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Evaluation of Domestic Small SUV Design Image Using ZMET

ZMET을 이용한 국내 소형 SUV 디자인 이미지 평가

  • Kang, Hyunjin (Automobile Department, Yeoju Institute of Technology)
  • Received : 2021.01.08
  • Accepted : 2021.01.25
  • Published : 2021.02.28
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Abstract

In 2019, SUV sales surpassed sedans in the domestic sales market with phenomenal domestic sales. The strength of SUVs around the world is expected to continue in the future. South Korea's K-company aggressively launched small SUVs in the SUV market. Its simple lineup is recognized as a brand image, not as a SUV. It is time to evaluate this. Therefore, it influences the purchasing decisions of potential customers and buyers of small SUVs through the evaluation of design images of small SUVs in Korea. Rather than the functional properties of the SUV model, it is purchased by emotional characteristics, brand symbolism, and image. Subconsciousness of the purchasing psychology of the end consumer was used by metaphor extraction techniques. Customers wanted to study the evaluation of small SUV design images that fit their needs. We wanted to see if consumers who intend to purchase or purchase small SUVs in Korea had a connection with the image of design of small SUVs in Korea. The conclusion of the study was extracted through ZMET, a metaphor extraction technique, with the latent consciousness of the primary ambiguous message from the consumer's feeling and representation of the image. Therefore, based on the results of this study, we hope that the images presented in SUVs in the future will be used as a design guide in the development of small SUVs to influence customer thinking and behavior.

2019년 SUV의 경이적인 판매량으로 내수판매 시장에서 세단을 추월하였고 세계 SUV의 강세는 향후 지속적으로 전망한다. 국내 K-기업은 SUV 시장에서 소형 SUV를 공격적으로 출시하면서 선도하고 있는 상황이다. 단순한 라인업으로 SUV의 존재가 아닌 브랜드 이미지로서 그 가치를 인정받고 이를 평가가 필요한 시점이다. 따라서 국내소형 SUV 디자인 이미지 평가를 통해 소형 SUV의 잠재고객과 구매자의 구매의사 결정은 SUV 모델의 기능적 속성 보다는 감성적 특성과 브랜드의 상징성 그리고 이미지에 의해 이루어진다는 점이다. 최종 소비자의 구매 심리에 대한 잠재의식을 은유추출기법을 통해 고객들이 니즈에 맞는 소형 SUV 디자인 이미지 평가 연구를 하고자 하였다. 국내 완성차 소형 SUV 디자인 이미지로 구매의도를 갖거나 구매를 하는 소비자들이 연계성을 갖는 지 알아보고자 하였다. 소비자가 이미지를 느끼며 표현함에서 일차적인 애매모호한 메시지를 잠재된 의식을 은유추출기법인 ZMET을 통해 고객들의 사고와 행동에 영향을 줄 수 있다는 연구의 결론을 추출하였다. 따라서 본 연구 결과를 기반으로 향후 SUV에서 제시되는 이미지가 고객들의 사고와 행동에 영향을 줄 수 있도록 소형 SUV 개발에 있어 디자인 가이드로 활용되었으면 한다.

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