Um ihre Marketingmaßnahmen möglichst genau auf die jeweilige Zielgruppe abstimmen zu können, teilen die Unternehmen ihre Märkte durch verschiedene Arten der Marktsegmentierung in immer kleinere und spezifischere Segmente auf. Dabei wird allerdings nicht berücksichtigt, dass kleinere...

Marketing and sales departments carry out two separate functions (Kotler et al. 2007, 1144); nevertheless, they must interact closely with each other, as both are essential parts for the marketing activities in each company. Each company has the goal to fulfill customer needs and also to match...

Craig Julian argues that the International Joint Venture (IJV) phenomena represents two opposing trends. On the one hand, an analysis of the number of new IJVs reveals that they are becoming increasingly popular as a mode of overseas market entry and expansion. On the other hand, however, the...