Re-Positioning The American Marketing Association Jordan Abuathieh, Jasmine Holloway, Mallory Kiefer, Kasey Morgan
Outline The American Marketing Association Brief Overview Research Purpose Research Problems Hypothesis Development Research Design Questionnaires Hypothesis Analyses General Findings Limitations and Recommendations
What is AMA? Marketing organization Several chapters Offers student membership Unique opportunities Events and competitions Internships Educational resources Experience
Creative Professional
Female Male
Research Purpose Hurricane Katrina Participation rates Goal: increase membership Re-branding
Market Research Decision Research Problems Management Decision Implement an advertising campaign? Awareness on campus Market Research Decision What carries students’ interest: Work or Fun? Gender Attitude
Hypothesis Development (Professional AD > Creativity AD) Reasons for joining Value of work experience Hypothesis 2: Females prefer creative ad Males prefer professional ad Traditional gender roles Women in marketing
Research Design Type of Research: Causal Research Research Method: Questionnaire Distribution Method: Classroom setting Scaling Technique: Nominal, Interval, and Ratio
Questionnaire Development 10 questions Demographics Costs, interest, appeal, attitude Sampling Method 80 participants Convenience sampling
Hypothesis 1 Analysis IV: Type of Ad DV: One-Way ANOVA
alpha = 0.05
Hypothesis 2 Analysis
Hypothesis 2 Analysis
Regression Analysis Independent Variables Dependent: Intent to Join
General Findings
General Findings
Limitations 1 Sophomore Non-response error Random sampling
Recommendations Larger sample Classifications Non-business majors Stratified sampling