Opinions of Representatives of the Advertising Environment on the Legal Regulations in Force in Poland Cover Image

Opinie przedstawicieli środowiska reklamowego na temat regulacji prawnych obowiązujących w Polsce
Opinions of Representatives of the Advertising Environment on the Legal Regulations in Force in Poland

Author(s): Teresa Taranko
Subject(s): Methodology and research technology, Marketing / Advertising, Business Ethics
Published by: Instytut Badań Rynku, Konsumpcji i Koniunktur
Keywords: legal regulations in marketing communication; advertising environment’s self-regulations; motives to observe law in marketing communication; consequences of failure to observe the law;

Summary/Abstract: Objective of the article: an analysis of the selected opinions of representatives of the advertising agencies and associations in the domain of marketing communication on the legal regulations in force in Poland as well as an analysis of the environment’s attitudes towards observation thereof. Type of the research methodology used: the presented in the article opinions are the selected fragments of the report on qualitative survey on the regulations of marketing research and marketing communication in Poland, implemented by a team of the Department of Market, Marketing and Quality of the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) in the period from May to September 2013. Main research findings: the contained in the article research findings present, inter alia, associations of the representatives of advertising agencies and associations of the branch of marketing communication in Poland on the legal regulations concerning this branch, rational and emotional motives of application of the legal regulations in marketing communication, the motives of breach of the legal regulations related to marketing communication as well as the consequences of failure to observe those regulations. Practical implications: paying attention to the legal aspects of activities carried out by the entities implementing marketing communication in Poland as well as possible consequences of lack of awareness and failure to respect the legal regulations in force in the branch. Social implications: making the managers representing the marketing communication environment sensitive to the issues of law and ethics what, in consequence, may translate into growth of awareness and observance of the rights of consumers and other market participants. Article category: research.

  • Issue Year: 351/2014
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 278-288
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish