The paper aims to analyse the Arcaplanet group, placing it in the wider context of the pet economy. The structure of the thesis is divided into three chapters. The first chapter consists of a general presentation of animal economics and how it is influenced by some of the current marketing trends. It also discusses the evolution of retailing as a result of technological development, and the resulting change in the customer journey and the relationship between brands and consumers in the transition to omni-channel marketing. In the second chapter, the research continues first with an analysis of the birth and development of the company Arcaplanet at national and international level. The topics of digitalization and brand activism are applied to the concrete case of Arcaplanet, investigating the evolution that the brand has undergone over the years and analyzing the concrete initiatives of the pet store chain and the values it wants to carry. This is accompanied by an in-depth discussion on the importance of positioning and its relationship with value-based communication. Finally, the last chapter presents an overview of the effects of state-of-the-art technologies on consumer habits and the opportunities offered to the pet industry and in particular to Arcaplanet. The thesis is based on a qualitative research of academic texts, scientific articles and sector reports. For the part dedicated to research on Arcaplanet were designed apps, website, social media and stores located in the territory of Padua.
L'elaborato si pone l'obiettivo di analizzare il gruppo Arcaplanet, inserendolo nel più ampio contesto della pet economy. La struttura della tesi si articola in tre capitoli. Il primo capitolo consiste in una presentazione generale dell'economia degli animali e di come questa viene influenzata da alcuni degli attuali trend di marketing. Viene inoltre discussa l'evoluzione del retailing a seguito dello sviluppo tecnologico, ed il conseguente cambiamento del customer journey e del rapporto tra brand e consumatori nel passaggio al marketing omnicanale. Nel secondo capitolo, la ricerca prosegue innanzitutto con un' analisi della nascita e dello sviluppo dell’azienda Arcaplanet a livello nazionale ed internazionale. Vengono applicati al caso concreto di Arcaplanet i temi della digitalizzazione e del brand activism, indagando sull'evoluzione che il marchio ha subito nel corso degli anni ed analizzando le concrete iniziative della catena di pet store e i valori di cui essa vuole essere portatrice. A ciò si lega un approfondimento sull'importanza del posizionamento e sulla sua relazione con la comunicazione basata sui valori. Infine, nell'ultimo capitolo viene presentata una panoramica sugli effetti delle tecnologie di ultima generazione sulle abitudini di consumo e sulle opportunità offerte al settore pet e in particolare ad Arcaplanet. La tesi si basa su una ricerca qualitativa di testi accademici, articoli scientifici e report di settore. Per la parte dedicata alla ricerca su Arcaplanet sono stati studiati app, sito web, social media e negozi situati nel territorio di Padova.
Pet Economy: il successo di Arcaplanet
BETTELLA, ELENA
2024/2025
Abstract
The paper aims to analyse the Arcaplanet group, placing it in the wider context of the pet economy. The structure of the thesis is divided into three chapters. The first chapter consists of a general presentation of animal economics and how it is influenced by some of the current marketing trends. It also discusses the evolution of retailing as a result of technological development, and the resulting change in the customer journey and the relationship between brands and consumers in the transition to omni-channel marketing. In the second chapter, the research continues first with an analysis of the birth and development of the company Arcaplanet at national and international level. The topics of digitalization and brand activism are applied to the concrete case of Arcaplanet, investigating the evolution that the brand has undergone over the years and analyzing the concrete initiatives of the pet store chain and the values it wants to carry. This is accompanied by an in-depth discussion on the importance of positioning and its relationship with value-based communication. Finally, the last chapter presents an overview of the effects of state-of-the-art technologies on consumer habits and the opportunities offered to the pet industry and in particular to Arcaplanet. The thesis is based on a qualitative research of academic texts, scientific articles and sector reports. For the part dedicated to research on Arcaplanet were designed apps, website, social media and stores located in the territory of Padua.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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