No other sector in the economy influences business decisions like professional services, and while large commercial firms are major contributors to economies and employ highly educated people, they also engage teams of marketers who frequently work across national and international boundaries to...

This paper aims to provide, on the one hand, a conceptual framework of the importance that integrated marketing communication has acquired today and, on the other hand to outline an overview of the main communication tools used in Social Media. The methodology used was the literrature review....

The study finds how IMC influence the consumer decision to buy internet services; which include (internet marketing, public relations, advertising, sales promotion, direct marketing). Questionnaire were used for data collection and 435 questionnaires were distributed among Mobilink service...

Retail and service enterprises seek benefits and synergies from locating their stores within retail agglomerations, such as shopping streets and malls. The aim of this paper is to identify the main drivers of such synergetic or ‘agglomeration effects’ for tenants. A literature review reveals...

It considered the composition of scientific theories of territorial marketing, which includes situational and strategic vision. It proposed definition of the partnership territorial marketing concept and described approaches to understanding the structure of the marketing-mix. It argued that...

A basic element in advertising strategy is the choice of an appeal. In business-to-business (B2B) marketing communication, a long-standing approach relies on literal and factual, benefit-laden messages. Given the highly complex, costly and involved processes of business purchases, such...

Whether the community is looking for “scapegoats” to blame, or seeking more radical and deeper causes, health care managers are in the firing line whenever there are woes in the health care sector. The public has a right to question whether ethics have much influence on the everyday decision...

This study examined equity in the context of the allocation of park and recreation resources within a community. The contributions made by this study include: extending the original taxonomy of equity models proposed by Crompton and Wicks (1988); development of a theoretical framework for their...

This study outlines the development and validation of a measure of reciprocity. The definition used to develop the measure extends traditional quid pro quo interpretations to include behavior designed to stabilize relationships in times of exchange breakdown. This includes resisting and not...

Operating in a progressively more competitive and turbulent environment, nonprofit organizations are beginning to recognize the need to become more "businesslike" and of the value of marketing in achieving a competitive advantage. Whilst marketing alone is not purported to be a "quick-fix"...