Implementacja instrumentów marketingu internetowego na polskim rynku piwa

The main reason to raise the subject of an article was the increasing share of spendings on Internet marketing in the total expenditure incurred by companies on advertising. In recent years the tremendous growth in network marketing tools and increased awareness of the possibility of their use by the Polish brands can be observed. A similar situation occurs in the brewing industry, where the advertising expenditures are extremely high. The purpose of this article is to analyze the utilization of Internet marketing tools by companies operating on the Polish beer market. The research method applied is a comparative analysis of selected tools by the three companies, which play a major role in the market - Kompania Piwowarska, Grupa Żywiec and Carlsberg Poland. The analysis covered three instruments of marketing on the Internet: website, profile in the social networking website Facebook and video channel on YouTube. Each tool was evaluated on the basis of specified criteria. The paper contains the conclusions of the study and a summary which includes an assessment of the situation in brewing industry.