Abstract
This study aimed to look into the Korean food consumption behavior, satisfaction, and loyalty between segmented groups through Korean food market segmentation in accordance with brand personality. A survey was conducted to the Japanese residing in Korea and also Japanese tourists in Korea. For the statistic analysis, frequency analysis, factor analysis, anova, $x^2$ and cluster analysis were conducted with Hangul SPSSWIN 19.0. The results of an empirical analysis include the following. First, the brand personality of Korean food was deduced into the following five levels: sincerity, ruggedness, competence, sophistication, and excitement. As a result of stereotyping based on the above, it was classified into three groups involving an excitement pursuing group (18.7%), a sophistication pursuing group (59.7%), and a competence sincerity pursuing group (21.6%). Second, it was found that there was a significant difference in the demographic characteristics and Korean food consumption behavior between segmented groups. Third, there was a significant difference also in satisfaction with and loyalty to Korean food between segmented groups. Specifically, competence and sincerity pursuing groups were discovered to exhibit the highest satisfaction and loyalty when compared with any other of the groups. Accordingly, it would be necessary to conduct a Korean food marketing strategy appropriate for each segmented group.
본 연구는 브랜드개성에 따른 한식 시장세분화를 통해 세분집단 간 한식소비행동과 만족도 및 충성도를 살펴보고자 하였다. 국내 거주 일본인과 한국방문 일본관광객들을 연구대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. 통계분석은 한글 SPSSWIN 19.0 프로그램을 이용하여 빈도분석, 요인분석, 군집분석, 분산분석, $x^2$ 등을 실시하였다. 실증분석결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 한식 브랜드개성은 진실성, 강인성, 능력성, 세련성, 흥미성 등 다섯개 차원으로 도출되었다. 이를 기초로 유형화한 결과 흥미추구집단(18.7%), 세련성추구집단(59.7%), 능력 진실성추구집단(21.6%) 등 세 개의 집단으로 분류되었다. 둘째, 세분집단 간 인구 통계적 특성과 한식 소비행동에 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 세분 집단 간 한식만족도와 충성도에도 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 특히, 타 집단보다도 능력 진실성추구집단이 만족도와 충성도가 가장 높은 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 각 세분집단에 적합한 한식마케팅전략이 실행되어야 할 것이다.
