Increased competition in the consumer goods marketplace has resulted in too many brands chasing too few consumers. In an attempt to ease pressure on margins, and both brand and product range profitability, marketers would be well advised to reinspect their policies towards brand naming and the...

Today's economy is experiencing serious economic and social problems affecting all world citizens. The earth seems to have become insufficient in meeting the standards of living that societies expect. The classic marketing approach is seen as the cause of many problems. It has contributed to the...

The article discusses the features of product policy in marketing. The author analyzes the objectives, functions and structural elements of product policy as a tool to promote the products in the consumer market. Particular attention is paid to the practical implementation of product policy in...

Strategy of outsourcing salespeople (sales promoters) to prospect the customers through inter-personal communication and develop pre-purchase arousal for products and services is being increasingly employed by the manufacturing and marketing firms. Sales promoters are deployed at strategic...

This article proposes that cross-cultural research frameworks used in international marketing should also apply to domestic marketing within culturally diverse economies. The cultural homogeneity assumption inherent in domestic consumer marketing is questioned by the existence of countries...

Relationship marketing (RM) was conceived as an approach to industrial and service markets, and was considered inappropriate in other marketing contexts. Recently, however, the domain of RM has been extended to incorporate innovative applications in mass consumer markets. Much has changed in a...

In contemporary consumer culture, products and brands carry cultural value that defines consumers and their relationships to their environments. To be effective in consumer marketing, electronic commerce must communicate cultural value by creating cultural presence in virtual environments that...