FURTHERANCE OF DIGITAL MARKETING FOR CHACHOENGSAO COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE ENTREPRENEURS TO SUPPORT EASTERN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (EEC)

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Chanon Pinsam
Thichakorn Kasornbua

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The purposes of this research were 1) to analyze the problems and obstacles to digital marketing, 2) to develop competence in digital marketing: of community enterprise entrepreneurs. This study was quantitative and qualitative research. Quantitative research, a survey of consumers’ problems and obstacles to online used the questionnaire tool. A sample of 400 cases was drawn from consumers of community enterprise products on the digital marketplace. Data analysis was to examine the mean and standard deviation. Qualitative research was to provide the training and focus group discussion for 22 participants.
The findings showed: 1) The problems and obstacles of digital marketing for community enterprise products. The consists of 4 issues were 1. The consumer being uncertain about the quality of products. 2. No product details and attractive communicated pictures. 3. Lacking in advertising and public relations. 4. Products being available to the ordinary marketplace. 2) Entrepreneurial potential development results, there was supported by providing training in digital marketing for the entrepreneurs in Chachoengsao and nearby provinces. It aimed to solve the mentioned problems and obstacles. As a result of the pre-and post-training evaluation, the entrepreneurs knew of digital marketing at an average level for pre-training and a high level for post-training. The benefit of training and entrepreneurial applicability was at the highest level.

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