no significant differences among various cooking styles in any of the groups.
This study presents an innovative "Matching Algorithm" to match self presentation to consumer preferences in internet dating sites using data mining and machine learning techniques. The study is designed from 2 parts: The first part examines the correlation between the presentation characteristics of man and women in social networks vs. the response rate using several hypotheses. Results show that there is a strong correlation between the way man and woman presents themselves in social networks (such as "FACEBOOK") especially in the range of ages 18-55 (average age is 25.91). In addition, there is a strong positive correlation between the desire of man and woman to develop a romantic relationship between them trough social networks. As such, the more the user desires to achieve a "Real" relationship that may lead to a serious long term relationship, the more he/she uses the social network as an application to achieve their objectives. In the second part the author used data mining and machine learning techniques (Decision trees and Genetic Algorithms) to predict which personal attributes may influence the response rate of the other side's (In this paper only Decision trees – J48 algorithm results will be shown). Results show that some attributes (characteristics) related to personal presentation and education background are critical to achieve a positive response from the other side.
Marketing green products can be challenging and identifying the preferences of consumers can help marketers overcome these challenges by developing focused marketing solutions. This research was conducted to examine the affects of cultural differences on the perception of green buildings thus the associated preferences of the occupants. This study found that South Koreans perceive indoor environmental quality as the most important green building attribute while Americans feel the same way for the materials and resources used to build. Interdisciplinary approaches such as the ones developed in this study can help develop targeted marketing strategies to ultimately benefit multiple industries by offering sustainable solutions to the growing global and regional environmental, economic, and social problems.
This study examined the actual consumption status and consumer preference for juk via questionnaire survey to provide useful basic data for the development of diversified commercial juk products. The survey data were collected from a target number of 450 participants living in the Seoul area. The subjects represented different age groups (over 20 years old) and both genders. Through a market survey based on five different retailers, which included juk-specialty stores, supermarkets, and local shopping marts, 17 kinds of commercial juk were chosen for the survey. Consumption frequency and purchasing factors were examined, along with preferences toward commercial juk products and areas for quality improvement. The results revealed that 54.0% of the respondents consumed commercial juk, and male consumers exceeded female consumers in number. It was also shown that those in their 20°Øs consumed commercial juk products the least as compared to other age groups. With regard to commercial juk preferences by type of production mode, females especially preferred specialty store juk while males preferred retort juk sold in supermarkets or local shopping marts. In addition, 85.7% of the total respondents indicated that commercial juk should be further improved in quality, and they specifically noted possible improvements in the areas of ‘choice diversification’ and ‘healthy juk’ products. Therefore, one can conclude that by making such improvements, increase in consumption and further diversification of commercial juk products could be realized.
The purpose of this study aims to estimate consumption selection attribute, partworth of organic instant rice through the use of conjoint analysis method. The conjoint analysis is to trace the development of consumer preference among multi-attribute alternatives. The selection attribute was including 4 factors preferred Type of rice, Capacity, Brand and payment price. For this research, a total of 192 questionnaires was collected of which 200 were completed. The research design was a full profile method by orthogonal design then 9 main profiles, 3 holdout sets were created. The results of this research were as follows. Consumers of organic instant rice are consider their importance of selection attributes was in order to price (25.87%), Type of rice (27.231%), Brand/Purchase channel (24.013%) and Capacity (18.494%). The findings of this study have identified 3 clusters for each experience visitors. Each cluster has a different and showed the relative importance or preference values for each accessible attribute of the segmentation.
The purpose of this study is researching domestic consumer’s perception and preferences for preserved flower to develope products. The basic questions about planning, design development and marketing of preserved flower product are asked to 160 included experts and non-experts of flower in the 1st survey. In the 2nd survey, intensive questions and customer’s preferences for product type and design elements (color, shape, species, material, fragrance etc.) are researched to the awared of preserved flower among 1st surveyed people. In aspects of product planning, the detailed product planning with well-awaring of the material characteristic of preserved flower is necessary, not concentrating on differences with natural flower products. In aspects of branding, diversifying the education and marketing of preserved flower itself is necessary, not differentiating among the other brand. And suggesting varied applications of preserved flower is seemed to be useful to expand its market, not concentrating on developing to high quality. In aspects of developing design, considering for various design elements is important when developing main mass flower. In case of filler flowers, having massive shape and balance with main is necessary to developing green leaves. In aspects of marketing, educating and marketing for preserved flower is seemed to be the most urgent priority for expanding its market, not designing and developing high quality products. Especially it is seemed to be necessary to secure some general marketing channel through mass media like advertise, newspaper and TV for the un-awared of preserved flower or uninterested in flower products. And to show various design applications and to improve design quality and maintenance of flower products is helpful to secure potential market.
본 연구는 요트관광산업 활성화를 위한 소비자의 요트관광 선호도와 활성화 방안에 대한 인식도 조사를 통해 요트관광 마케팅 전략수립과 보다 효과적인 요트관광 활성화 방안을 수립하는데 기초자료를 제공하기 위해 수행되었다. 이러한 연구목적을 달성하기 위해 본 연구에서는 B광역시 요트경기장과 해수욕장을 방문한 외부 방문객 및 시민 300명을 조사대상으로 선정해 현장에서 설문조사를 실시하여 다음과 같은 결론을 도출하였다. 첫째, 요트관광 상품 구매의사는 64%로 요트관광 수요는 낙관적이었으며, 지불가능 지출액은 일일기준 10만원 미만인 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 소비자들의 요트관광에 대한 선호도는 요트체험 및 교육 중심 프로그램으로 주말이나 방학 및 휴가기간을 이용해 당일 또는 1박 2일 요트관광 상품을 선호하고 있었으며 요트관광의 목적은 여가 및 위락 그리고 선호 동행인은 가족 및 친구인 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 소비자들의 요트관광 제약요인은 요트관광 비용, 시간소비형 관광활동 그리고 다양한 상품의 부재가 주요인이었으며, 선택요인은 관광비용, 연계관광 상품 그리고 요트관광 상품의 질인 것으로 파악되었다. 마지막으로 요트관광 활성화 방안 중에 요트관광 상품의 개발, 기반여건 조성 그리고 마케팅에 대한 중요성이 상대적으로 높게 나타났다.
본 논문에서는 매실의 소비촉진을 위한 주요 동기와 요인을 찾기 위하여 관심소비자층과 일반소비자층으로 나누어 조사하였다. 특히 열매매실과 매실가공식품에 대한 소비실태 및 선호도를 조사하였다. 설문내용은 섭취방법, 구매경험, 구매경로, 구매가격, 소비경험, 구매결정요인, 선호요인, 불만족요인, 소비전망, 새로운 가공식품과 소비활성화에 대한 의견 등이었다. 총 534명에게서 응답을 받았으며 SAS program(Version 9.1)의 frequenc