新聞網站已是因應資訊科技、網際網路發展所產生的產物,進而也成為目前熱門的媒體形式。在台灣每天接收新聞資訊更是生活中的一部份;然而建立品牌不僅能區隔出與競爭者不同之處,同時也能明確地在消費者心中確立更清楚的定位。本研究嘗試從行銷觀點,應用知覺品質、品牌聯想、品牌知名度三構面所萃取出的因素作為評估準則(Criterion),且以新聞網站為評估客體(Objects),評估新聞網站品牌的表現,應用多元尺度方法(multi-dimensions scaling),探討新聞網站在消費大眾心目中的形象、消費者大眾心目中的知覺定位,進而依各種準則評估出理想品牌位置後,並比較不同品牌之新聞網站彼此間的差異,如此可以提供給此三家新聞網站業者未來品牌定位之擬定參考依據。本研究回收有效問卷(主體;Subjects)共有404份,主要是以18歲以上長期瀏覽東森新聞網、中時電子報、聯合新聞網等三家新聞網的網際網路使用者作為受測者。研究結果可看出聯合新聞網表現得最好;中時電子報表現為次之;東森新聞報表現得較為遜色。
The rapid development of the Internet and IT technology has changed media markets, news website is one of the most popular agency in the market. Getting daily news plays a role in most Taiwanese's daily routines. By developing strong and well-regarded brand images, it not only differentiates those goods or services from their competitors, but also signals how target customers perceive a brand or a company. This research paper intended to use multi-dimensions scaling (MDS) method to measure the brand images of News websites in Taiwan through three different lenses: perceived quality, brand association, brand awareness. The key objective of this survey was to provide quantitative information from the viewers of Taiwan's top three news websites concerning the following: Brand images, brand positions. The survey conducted 404 responses. The viewers ranked Undpaper as the best news website, Chinatimes ranked as second and ETtoday was ranked as the third.