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The Impact Of Oppo's Brand Equity On Purchasing Intentions Of Thai Consumers, Xiaoyuhui Yang

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Among the objective of this research are to study the brand equity and purchase intention of Oppo consumers and the relationship between brand equity and the purchase intention of Oppo consumers. The total number of participants in this study is two hundred and forty-two Thai consumers aged 18-45, who were required to complete the online questionnaire. The result portraited that, in general, Thai consumers’ perception toward the Oppo brand’s equity is positive with an average mean value (M = 3.25). There are four detentions under brand equity, esteem received the highest mean score (M = 3.4), and differentiation received the …

‘Big’ And ‘Little’ Quo Vadis? In The United States, 1913–1916: Using Gis To Map Rival Modes Of Feature Cinema During The Transitional Era, Jeffrey Klenotic

Faculty Publications

This article emanates from a geospatial database of over 600 premieres of the Cines company’s Quo Vadis? (1913), an eight-reel film distributed by George Kleine, and nearly 250 premieres of the Quo Vadis Film Company’s Quo Vadis? (1913), a three-reel film of ambiguous origins distributed by Paul De Outo. By mapping local premieres of both films across the United States from 1913 through 1916, the data show with spatiotemporal precision the spread of Quo Vadis? as one of cinema’s early blockbuster titles. Yet within this national phenomenon, the two films’ footprints reveal differing cultural geographies served by competing efforts to …

Digital News Literacy And Social Work: Core Competencies, Cynthia H. Nover

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Digital news refers to online news, television news, and other electronic sources where individuals can gather information about the world around them. As college students increasingly get their news from online sources and comedy television, it is important for students to have appropriate media literacy skills to evaluate content. The relationship between news literacy skills and core competencies of social work education is discussed in this paper, with recommendations for incorporating news literacy in the classroom.

Thailand Generation Z Consumers’ Brand Perception Of Bonchon Restaurantin Thailand, Aditep Jirattikorn

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The present study is dedicated to investigating the Thailand generation z consumer’s brand perception of the brand Bonchon. This study aims to learn how generation z in Thailand perceives all aspects of the brand Bonchon in addition, this study also aims to cover whether Korean pop culture has an effect on how the consumer perceives the brand. Generation z participants in Thailand (n=227) who is a customer of Bonchon were asked to complete the questionnaire. The questionnaire is designed to discover respondents' cognitive, emotional, language, and actions toward the brand Bonchon. The research adopted certain theories on branding and consumer …

Perception Of Women Entrepreneurs On Social Media Use For Marketing Communication In Qatar, Aisha Ali A.T.Al-Khulaifi

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research aimed to understand the social media use of women entrepreneurs for marketing communication in Qatar. It is based on a qualitative approach, using an in-depth, semistructured interview. Participants were ten women entrepreneurs who have been running their businesses for at least six years, aged between 25 and 45. This research employed a question guideline as the research instrument based on five questions such as reasons for using social media for marketing, usage of social media for marketing, benefits, challenges, and professional benefits. The findings showed that the reasons for social media usage focus on ease of access and …

The Influence Of Perceived Risk And Perceived Value On Consumer Adoption Of Cryptocurrency, Athit Rodpangtiam

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The purpose of this research is to study the perceptions of risk and value of cryptocurrency adopters from the social media platform Reddit by assessing the influence of Perceived Risk (PR) and Perceived Value (PV) on their intention to adopt cryptocurrency. Demographic factors of (Gender, Age, Education Level, Income, Investment Experience) were analyzed as control variables. The study within this paper was conducted with a quantitative approach through the utilization of a survey technique. Data was gathered through purposive sampling, and 200 respondents from the Cryptocurrency News & Discussion subreddit were studied among a sample of 1444 respondents. The data …

East Asian Tourists’ Exposure To Social Media Advertising, Attitude, And Their Purchasing Behavior With Hotels In Bangkok, Chaitach Sirisachdecha

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The ultimate goal of this research was to study the correlations between East Asian tourists' exposure to social media advertisements by hotels in Bangkok, their attitude toward the advertisements, and their purchasing behavior. The primary reason for conducting this study is the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on the hospitality industry within Bangkok and the expectation of an increase in the tourist population visiting Bangkok at the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023. East Asian tourists were targeted for this study because they have historically been the demographic that had most visited Thailand. Two hundred respondents were requested to complete …

The Hong Kong Consumers' Perceptions Of Boys' Love Dramas And Their Attitudes Toward Thailand And The Gay Community, Chung Yan Chan

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research aimed to explore Hong Kong consumers' perceptions and attitudes toward Thai Boys' Love (BL) dramas, Thailand, and the gay community. To conduct the research, a qualitative approach is used with the instrument of in-depth interviews. A total of twelve Hong Kong consumers participated in this study. They are aged between 18-30 years old. The results depicted that Over-the-top (OTT) streaming platforms and reference groups contributed to the distribution and exposure of Thai BL dramas in the Hong Kong market. Aesthetic elements, actors, storyline, and Thailand culture are the elements that attract participants to watch Thai BL dramas continually. …

Consumers’ Perception And Loyalty Toward The Rebranding Of Double Goose Brand, Chutikarn Benjamapokai

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The objective of this study was to explore consumers’ perceptions and loyalty toward the rebranding of Double Goose brand. This study employs qualitative research methods conducted via online application. With the selection criteria for data diversity, an in-depth interview was used to collect data from eight participants. The research participants are consumers of the Double Goose brand, aged between 20 - 40 years and divided into two groups. The first group is a loyal customers group that loyal to the goose brand and the second group is the new user group of the goose brand. This study uses the conceptual …

Millennial Consumers' Behavior On Purchasing Amulet Jewelry, Nuanhatai Tantayotai

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The objective of this research is to study millennial consumers’ behavior on purchasing amulet jewelry. Qualitative method was used to collect data from 15 Thai Generation Y females, aged between 25 and 34 years old, living in Bangkok, Thailand, and purchased amulet jewelry at least once within the year 2022. The findings indicate that millennial consumers spend over eight hours per day on social media. They prefer online marketing communication content that is short, precise, and easy to understand. In term of beliefs, consumers believe that wearing amulet jewelry can make them confident, enhance their prosperity and fortune, help businesses …

Credibility Of Travel Influencer On Millennial Traveling Behavior, Papitchayapa Boonsub

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The objectives of this study was to understand the credibility of travel influencers among millennial travelers and how they motivate millennial travelers' travel behavior. It is based on a qualitative methodology that involves use of in-depth interviews. Twelve millennial travelers both domestic and international between the ages of 25 and 40 were interviewed. They had to organize the trip within a year and follow to travel influencers. This study employed a question guideline as the research instrument based on four dimension which are demographics and media usages, attitude towards travel influences, source of credibility, and travel behavior. The findings revealed …

The Influence Of Perceived Value, User Engagement, And Emotions On Usage Intention Of Thai Tiktok Users, Phakkhaporn Dancharoenpol

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The objectives of this research were to explore perceived value, user engagement, emotions, and usage intention of Thai TikTok users, as well as to investigate the influence of perceived value, user engagement, and emotions on TikTok usage intention. An online survey was employed to collect data from 289 participants who were TikTok users, aged between 18-38 years old. The findings showed that the respondents had high perceived value (M = 4.01), high engagement (M = 3.78), emotions (M = 3.75), and high usage intention (M = 3.97) towards TikTok. Furthermore, the results of the multiple regression analysis depicted that perceived …

Generation Z Consumers’ Behavior On Jones’ Salad’S Online Marketing Communications, Pitchaya Watcharodomprasert

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The objective of this research was to study consumer behavior on Jones’ Salad’s online marketing communications. Two hundred and thirty-eight people who are current customers purchasing Jones’ Salad once a month, exposed to the brand’s online marketing communications in the past three months, and aged between 18 and 25 years old residing in Thailand, were asked to complete online questionnaire survey. The findings in the cognitive part reveal that Jones’ Salad’s online platforms, especially Facebook and Instagram, are significant communication platforms among its Generation Z’s customers. The majority of the samples rely on Jones’ Salad online media for brand information. …

The Relationship Between Source Credibility, Advertising Recognition, And Purchase Intention On Snack Products, Pornsit Cheawkamolpat

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The objectives of this research were to study source credibility, advertising recognition, and purchase intention on snack products and was explore the relationship between source credibility, advertising recognition, and purchase intention oMaster of Arts (Communication Arts)n snack products. This research employed online survey and used online questionnaire to collect data through 208 respondents, who were Thai, aged between 18-38 years old, and must follow Kin Nhom page for the past three months. The results depicted that the respondents highly perceived that Kin Nhom page was credible (M = 4.14). Moreover, the respondents acknowledged that contents from Kin Nhom page were …

The Chinese Media Narrative Of Thailand As A Tourist Destination After The Legalization Of Cannabis (For Medical Purposes Or Health Concerns), Shuang Deng

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Thailand, a world-renowned tourist destination, officially decriminalized cannabis (for medical purposes or health concerns) in June 2022. This policy has aroused widespread international attention and discussion. This study aims to analyze Chinese media narratives on the legalization of cannabis in Thailand and Chinese netizens' attitudes toward this policy. The research uses content analysis to analyze posts of 4 Chinese social media accounts related to Thailand (3 Mainland China, and 1 Thai-Taiwan). Posts about Thailand’s legalization of cannabis on Chinese social media Weibo from Jan 2022 - Oct 2022 are collected. Chinese media mostly adopted a neutral attitude when narrating the …

The Personal Branding On Social Media Of Tilly Birds, Joshuachidchanok Podlas

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The objective of this study was to examine Tilly Birds’ personal branding via their official social media platforms, and to study the personal branding construction strategy of Tilly Birds A mixed method was used to carry out this research. A content analysis as well as an in-depth interview. The first method involved the researcher doing content analysis on Tilly Birds' primary social media platforms: Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. The researcher examined all of the posts from July to September. Following the content analysis, an in-depth interview was done to acquire a better understanding of the personal branding produced for Tilly …

Consumers’ Attitudes Towards Human And Ai Customer Service By Booking.Com, Warit Chiang

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

First and foremost, I would like to thank my advisor, Dr. Teerada Chongkolrattanaporn, Assistant Professor. Thank you for your steady guidance, patience, encouragement, and support. I've felt confident and at ease throughout the entire process thanks to your guidance. This professional project could not have been completed without your assistance. Thank you for reading my revisions at such late hours and providing me with timely, constructive feedback. I feel truly blessed and honored to have been your advisee; may this work bear witness to your exceptional counsel. My heartfelt appreciation goes to all committee members, especially Associate Professor Dr. Smith …

Brand Image Of Nike Products Among Consumer Generation Z In Thailand, Zhefu Murong

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The objective of this research was to study the brand image of Nike products among consumer generation Z in Thailand. Based on the quantitative research approach, two hundred of Nike's current consumers aged between 18 to 25 years old in Thailand, who had purchased/owned Nike’s products before, were asked to complete an online questionnaire to study the brand image. The research findings illustrated that most of Nike's generation Z consumers considered Nike to own a positive brand image. The result of the study in each brand image factor shows that most of the respondents have positive attitude toward Nike whether …

การจัดการการสื่อสารของเครือข่ายกลุ่มแฟนดอมชาวไทยเพื่อสนับสนุนศิลปินไทยในประเทศจีน, ชวัลอร โภวาที

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยในครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษากลยุทธ์การจัดการเครือข่าย กลวิธีการสื่อสารภายในกลุ่ม ปัญหาและอุปสรรคในการจัดการการสื่อสารของกลุ่มแฟนดอมชาวไทยเพื่อสนับสนุนศิลปินไทยในประเทศจีน งานวิจัยนี้เป็นงานวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพ โดยศึกษาและเก็บรวบรวมข้อมูลจากการสังเกตแบบมีส่วนร่วม วิเคราะห์เนื้อหาของแต่ละกลุ่ม ร่วมกับสัมภาษณ์แบบเจาะลึกจากแฟนคลับ 2 กลุ่ม ผู้นำกลุ่มและแอดมินบ้านแฟนเบสของกลุ่ม 2 กลุ่ม รวมทั้งหมด 16 คน ผลการวิจัยพบว่า แฟนดอมมีการจัดการเครือข่ายผ่านพื้นที่สื่อออนไลน์ในการสร้างกิจกรรม เพื่อสนับสนุน สร้างชื่อเสียงของศิลปิน และสร้างความสัมพันธ์แฟนดอมผ่านรูปแบบเครือข่ายการสื่อสารแบบทุกช่องทาง ที่ทำให้สมาชิกทั้งหมดในแฟนดอมสามารถทำการสื่อสารได้อย่างอิสระผ่านสื่อออนไลน์ สร้างความสัมพันธ์ในเครือข่ายให้ดียิ่งขึ้น แฟนดอมจะมีการจัดการปัญหาและอุปสรรคอยู่เสมอ เพื่อรักษาเครือข่าย ชื่อเสียงศิลปิน เพิ่มความสัมพันธ์ของสมาชิกของแฟนดอมให้เหนี่ยวแน่นยิ่งขึ้น และช่วยให้แฟนดอมสามารถธำรงต่อไปได้ยาวนาน

การพัฒนาต้นแบบอินโฟกราฟิกเพื่อสื่อสารการปฏิบัติตนทางกายภาพบำบัดทางไกล ในสถานการณ์การแพร่ระบาดของไวรัสโคโรนา (โควิด-19), ธิติ เจริญยศ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยมีวัตถุประสงค์ เพื่อ 1. ออกแบบและสร้างสรรค์ชิ้นงานอินโฟกราฟิกโดยอ้างอิงแนวคิดทฤษฎีการสื่อสารทางสุขภาพ จำนวน 6 ชิ้นงาน ใน 2 ประเด็นได้แก่ การออกกำลังกายเพื่อการฟื้นฟูหลังการติดเชื้อไวรัสโคโรนา และ การจัดการอาการหอบเหนื่อย โดยอ้างอิงทฤษฎีการสื่อสารสุขภาพ 3 ทฤษฎีได้แก่ ทฤษฎีแบบแผนความเชื่อทางสุขภาพ (Health belief model : HBM), ทฤษฎีการเรียนรู้ทางสังคมเชิงพุทธิปัญญา (Social cognitive : SC) และ ทฤษฎีพฤติกรรมตามแผน (Theory of planned behavior : TPB) และ 2. เพื่อศึกษาความพึงพอใจด้านเนื้อหา, การออกแบบ และการนำไปปฏิบัติ ในกลุ่มบุคคลทั่วไป และกลุ่มนักกายภาพบำบัดปฏิบัติการ กลุ่มละ 5 คน พบว่าในประเด็นการออกกำลังกายเพื่อการฟื้นฟูหลังการติดเชื้อไวรัสโคโรนา ทั้ง 2 กลุ่มมีความพึงพอใจด้านเนื้อหาและด้านการนำไปปฏิบัติ ในชิ้นงานที่อ้างอิงจากแนวคิด HBM มากที่สุด ด้านการออกแบบ ทั้ง 2 กลุ่มมีความพึงพอใจในชิ้นงานที่อ้างอิงจากแนวคิด TPB มากที่สุด ในประเด็นการจัดการอาการหอบเหนื่อย พบกว่ากลุ่มบุคคลทั่วไปมีความพึงพอใจด้านเนื้อหา และการออกแบบในชิ้นงานที่ อ้างอิงจากแนวคิด HBM และ SC เท่ากัน และพึงพอใจในชิ้นงานที่อ้างอิงแนวคิด TBP ด้านการนำไปปฏิบัติมากที่สุด ขณะที่นักกายภาพบำบัดปฏิบัติการมีความพึงพอใจด้านเนื้อหา, การออกแบบ และการนำไปปฏิบัติ ในชิ้นงานที่อ้างอิงจากแนวคิด HBM มากที่สุด

News Framing Of Thairath Newspapers On Migrant Workers From Cambodia, Laos, And Myanmar During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Nichakorn Phathanathavorn

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research examines the framing and representation of migrant workers from Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar in Thai news coverage during the COVID-19 outbreak. Migrant workers from these countries constitute over 70% of the total migrant worker population in Thailand, playing a significant role in the country's economic growth. However, they reportedly face numerous challenges related to labor rights, access to health services, and social exclusion during the outbreak. This qualitative study examines 225 pieces of news reports, scoops/features, and editorial opinions in the Thairath newspaper—both print and online editions—during a specific timeframe in 2020 and 2021 that depict the coverage …

Brand Communication With Transmedia Storytelling Of Riot Games: Transmedia Engagement, Brand Attitudes, And Brand Experience., Hao-When Tsai

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study seeks to understand how brands communicate through the application of transmedia storytelling from the message and to the receivers. While existing studies mainly aim at conceptualizing the term ‘transmedia storytelling’, this study explores the term from a game-centric narrative perspective. Using Riot Games as a case study due to its global success and popularity, this research applies a qualitative mixed-method approach of documentary research (qual) and in-depth interview (QUAL). The investigation places special emphasis on undercovering consumer attitude and experience upon engagement with brand transmedia stories. To do so, Jenkins’ (2003) concept of transmedia storytelling was adopted as …

Book Review: Media Education In Latin America, Helen J. Dewaard

Journal of Media Literacy Education

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Beyond ‘Fake News’: Opportunities And Constraints For Teaching News Literacy, Judith E. Rosenbaum, Jennifer L. Bonnet, R. Alan Berry

Journal of Media Literacy Education

Teaching news literacy has, in recent decades, become cross-disciplinary, and as a result, more collaborative. This paper centers the importance of this collaboration by describing a workshop designed and taught by a media studies professor, a media literacy expert, and their subject librarian. In this essay, we discuss the workshop in terms of best practices for teaching about media and information literacy in an era marked by digital news consumption and the proliferation of claims of “fake news.” First, we elaborate on the value of the collaboration between the discipline, the library, and the field, as it allowed us to …

Seeding Change: What Vvh Can Teach Us About Teaching And Learning In Digital Spaces, Michelle Ciccone

Journal of Media Literacy Education

In this essay, I reflect on a central question: “why did I experience something so profoundly different in Virtually Viral Hangouts (VVH) than I was able to help seed in my own district during the COVID-19 crisis?” I identify three key components of the VVH ethos that inspired new ways of thinking, namely: digital technologies free us from constraints to build something different, digital technologies are most effective when we use them to build community, and digital collaboration enables us to tap into the wisdom of the group. As we build better and more humane educational spaces, it is important …

Higher Education Students’ Social Media Literacy In Ethiopia: A Case Of Bahir Dar University., Atinafu Behailu

Journal of Media Literacy Education

This study investigates the status of Bahir Dar University students’ social media literacy and how associated factors affect developing core competencies. A combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods have been employed in the study. Both descriptive and inferential statistics of means core, standard deviation, one sample t-test, independent sample t-test, correlation and multiple regressions were used to analyze data gathered from the quantitative design. Data gathered from FGD were analyzed qualitatively. Accordingly, the students’ overall social media level was found to be low. Female students perform slightly lower than their counterpart male students. Among the five skills of social …

A Local Lens On Global Media Literacy: Teaching Media And The Arab World, Katharina Schmoll

Journal of Media Literacy Education

The globalization and transnationalization of media use have facilitated access to voices from the Arab world. Students and teachers in Western higher education can make use of these voices within and outside the classroom to enhance students’ knowledge of the region and challenge Eurocentric imaginations of the ‘Other’. Yet to ensure students engage with these Arab sources in a meaningful way, media literacy is key. Drawing on and challenging a framework of global critical media literacy, this article argues that media literacy is grounded in time and space, meaning an effective teaching of global media literacy skills supposes an awareness …

An Approach To Creative Media Literacy For World Issues, Abduljalil Nasr Hazaea

Journal of Media Literacy Education

This article introduces an approach to creative media literacy for world issues (WIs) such as Covid-19. In so doing, the article integrates four positions on discourse and media as terrible facets of globalization in the context of critical discourse analysis (CDA). The objectivist position deals with WIs as neutral discourse shared among humanity and distributed through English as an international language and educational media. The ideologist position treats creative media literacy as relations of power between global and local identities in the form of competing discourses associated with WIs. The rhetorical position reveals the hidden strategies used in global media …

The Guardian, Week Of December 20, 2021, Wright State Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

News articles from The Guardian for the week of December 20, 2021. The Guardian is the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. It has been published regularly since March of 1965.

The Effects Of Deepfakes And Synthetic Media On Communication Professionals, Axel Ebermann

Student Theses and Dissertations

The spread of misinformation and disinformation is regarded as one of the most salient challenges for communication professionals around the world.

Now, a new technology called "DeepFakes" or “Synthetic Media” has the potential to further uproot the infosphere. Artificial Intelligence (AI) will enable the mass creation of synthetic audio-visual content that resembles real videos, in which people will appear to say or do things they never actually said or did.

The existing literature predominantly focuses on three aspects of DeepFakes and Synthetic Media: the technical background, coverage of preexisting DeepFakes and possible solutions to combat the malicious use of the …