Abstract

This study aims to analyze problems and marketing situations of an original community-enterprise product in Ban Dung, Udonthani in order to create and develop new trademark and product packaging as well as to evaluate the market test in developing the community-enterprise trademark and merchandise package in Ban Dung, Udonthani. The target group consists of 10 community enterprises in Ban Dung district in Udonthani province using interview format regarding the obstacles, marketing situations as well as a trademark and packaging demand.

The participants also include 400 citizens and travelers questioned by using the original-package assessment. The research result elucidates that the problems and marketing situations involve with these following internal factors which are: personnel section concerning about the unity of members in the community enterprises, management section which covers a potential of the community enterprises in producing products themselves, using local materials as well as varying their own products, and marketing section which is facing with lacking a permanent shop. In addition, there is also an external factor comprising of economic section that causes serious consequences as well as higher-competitor circumstance. Therefore, the mentioned factors resulted in the trademark and packaging improvement.

The community-enterprise trademark and product packaging design in Ban Dung, Udonthani demonstrates that the trademark is a marketing necessity in capturing consumer attention by its brand name as well as logo. The name should be able to represent the area, such as Kham Chanod, the Great serpent, the naga lord Sesotho in order to be easy to remember. The graphic design should emphasize the unity, balance and dominance to clarify the trademark pattern as well as have an identity which relates to the brand name. The packaging should be designed in order to utilize easily with an affordable production cost; moreover, it should be able to protect the product as well as sell itself. According to the packaging appearance, there is a visible part to show merchandise inside in order to efficiently gain consumers’ decision. It also has to be considered durability, strength and affordability. The original-package assessment result exhibits that there is the highest level of overall satisfaction towards community-enterprise product packaging(Mean =4.88) underlying about the package while transporting from production sources to market. The package should suit to transport, otherwise it may affect product inside. The defective product will be harder to sell. Meanwhile, there is a high level of satisfaction towards the product collected data from people and traveler in Udonthani (Mean =3.98) emphasizing the beauty of the product initially. 

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