This study was to find out the use induction factor and the loss expense according to the propensity of the consumers in the commercial sports center and tried to find the effective strategy of sports marketing by investigating the use factor and the ...
This study was to find out the use induction factor and the loss expense according to the propensity of the consumers in the commercial sports center and tried to find the effective strategy of sports marketing by investigating the use factor and the loss expense of the consumers. To accomplish these aims, that was analyzed as follows. The objects were the consumers who used in the commercial sports center.
First, to analyze the loss expense in the use of sports center according to the social demographical trait of customers. Second, to analyze the social factor of customers and the use of sports center. Third, to analyze the physical factor of customers and the use of sports center. Fourth, to analyze the economical factor of customers and the use of sports center, Fifth, to analyze customer satisfaction factor about the use of facility and the use of sports center.
The populations of this study were the customers who used sports center―a swimming pool, a fitness club, an aerobics center, a golf practice range, a yoga center, a table tennis center―that was located in Gwangju and Yeosu, Jeonnam, as of 2006. In the concrete, the objects were 483 persons except 17 who didn't reply faithfully by using Convenience Sampling Method. The statistics analysis methods were the Descriptive Statistics, the Factor Analysis, the Multiple regression analysis, the Simple regression analysis, the One-way ANOVA, and an ex post facto analysis was used the Scheffe Method.
The results of this study were as follows.
First, for the instance of analyzing the loss expense in the use of sports center according to the social demographical trait of customers, the loss expense was the highest in men, twenties, graduation from a middle school, office worker.
Second, for the instance of analyzing the social factor of customers and the use of sports center, the achievement factor and the social factor had positive influence on the use of sports center.
Third, for the instance of analyzing the physical factor of customers and the use of sports center, their health and the heath care had positive influence on the use of sports center. For the sex, there was a significant difference in the health. For the educational background, there was a significant difference in the health and the health care.
Fourth, for the instance of analyzing the economical factor of customers and the use of sports center, there was a significant difference in the sex and the educational background.
Fifth, for the instance of analyzing customer satisfaction factor about the use of facility and the use of sports center, the feeling in the use and the friendly intercourse with members had positive influence on the use of sports center. For the sex, there was a significant difference in the use satisfaction. For the educational background, there was a significant difference in the convenience. For the age, there was a significant difference in the convenience and the friendly intercourse with members. For the job, there was a significant difference in the use of the facility, the convenience, and the friendly intercourse with members.
As a result of the study, the consumers who used sports center had been suffering a heavy loss in their membership fee, and we could conclude the consumers were induced in the social factor, the physical factor, and the use of the facility. To manage effectively sports center, customer satisfaction should be the top priority in consideration of the use inducing factor of the consumers and the consumer-centered program and marketing strategy should be planned and managed, so that we must manage competitively sports center.