Abstract:
The purpose of my research is 1) to study the demographic characteristics of consumers in Bangkok and their attitude towards brands that use personalities with body tattoos in advertising media. 2) To study Bangkok consumers attitudes towards brands that use personalities with body tattoos in advertising media. The research method developed and utilized for this study was a mixed method research model employing both Quantitative and Qualitative research tools. Quantitative research employed a questionnaire as a data collection tool that was distributed to four hundred (400) general consumer groups in Bangkok. Qualitative research employed focus group Interviews with eight (8) sample groups. The interviews were administered by five (5) academic university teachers and one (1) blogger (marketing expert). The results from the quantitative research found that 1) The emography Gender differences affect the attitudes of consumers in Bangkok to brands that use people with body tattoos in advertising media. Other differences demography do not affect consumer attitudes. 2) The results of the study of the three (3) elements of consumer attitudes, found that the use of a personalities with body tattoos in advertising media creates an understanding of the openness of ideas with the samples. It also demonstrates internationalization of brands, products and services. The use of personalities with body tattoos in advertising media also stimulated the samples curiosity to try more products and services, the behavior of personalities with body tattoos in the experienced advertising media also created brand loyalty and re-purchase. In addition, the results of qualitative research found that most of the sample though that the body tattoo often overlooked by the samples was their personal positive/negative preferences towards body tattoos. The body tattoo of the personality depicted in the in the consumed advertising media influences the consumer (sample) and the brand recognition. This use of personalities with body tattoos can increase the attractiveness and appeal of the product and effect on the purchase decision. The academic interview results of university professors, bloggers and additional marketing experts found that including people with body tattoos into advertising media can affect the brand according to the brand and media objective, such as if a brand wants to convey that the body tattoo is negative or positive. This can depend on the product the advertiser wants to convey and in which influence (negative or positive) the dvertiser wishes to project to the consumer. Some product advertising may benefit from people with body tattoos and can help consumers understand more about the product or brand by having consistency between the different forms of advertising media content. This appears to be because tattoos can be viewed as no different from jewelry or the clothing the actors wear in various contextual situations.