Consumers' Attitudes Toward Social Media And Targeted Advertising In The Czech Republic

  • Golub M
  • Štadáni D
  • Bolek Š
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Abstract

Social media has tremendously impacted consumers and businesses in the last decade. This relatively new communication channel breaches boundaries year after year in what it can do for its users, no matter the side they are on. Certain benefits can be identified on the consumers` side, but on the business' side as well. Innovation in communicating product and service value using social media evolves very rapidly, with new ways of reaching and gaining the attention of potential consumers being of essential importance. In relation to this, it is valuable to constantly monitor new and emerging consumers` tastes and preferences, not only in products and services they use and buy but in the media and channels they receive information about them. Consumer attitude insights can help social media marketers in developing appropriate social media strategies when marketing their products and services. In this stance, consumers` current attitudes about media, especially social media like the ever-present social networks and advertising techniques that can be used on these networks, is valuable information that can vary across regions, countries, and continents. The aim of this paper was to investigate consumers` attitudes toward social media and targeted advertising in the Czech Republic. The research was conducted on youth and adult population groups regarding their exposure to social media, attitudes regarding the usefulness of social media advertising, buying behavior, irritation, and targeted advertising. The results show certain differences in age groups that can be useful in tailoring successful marketing strategies on social media.Društveni mediji u posljednjem su desetljeću na ogroman način utjecali na potrošače i tvrtke. Ovaj prilično novi komunikacijski kanal iz godine u godinu prelazi granice u onome što može učiniti za svoje korisnike, bez obzira na kojoj su strani. Određene prednosti mogu se identificirati na strani potrošača, ali i na poslovnoj strani. Inovacije u komuniciranju vrijednosti proizvoda i usluga korištenjem društvenih medija razvija se vrlo brzo, pri čemu su od suštinske važnosti novi načini dosezanja i privlačenja pozornosti potencijalnih potrošača. S tim u vezi, vrijedno je stalno pratiti ukuse i preferencije novih i nadolazećih potrošača, ne samo u proizvodima i uslugama koje koriste i kupuju, već I u medijima i kanalima putem kojih o njima dobivaju informacije. Uvidi u stavove potrošača mogu pomoći trgovcima na društvenim mrežama u razvoju odgovarajućih strategija prilikom plasmana svojih proizvoda i usluga. U tom su pogledu, trenutni stavovi potrošača o medijima, posebno društvenim medijima, kao što su društvene mreže i tehnike oglašavanja koje se mogu koristiti na tim mrežama, vrijedne informacije koje mogu varirati u različitim regijama, zemljama i kontinentima. Cilj ovog rada bio je istražiti stavove potrošača prema društvenim medijima i ciljanom oglašavanju u Republici Češkoj. Istraživanje je provedeno na skupinama mladih i odraslih u pogledu njihove izloženosti društvenim mrežama, stavova o korisnosti oglašavanja na društvenim mrežama, kupovnog ponašanja, iritacije i ciljanog oglašavanja. Rezultati pokazuju određene razlike u dobnim skupinama koje mogu biti korisne u stvaranju uspješnih marketinških strategija na društvenim mrežama.

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Golub, M., Štadáni, D., & Bolek, Š. (2022). Consumers’ Attitudes Toward Social Media And Targeted Advertising In The Czech Republic. Elektronički Zbornik Radova Veleučilišta u Šibeniku, 16(3–4), 59–75. https://doi.org/10.51650/ezrvs.16.3-4.3

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