When reviewing companies' P.R. programs, it can be found that many journals are engaged in a variety of cultural programs. In other words, such programs are designed not to advertise products simply but to improve their company image through various c...
When reviewing companies' P.R. programs, it can be found that many journals are engaged in a variety of cultural programs. In other words, such programs are designed not to advertise products simply but to improve their company image through various cultural events associated with ordinary people's leisure activities. Then, what communication effects do such 'cultural programs' have? Namely, how are the effects of the cultural programs perceived specifically by consumers? To what extent are company images affected by consumers' new experiences of such cultural programs?
With such basic questions in mind, this study was aimed at analyzing the communication effects of private companies' cultural programs associated with journals as the business environment changes (for example, 5 working day system is being established) and as recipients' images change due to technological development. Since such cultural programs are too diverse, however, this study was focused on sports events. In particular, additional effects of various advertisements and P.R. articles associated with journals were analyzed, while actual effects of events and their indirect P.R. effects were comparatively analyzed together with the overall effects of the sports events among journals‘ cultural programs. Moreover, diverse variables affecting the communication effects of such sports events were determined to suggest the ways to design appropriate events and P.R. programs.
To this end, the following study points were set up;
Study point 1. Would the company image be affected differently depending on the degree of participation in sports events?
For this question, the hypothesis was that those companies participating in cultural programs would improve their images and that the group aware of such events would have higher images than those who are not. As a result, company image could be divided into cognitive judgement, emotional judgement and practical judgement groups. In overall terms, it was ascertained that the group participating in cultural programs had improved their company images. There was found some significant difference of cognitive judgement among groups, but the difference between the group aware of events and the group who are not was not significant.
Study point 2. What are the factors of sports events affecting company image positively?
For this question, the hypothesis was that the more satisfied a company was with the event, its image would improve more and that the more the consumers were exposed to the product, its manufacturer's image would improve more, and that the company had ever participated in a cultural program, its image would improve more. As a result of analysis, it was found that all the companies who had participated in sports events did not improve their images to the same level, which implies that improvement of company images may differ depending on some factors. To be more specific, in terms of cognitive judgement image, such factors as participation in the same event, consumers' purchasing of the product, companies' perception of and interest in the sports events were found to affect company images. On the other hand, in case of emotional judgement image, it was found that such factors as consumers' perception of company's product, their feeling about usefulness of sports events, event process and consumers' interest in them affected company image. All in all, it is deemed necessary to adequately design advertisement and P.R. program, and particularly, to design them to be practical and useful for cognitive judgement rather than emotional and visually colorful.
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