Abstract:
The objective of this thesis is to study the private post office businesss characteristic, the clients gratification to the private post office business, and the marketings trend of the private post office business, including to study overall view of the private post office business, the purchasing influence factors of the private post office business, the target client of the private post office business, and the appropriate marketings planning of the private post office business. This research has both qualitative, and quantitative parts. In the part of qualitative, the researcher use the content analysis method to the data from depth interview the entrepreneurs, and literature review. In the part of quantitative, the researcher use the survey research method collect the data from the 400 clients which are selected by the multi - stage sampling; first stage by quota, and the last stage by accidental sampling. Then use the SPSS program for the data processing. The results of this research are as follow: 1. The characteristic of the private post office business is in the franchise system. The services of this business in the private sector are post/postal parcel / courier both domestic and international, post box rental, utility paypoint, packing, stationery /office / packing supplies, greeting cards, gifts, pager, postage stamps, copy, fax, public phone, express print, rubber stamp, binding, laminating, translation, company registration, bulletin board, secretarial work etc. 2. The most clients gratification to the major service is post, and the minor service is express print / rubber stamp. The clients gratification about the price is in the middle level. The most clients gratification to location is in the area of village. 3. The most clients trend to the major service is post, and the minor service is stationery supplies. About the services price, the client would like to pay in the lower rate than the present. For the location, the most clients trend is in the area of school / university. The clients tend to the entrepreneurs use advertising media on television and billboard. 4. Overall view of the private post office business tends to be growth of opportunity and high performance business. During to the deficiency of the service by the government that could not be expand enough for the necessary fundamental of the community, and the low competition in this business; two entrepreneur exclusively. 5. The most influence purchasing factor is the location; 84.30% , in the consequence is the service timing, quality service, kind of service, and working hour. 6. Target consumers of the private post office business are the age between 15-25 years old, employees in the private sector, earn about 5,000 10,000 baht a month, and the bachelor degree education. 7. The most appropriate marketing of the private post office business, the results are as follow: a) Exclusive post / postal parcel / courier services, the entrepreneurs should pay attention on stationery supplies, and copy service, including other services such as printed matter supplies, tape / CD supplies etc. b) In the consumers view, the service fee should be lower than the present. c) For the location, the private post office business should be in the area of school / university, office building, department store, and village. d) The efficient promotion event should be created more than existing. And the billboard and fly sheet / brochure are the most appropriateness media in the present.