In Pakistan, tourism industry is growing rapidly but lack of researches and studies contributes in creating gap in understand the role of social media marketing in improving this sector. For this purpose, this research is conducted to investigate and examine the impact of social media...

During the past decade, the preferred medium for advertising has seen a dramatic shift away from print media and other traditional means of distribution. In 2009 alone, it is estimated that advertising spending dropped by between 10 and 20 percent for newspapers, consumer magazines, radio, and...

Purpose – The research investigates how consumers differ in their interpretation of advertised and “surprise” (or unexpected) next-purchase coupons as delayed rewards or immediate losses based on promotion context and coupon start date restrictions.Design/methodology/approach – Two...