In Hungary, a growing number of consumers have recently recognized the importance of healthy eating habits in disease prevention. As health is one of the most important terminal values of Hungarian consumers, functional foods are likely to have a bright future and their market is expected to...

In a dynamic business environment, implementing innovative commercial technologies facilitates the winning of new competitive advantages in the retail industry, given the manifested influence on consumer buying behaviour towards commercial units, as well as the significant contribution to the...

Gamified market research tools help to increase respondents' engagement and obtain more in- depth results. Up till now the effects of gamification have been tested in the offline environment. The COVID-19 pandemic changed the world of the qualitative research and also triggered a need to...

This paper clarifies disparities in tourism demand of some chosen UNESCO destinations in the Czech Republic, which is located in Central Europe. The Czech Republic, despite its relatively small area, is an important destination for cultural tourism ‒ a large number of unique cultural and other...

Much significant research has been done to shed light on discrimination of females in, for example, labor markets. Less is known, in contrast, about the amount of discrimination in the virtual world of online gaming. In an early study, Castronova (2004) finds that female avatars receive about...

In an economy with a strong concurential character, organizations must capitalize the integrated marketing communication in the most effective way, to ensure the creation and maintenance of long-term relationships with current and potential customers. Building and managing the relationships with...

Serviciile aeriene reprezinta un segment al economiei globale extrem de sensibil la fluctuatiile economiei mondiale, fiind asociat de catre un segment important de utilizatori ca un serviciu de transport de lux. In acest context, pierderile generate de fluctuatiile frecvente ale economiei...

We discuss who should be in charge of providing data relevant to marketing segmentation for the tourism industry. We describe the difficulties of using the most commonly found consumer behavioural models within an information system, and oppose them to a novel approach in marketing segmentation,...

The scope of relationship marketing is to retain customers and win their loyalty. This can be achieved if the companiesâ€(tm) products and services are developed and sold considering customersâ€(tm) demands. Fulfilling customersâ€(tm) demands, taken as the starting point of relationship...

This paper investigates the role of discount travel agencies such as Priceline and Hotwire in the market segmentation of the hotel and airline industries. These agencies conceal important characteristics of the offered services, such as hotel locations or flight schedules. We explicitly model...