隨著「宅經濟」時代來臨,「團購」儼然成為現今消費者的首選購 物模式。繼全美最大團購網站 Groupon 併購地圖日記進入台灣市場, 創新的通路模式為製造商帶來龐大獲利,製造商若能瞭解團員的資訊 搜尋過程與參與團購的動機、機會與能力,可更有助於擬定適當的行 銷溝通管道,溝通內容設計也能更進一步貼近消費者需求。 本研究階段一以質性研究方式探討團員參與團購的顧客知識交換與顧 客價值之前因;階段二應用階段一研究結果進行實證研究,瞭解團員參與 團購的顧客知識交換與顧客價值對團購口碑之影響,藉以界定影響團購通 路選擇之範疇。 研究發現團購團員參加團購的動機為降低風險、降低成本與進行情感交 流;團購機會為資訊廣度與基礎設施;團購能力為資訊搜尋和帄台操作技 巧。當廠商能掌握動機-機會-能力三前因,透過顧客知識交換與顧客價 值塑造的過程,皆能有效達到團購口碑之結果。研究結果有助於瞭解團購 團員購物時對通路選擇的決策因素與促成交易的環境,以使製造商或團購 帄台通路經營者擬定適當之策略以塑造競爭優勢。
As the time of ─home economics∥ is coming, group-buying has become consumers‘ first choice to shop online. After the largest online group-buying website Groupon introduced into Taiwan, the scale of e-shopping market in Taiwan will reach 3,583 billion NT dollars in 2010. Innovative distribution channel model will bring those manufacturers enormous benefits. If those manufacturers spend effort to understand the buying-group‘s members‘ information searching process and the motives, opportunities and abilities for group-buying, it will help manufacturers to get more insightful perspectives about the searching behaviors of the buying-group‘s member, and to develop effective information dissemination channels also. This research probes into the ─buying-group‘s members‘ motives, opportunities and abilities in group-buying∥ via qualitative research approaches. In this study, we also organize the decision-making process and the information sources of the members‘ in order to understand which marketing communication channel the members most valued. According to the results of this research, the most important criteria in member‘s motives are to reduce the ─perceive risk∥, ─transaction cost∥, and ─social exchange∥. In addition, the members‘ opportunities to join the buying-group are affected by the ─sources of information∥ and ─transaction contract∥. Members‘ abilities will also be affected by their skills of ─information research∥ and ─platform operation∥.