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Environmental Labelling in Europe: EU and National Approaches

Karl, Helmut; Orwat, Carsten - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1998

This paper considers environmental labelling (or ecolabelling for short) as an informational instrument of environmental policy. It examines some economic aspects of environmental labelling, for example, the function of product certification to overcome market failures for environmental superior...

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Labeling by a private certifier and public regulation

Barry, I.; Bonroy, O.; Garella, P.G. - Laboratoire d'Économie Appliquée de Grenoble, … - 2014

This paper considers the effects of labels in a vertically differentiated duopoly. A label certifies the level of a product's measurable characteristic. It is shown that the certification label chosen by a private (for profit) certifier is lower than both the socially optimal and the firm's...

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Is certification the answer to creating a more sustainable volunteer tourism sector?

Rattan, Jasveen K - In: Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes 7 (2015) 2, pp. 107-126

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to provide a background and offer insights of the use of ecolabels and …/methodology/approach – This study utilizes a comprehensive literature review on tourism ecolabels and certification and presents a discussion …

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A marketing scheme for making money off innocent people: A user's manual

Basu, Kaushik - 2009

Firms often give away free goods with the product that they sell. Firms often give stock options to their top management and other employees. Mixing these two practices-giving stock options to consumers who buy the firm's product-, creates a deadly brew. Large numbers of consumers can be lured...

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Criteria of Effective Marketing: Analysis of Corporate Marketing Activities in Hungary

Nagy, Szabolcs - In: „Mérleg és Kihívások” - IX. Nemzetközi …, (pp. 103-112). 2015

The practice of marketing has significantly changed among companies operating in Hungary since the economic transition … with new emphasis, marketing activities and expectations have been emerged. This paper analyzes the role and significance … of marketing in corporate practices; undercover the most important activities of marketing managers in current business …

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Online Surveys vs. Online Observations: A Comparative Analysis of Online Research Methods and their Impact on Brand Management

Bíró, Szilvia; Botzenhardt, Florian; Ferdinand, … - In: Markenbrand (2014) 2/2014, pp. 49-56

The internet offers market researchers a broad variety of possibilities to gather information and insights. Online surveys and online observations are to commonly used research methods. In this article, both methods are being compared and their possible value proposition in terms of brand...

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Nutzen von Gütesiegeln für touristische Anbieter von Wellnessleistungen

Voshage, Ina - In: Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft 7 (2015) 2, pp. 223-230

touristische Anbieter von Wellnessleistungen haben. Anhand der Phasenorientierung im Tourismus wird der Nutzen als Marketing … services. With the aid of the touristic three-phase model the use as a marketing tool, the use for quality management and the …

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Casino customers in Asian versus Western gaming jurisdictions: Implications for Western casino operators

Kale, Sudhir H.; Spence, Mark T. - 2009

follow an ethnocentric approach when planning marketing activities and customer service initiatives for Asian customers. To … Asian markets, there is an urgent need to empirically assess patron behavior and the attendant casino marketing adaptations … marketing strategies adapted to each casino's market structure and macro-environment. Regardless of context, this systematic …

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Spill-over effects in multi-sponsored events: Theoretical insights and empirical evidence

Pentecost, Robin D; Spence, Mark T - 2009

Schema congruency theory suggests that consumers’ judgments of a sponsoring firm’s brand, such as attitudes toward the brand, are influenced by the degree of similarity or fit between the event and the brand. In short, the better the perceived fit, the more likely that the positive...

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Designing and delivering compelling experiences: Insights from the 2008 Democratic National Convention

Kale, Sudhir H.; Pentecost, Robin D.; Zlatevska, Natalina - 2010

Purpose – Joseph Pine and Jim Gilmore coined the term “experience economy” to describe a paradigm shift in consumption. To survive in this new economy, businesses must provide customers with memorable consumption experiences. The purpose of this paper is to suggest eight ingredients that...

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