Merenje uticaja Covid-19 pandemije na marketing industriju Srbije
Measuring the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Marketing Industry of Serbia
Apstrakt
Iako su publikacije o uticaju COVID-19 pandemije na ekonomiju široko dostupne, radovi o uticaju COVID-19 pandemije na komercijalne firme, posebno marketinške firme, su retki. Cilj našeg rada je merenje uticaja COVIDa-19 na marketinšku industriju Srbije. Na osnovu varijabli generisanih iz kritičnih tema o marketingu i pandemiji iz akademskih radova obrađenih u odeljku pregled literature, sastavili smo sedmostepenu istraživačku Likertovu skalu pod nazivom „Uticaj pandemije na marketing“. Uzorak (n = 157) kvantitativnog istraživanja sprovedenog u novembru i decembru 2021. bio je neslučajan i nameran. Nakon što smo utvrdili da je raspodela uzorka normalna, sproveli smo studiju provere pouzdanosti naše merne skale od 14 stavki. Kronbahova alfa iznosila je 0,791. Pošto je Kaiser-Meier-Olkin-ova mera adekvatnosti uzorkovanja bila 0,776, a Bartletov test sferičnosti Sig = 0,000, dodatno smo smanjili našu skalu i dobili smo dve komponente koje se mogu posebno interpretirati, interni faktori uspeha i eksterni faktori uspeha. Konačno, sproveli smo seriju parametarskih testova. Procena marketinških stručnjaka iz našeg uzorka o tome koliko su uspešno izašli na kraj sa pandemijom bila je natprosečna. Oni su ukupnom uspehu svojih aktivnosti tokom pandemije dali ocenu 5,01 od 7. Marketinška industrija Srbije se uspešno nosila sa rizicima koje nosi pandemija korona virusa.
Abstract
Although publications on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic are widely available, papers on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial firms, particularly marketing firms, are scarce. The aim of this exploratory study is to examine the impact of COVID-19 on the marketing industry in Serbia. Based on the variables generated from critical topics on marketing and the pandemic from the papers presented in the Literature Review section, we created a seven-point Likert-type research scale entitled “Pandemic Impact on Marketing”. The sample (n = 157) in the quantitative survey we conducted in November and December 2021 was intentional and predetermined. After confirming the sample was normally distributed, we conducted a reliability study of our 14-item scale. The calculated Cronbach’s Alpha was 0.791. Since the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure of sampling adequacy was 0.776 and the Bartlett’s test of sphericity was Sig = 0.000, we further reduced our scale and yielded two interpretable components, Internal Success Factors, and External Success Factors. Finally, we conducted a series of parametric tests. The assessment of marketing experts from our sample on how successfully they coped with the pandemic was above average. They gave the overall success of their activities during the pandemic a rating of 5.01 out of 7. The marketing industry of Serbia has successfully dealt with the risks posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
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