Festivals are important tools for Public Relations Institutions and corporations which organize festivals prefer and use these events for their target markets to direct their attention where they want The relation between socio demographics and behavioral characteristics and expenditure level of visitors who joined in a festival may give institutions or corporations useful cues about their target visitors In this empirical study the relation between socio demographics and behavioral characteristics and expenditure level of visitors who joined in Cukurova University Spring Festival is analyzed Study results show that there is a strong relation between socio demographics and behavioral characteristics and expenditure level of visitors Keywords: Public Relations Cukurova University Spring Festival Market Segmentation Visitor Expenditure Logit Analysis
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Besculides, A., M.E. Lee ve P.J. McCormic (2002), “Resident’s perceptions of the cultural benefits of the tourism”, Annals of Tourism Research, 29: 303-319.
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Crompton, J.L ve S. L. McKay (1997), “Motives of visitors attending festival events”, Annals of Tourism Research, 24(2): 425-435.
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Dibb, S., ve L. Simkin (1991), “Targeting segments and positioning”, International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management, 19(3): 4-10.
Felsenstein, D. ve A. Fleischer (2003), “Local festivals and tourism promotion: the role of public assistance and visitor expenditure”, Journal of Travel Research, 41: 385-392.
Formica, Sandro ve Muzaffer Uysal (1996), “A market segmentation of festival visitors: Umbria jazz festival in Italy”, Festival Management & Event Tourism, 3(4): 175-182.
Garson, D. (2005), Log-Linear, Logit, and Probit Models, http://www2.chass.ncsu.edu/ garson/pa765/logit.htm#logitvsprobit/, (Ziyaret Tarihi: 15/07/2005).
Gibson, C. ve D. Davidson (2004), “Tamworth, Australia’s ‘Country Music Capital’: place Marketing, rurality, and resident reactions”, Journal of Rural Studies, 20: 387-404.
Greene, W. H. (1990), Econometric Analysis, New York: MacMillan Publishing Company.
Greene, W. H. (1995), LIMDEP, Bellport: Econometric Software, Inc.
Gujarati, D. N. (1995), Basic Econometrics (2nd Ed.), New York: McGraw Hill.
Jang, S. C., A.M. Morrison ve J. T. O’Leary (2002), “Benefit segmentation of Japanese pleasure travelers to the USA and Canada: selecting target markets based on the profitability and risk of individual market segments”, Tourism Management, 23: 367-378.
Kayrın, Levent (2005), Çukurova Üniversitesi Bahar Şenliği, Görüşme, Ç.Ü. Sağlık, Kültür ve Spor Daire Başkanlığı, Görüşme Tarihi: 06 Nisan 2005.
Kurtuluş, Kemal (1998), Pazarlama Araştırmaları (6ncı Baskı), İstanbul: İstanbul Üniversitesi İşletme Fakültesi Yayın No: 274.
Lee, Choong-Ki, Yong-Ki Lee ve Bruce E. Wicks (2004), “Segmentation of festival motivation by nationality and satisfaction”, Tourism Management, 25:61-70.
Mohr, K., K. F. Backman, L. W. Gahan ve S. J. Backman (1993), “An investigation of festival motivations and event satisfaction by visitor type”, Festival Management and Event Tourism, 1(3): 89-97.
Mok, C. ve T.J. Iverson (2000), “Expenditure-based segmentation: Taiwanese tourists to Guam”, Tourism Management, 21: 299-305.
Rao, V. (2001), “Celebrations as social investment: festival expenditures, unit price variation and social status in rural India”, The Journal of Development Studies, 38: 71-97.
Tsai, C.-Y. ve C.-C. Chiu (2004), “A Purchased-based market segmentation methodology”, Expert Systems with Applications, 27: 265-276.
Uysal, M., L. Gahan, ve B. Martin (1993) “An examination of event motivations: a case study”, Festival Management and Event Tourism, 1(1): 5-10.
Üçdoğruk, S., F. Akın ve H. Emeç (2004), “Hane halkı harcamaların olasılıklarını sıralı regresyon modeli ile tahmin etme”, http://idari.cu.edu.tr/sempozyum/ bil13.htm, (Ziyaret Tarihi: 03/03/2005)
Venugopal, V. ve W. Baets (1994), “Neural networks and statistical techniques in marketing research: A conceptual comparison”, Marketing Intelligence and Planning, 12(7): 30-38.
Festivaller ya da diğer adıyla şenlikler Halkla İlişkiler için önemli iletişim araçlarıdır Festival düzenleyen kurumlar bu etkinlikleri hedef kitlelerinin ilgisini belirli bir yöne çekmek amacıyla tercih eder ve kullanır Bir festivale katılan ziyaretçilerin sosyo demografik ve davranışsal özellikleri ile harcama düzeyleri arasındaki ilişki festivali düzenleyen kurumlara hedefledikleri ziyaretçiler hakkında oldukça yararlı ipuçları verebilir Bu çalışmada kurumsal bir festival olan “Çukurova Üniversitesi Bahar Şenliği”ne katılan 999 ziyaretçinin sosyo demografik ve davranışsal özellikleri ile harcama düzeyleri arasındaki ilişki Logit model kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir Çalışma sonuçları harcama düzeyi ile katılımcıların sosyo demografik ve davranışsal özellikleri arasında önemli düzeyde bir ilişki olduğunu dikkat çekici bir şekilde göstermektedir Anahtar Kelimeler: Halkla İlişkiler Çukurova Üniversitesi Bahar Şenliği Pazar Bölümlendirmesi Ziyaretçi Harcaması Logit Analizi
Backman, K.F., S. J. Backman, M. Uysal ve K.M. Sunshine (1995), “Event tourism: an examination of motivations and activities”, Festival Management and Event Tourism, 3(1): 15-24.
Besculides, A., M.E. Lee ve P.J. McCormic (2002), “Resident’s perceptions of the cultural benefits of the tourism”, Annals of Tourism Research, 29: 303-319.
Bloom, J.Z. (2004), “Tourist market segmentation with linear and non-linear techniques”, Tourism Management, 25: 723-733.
Crompton, J.L ve S. L. McKay (1997), “Motives of visitors attending festival events”, Annals of Tourism Research, 24(2): 425-435.
Dìaz-Pèrez, F.M., M. Bethencourt-Cejas ve J.A. Àlvarez-Gonzàlez (in press), “The segmentation of canary island tourism markets by expenditure: implications for tourism policy”, Tourism Management.
Dibb, S., ve L. Simkin (1991), “Targeting segments and positioning”, International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management, 19(3): 4-10.
Felsenstein, D. ve A. Fleischer (2003), “Local festivals and tourism promotion: the role of public assistance and visitor expenditure”, Journal of Travel Research, 41: 385-392.
Formica, Sandro ve Muzaffer Uysal (1996), “A market segmentation of festival visitors: Umbria jazz festival in Italy”, Festival Management & Event Tourism, 3(4): 175-182.
Garson, D. (2005), Log-Linear, Logit, and Probit Models, http://www2.chass.ncsu.edu/ garson/pa765/logit.htm#logitvsprobit/, (Ziyaret Tarihi: 15/07/2005).
Gibson, C. ve D. Davidson (2004), “Tamworth, Australia’s ‘Country Music Capital’: place Marketing, rurality, and resident reactions”, Journal of Rural Studies, 20: 387-404.
Greene, W. H. (1990), Econometric Analysis, New York: MacMillan Publishing Company.
Greene, W. H. (1995), LIMDEP, Bellport: Econometric Software, Inc.
Gujarati, D. N. (1995), Basic Econometrics (2nd Ed.), New York: McGraw Hill.
Jang, S. C., A.M. Morrison ve J. T. O’Leary (2002), “Benefit segmentation of Japanese pleasure travelers to the USA and Canada: selecting target markets based on the profitability and risk of individual market segments”, Tourism Management, 23: 367-378.
Kayrın, Levent (2005), Çukurova Üniversitesi Bahar Şenliği, Görüşme, Ç.Ü. Sağlık, Kültür ve Spor Daire Başkanlığı, Görüşme Tarihi: 06 Nisan 2005.
Kurtuluş, Kemal (1998), Pazarlama Araştırmaları (6ncı Baskı), İstanbul: İstanbul Üniversitesi İşletme Fakültesi Yayın No: 274.
Lee, Choong-Ki, Yong-Ki Lee ve Bruce E. Wicks (2004), “Segmentation of festival motivation by nationality and satisfaction”, Tourism Management, 25:61-70.
Mohr, K., K. F. Backman, L. W. Gahan ve S. J. Backman (1993), “An investigation of festival motivations and event satisfaction by visitor type”, Festival Management and Event Tourism, 1(3): 89-97.
Mok, C. ve T.J. Iverson (2000), “Expenditure-based segmentation: Taiwanese tourists to Guam”, Tourism Management, 21: 299-305.
Rao, V. (2001), “Celebrations as social investment: festival expenditures, unit price variation and social status in rural India”, The Journal of Development Studies, 38: 71-97.
Tsai, C.-Y. ve C.-C. Chiu (2004), “A Purchased-based market segmentation methodology”, Expert Systems with Applications, 27: 265-276.
Uysal, M., L. Gahan, ve B. Martin (1993) “An examination of event motivations: a case study”, Festival Management and Event Tourism, 1(1): 5-10.
Üçdoğruk, S., F. Akın ve H. Emeç (2004), “Hane halkı harcamaların olasılıklarını sıralı regresyon modeli ile tahmin etme”, http://idari.cu.edu.tr/sempozyum/ bil13.htm, (Ziyaret Tarihi: 03/03/2005)
Venugopal, V. ve W. Baets (1994), “Neural networks and statistical techniques in marketing research: A conceptual comparison”, Marketing Intelligence and Planning, 12(7): 30-38.
Yavuz, Ö. G. M. C., & Karabağ, A. G. S. F. (2006). Harcama Tabanlı Pazar Bölümlendirme: Festival Ziyaretçileri Üzerine Bir Logit Analizi Uygulaması. Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 15(1), 427-436.