Ladislava Knihová
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Lecturer on Marketing and Communications
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Letenská 5, Prague 1
Ladislava Knihová earned degrees in philology at Charles University and in business and management, building a strong interdisciplinary foundation that connects language, communication, marketing, and strategic management. Her academic background has shaped her long-term interest in the intersection of marketing communication, education, and emerging technologies.
Knihová is an Assistant Professor at AAU and also teaches at the Masaryk Institute of Advanced Studies, Czech Technical University in Prague. At AAU, she teaches Digital Skills & AI for Business, Marketing Communications, Buyer Behavior, and Marketing Research, with a particular emphasis on the relationship between marketing, technology, and contemporary educational practice.
Knihová’s professional experience also includes several years at Harley-Davidson Prague, where she worked closely with the marketing and communication department, focused on content marketing, and led staff training initiatives. In addition to her academic work, she has many years of experience in diplomacy and in business practice, particularly in the SME sector in engineering and trade.
Her research and professional interests focus primarily on digital marketing, AI applications in marketing and education, immersive marketing, marketing communication, and the integration of technology into teaching and learning. Knihová has authored more than 70 scholarly and professional publications, edited two professional books, and she regularly participates in international academic conferences. Among her recent major projects are the book AI Marketing Playbook: Jak ChatGPT a umělá inteligence mění svět marketingu (AI Marketing Playbook: How ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence Are Changing the World of Marketing) and the Czech translation of Philip Kotler’s Marketing 6.0. Her current work explores the role of artificial intelligence in marketing practice, higher education, and the development of innovative teaching methods.
Specializations
- Digital Skills & AI for Business
- Marketing Communications
- Buyer Behavior
- Marketing Research
- Digital Marketing
- AI in Marketing
- AI in Education
- Immersive Marketing
- Sustainability and ESG in Marketing
- Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning
Selected Publications
- Knihová, L. (2026). From products to immersive experiences: Synthesising responsible AI, marketing, and the managerial challenge of sustainability. In B. Drelich-Skulska, M. Sobocińska, & A. Tomášková (Eds.), Sustainable development in light of research by scientists from Poland, Czechia and Slovakia: Different research perspectives (pp. 181–191). Publishing House of Wroclaw University of Economics and Business.
- Svoboda, P., & Knihová, L. (2025). Exploring the Future of Education: Integrating Metaverse and AI Tools to Enhance Learning Experiences. TEM Journal, 14(1), 631–643.
- Knihová, L. (2024). AI marketing playbook: Jak ChatGPT a umělá inteligence mění svět marketingu (1st ed.). Grada Publishing a.s. (EN: AI Marketing Playbook: How ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence Are Changing the World of Marketing).
- Tomášková, A., & Knihová, L. (2024). From family business to family entrepreneurship: Embracing innovation and AI in the evolution of family ventures. In B. Drelich-Skulska, M. Sobocińska, & A. Tomášková (Eds.), The importance of universities for society and economy: The experience of researchers from the Visegrád Group. Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu.
- Knihová, L. (2021). The role of educational content in a digital marketing strategy. Communication Today, 12(1), 162–178.