A lot of technologies and information, and industry development have brought up ceaselessly changing market as well as abundance of modern life to us, and companies can’t compete with others providing products and services only based on technology i...
A lot of technologies and information, and industry development have brought up ceaselessly changing market as well as abundance of modern life to us, and companies can’t compete with others providing products and services only based on technology itself any longer. Accordingly, the art marketing which willingly adopts art and culture into marketing by understanding customer’s emotional needs for art, so to speak, the customer's desire about culture and art, became popular today. The art marketing became an important method helping corporations to have their own image differentiating from others’ image. One of the most important medium having a great effect on corporation's image is company building, which is the face of a corporation. Therefore, the number of companies applying the art marketing on their company buildings is increasing today.
This study aims at validating art marketing’s effect on corporation image by conducting case studies and a positive research together. By using them, it aims to examine the effects of art marketing on company building and present suggestive points.
The art marketing using company building can be divided into three types: a type displaying the works of art at public places of company building, such as lobby and plaza, a type running an art gallery or a museum in company buildings, and a type applying art directly on the facade of company buildings. Through the case studies based on these three types, both at home and abroad, it’s found out that today, a company building is taking its position not only as a place to work but also as an important marketing medium of art marketing which can present its identity and its interests in cultural area.
As a result of the positive research which regarded the three types of art marketing using company buildings as independent variables, and which regarded the sub-elements of corporation image, such as marketing image, management image, and company image for social contribution as dependent variables, it’s found out that all types of art marketing using company buildings can influence positively both the corporation image and the sub-elements of corporation image. In regard of people’s recognition about the art marketing types, it’s found out that the type applying art on facade of company building is the highest. In regard of corporation image according to the types of art marketing, all three contributed highly to marketing image, in regard of social contribution and management image, the type running an art gallery or a museum in company buildings was the highest. Lastly, in regard of overall corporation image combining all those things, the type applying art on facade of company building was the highest.
It’s found out that art marketing using company building can reduce the distance between corporations and customers as well as giving an effect for improving corporation image through the results above. Especially, the art marketing using company building can be really useful to create marketing image, and the type using art on facade of company building, which is called a 'media-facade' has really a great impact on corporation image. Hence, companies are necessary to pay more attention to media arts in terms of conducting art marketing.
In the midst of growing attention to art marketing which has been diversified, it's necessary for companies to push forward art marketing which fits in their own style and environment with long-term view. It’s meaningful that this study presents a reason why the companies should pay more attention to art marketing, and it's also meaningful that this study proposes the company image suggested by the customer's point of view, by conducting the analysis based on different art marketing types which is very useful for setting marketing strategies and plans.