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1. Ipsos – Obvestilo za medije SEPTEMBER 2012
KATERE SO VAŠE PRIORITETE?
Ali ste se kdaj vprašali kaj bi raje – se odpovedali
mobilnemu telefonu ali računalniku, se odpovedali
mobilnemu telefonu ali intimnosti? Kaj bi raje drugi,
vam povemo mi, kaj velja za vas, pa se odločite sami.
2. Anketirancem smo tokrat zastavili nekaj zabavnih vprašanj. Zanimalo nas je, kaj bi raje izbrali med
dvema nasprotujočima si pojmoma.
Na splošno gledano Slovencem veliko pomenijo dobri prijatelji; več kot denar in več kot kariera.
Pričakovano v družbi ne želimo izstopati, ter bolj kot znani, želimo biti spoštovani. Zanimivo je tudi,
da si v večji meri želimo biti ustvarjalnejši in ne pametnejši.
Slovenija:
3. V NADALJEVANJU SLEDI PRIMERJAVA MED SLOVENIJO IN SVETOM.
Kaj bi raje:
Se odpovedali seksu ali svojemu mobilnemu telefonu?
Pri izbiri med intimnostjo in mobilnim telefonom, bi se na globalni ravni dva od desetih
posameznikov odločila za mobilni telefon. Azijske države so tiste, v katerih se največ posameznikov
raje odpove intimnosti, kot pa svojemu mobilnemu telefonu – največ jih najdemo med Japonci (47 %).
Takoj za njimi so prebivalci Hong Konga (42 %), Južne Koreje (38 %), Indonezije (33 %) in Indije (31%).
Na drugi strani lestvice pričakovano najdemo države, katerih prebivalce smatramo za bolj
temperamentne – Brazilija (8%), Argentina (9%), Španija (10%), Italija (11%) in Kanada (12%). Ste si
mislili, da se Slovenci uvrščamo ravno med slednje?
Podrobnejša analiza Slovencev je pokazala, da so se intimnosti v večji meri pripravljene odreči ženske,
medtem ko po starosti ni opaznejših razlik.
4.
5. Kaj bi raje:
Se odpovedali računalniku ali svojemu mobilnemu telefonu?
65 % državljanov sveta bi se raje odpovedalo svojemu mobilnemu telefonu kot pa računalniku. Ta
delež je najvišji v Kanadi (80%), sledijo Nemci (78%), Brazilci (77%) in Francozi (74%). Slovenci smo na
tem področju dokaj razdeljeni – 54% vprašanih bi se raje odpovedalo svojemu mobilnemu telefonu,
46% računalniku. Zanimivo je, da so med Slovenci na svoj mobilni telefon v večji meri navezane ženske
in mlajši.
6.
7. Kaj bi raje:
Se odpovedali družabnim omrežjem ali televiziji?
Globalno gledano je razmerje v prid televiziji. Slabi dve tretjini vprašanih bi se raje odpovedali
družabnim omrežjem kot televiziji. Države, kjer je televizija močno v ospredju, so: Velika Britanija,
Avstralija in Francija (družabnim omrežjem bi se odpovedalo 80% vprašanih). Nič kaj dosti ne
zaostajamo niti Slovenci – dve tretjini bi nas raje gledalo televizijo.
Televiziji so se pričakovano v nekoliko večji meri pripravljeni odpovedati mlajši Slovenci, vendar ta
delež ni tako visok, kot bi morda pričakovali; takih je “le” 39%.
8.
9. O RAZISKAVI:
Predstavljene so ugotovitve raziskave Global @dvisor, ki jo izvaja tržnoraziskovalno podjetje Ipsos.
Raziskava je bila izvedena v januarja 2012, razen v Sloveniji, kjer je bila raziskava izvedena julija
2012.
Raziskava Global @dvisor je bila izvedena v 26 državah sveta. Države, vključene v raziskavo so
Argentina, Avstralija, Belgija, Brazilija, Kanada, Kitajska, Francija, Nemčija, Velika Britanija, Hong
Kong, Madžarska, Indija, Indonezija, Italija, Japonska, Mehika, Poljska, Rusija, Savdska Arabija,
Južna Afrika, Južna Koreja, Španija, Švedska, Turčija, ZDA in Slovenija.
V vsaki državi je bil uporabljen reprezentativni vzorec 1000+ anketirancev, razen v Turčiji (500+) in
Sloveniji (400+).
10. O IPSOSU:
Ipsos je bil ustanovljen leta 1975 v Franciji, in je do danes svoje poslovanje razširil na vse ključne trge širom
sveta. Svoje pisarne ima v 84 državah po svetu, svojo pozicijo kot tretje največje tržno-raziskovalno
podjetje na svetu pa je v lanskem letu še okrepil s prevzemom Synovata.
Ipsosovi strokovnjaki ocenjujejo tržni potencial in interpretirajo tržne trende za več kot 5.000 lokalnih in
mednarodnih naročnikov. Raziskave vključujejo razvoj in testiranje novih in obstoječih izdelkov ter storitev,
gradnjo blagovnih znamk, testiranje oglaševanja, merjenje zadovoljstva in zvestobe potrošnikov ter
zaposlenih, raziskovanje javnega mnenja.
Ipsos je vodilno tržno raziskovalno podjetje tudi v Adria regiji (Slovenija, Hrvaška, Srbija, Bosna in
Hercegovina, Makedonija, Črna gora, Kosovo in Albanija). Ustanovljeno je bilo leta 2009 z združitvijo
podjetij Ipsos in 2 največjih neodvisnih trženjsko raziskovalnih podjetij v Adria regiji: Puls, Hrvaška (1993) in
Strategic Marketing, Srbija (1997). V Sloveniji je Ipsos prisoten od leta 2006.
DODATNE INFORMACIJE
Ipsos d.o.o.
Šmartinska 152, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija
http://www.ipsos.com
Lenka Hrastar
Direktorica raziskav
Tel: +386 (0) 590 26 801 Mobile: +386 31 689 229
lenka.hrastar@ipsos.com