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Developments in information and communication technology have facilitated the generation of management information considerably. Thus, managers are confronted increasingly with an information flood which provides more information than managers are able to process. This results in an information...
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studies which conclude that a wide range of organizational barriers impede market orientation. However, this paper argues that … extant research into the barriers to market orientation is frequently restricted by the explicit concentration on management … organizations, a typology of the barriers to market orientation development at the shopfloor level is presented. Implications for …
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Both advertising and sponsorship are key areas of marketing communications activity, though the latter has acted as a somewhat “Cinderella” subject. In the heightened and increasing consumer‐oriented marketing communications world of the 1990s, this paper asks whether these two marketing...
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A framework for a hybrid intelligent support system is proposed, on the basis of a discussion of the main problems of current computer‐based support systems and the roles for computer‐based systems in developing marketing strategy. The objectives of the framework are: to integrate the...
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An investigation which collected information within four countries sought to understand the views of marketing managers in industrial markets regarding their relationships with their organizational customers. The managers interviewed showed little awareness of the formal concept of relationship...
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Reports the results of a survey of marketing managers with respect to the importance of telecommunications issues and the quality of their telecommunications training. The responses of the marketing managers identified three categories of issues: standard or clerical applications, such as...
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Theories of marketing management and strategy need to evolve and change to keep pace with changes in the marketplace and in marketing practice. As the next century draws closer, it is apparent that some marketing managers are basing their relationships with customers on policies and procedures...
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Reports findings from a major study done by a Boston consulting firm showing four solution‐based market segments in … market pull. And the fourth segment is retail‐oriented. This article may be useful to both buyers and sellers of technology …
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perceived important by marketing managers, and many companies perform some of the strategic functions, such as market … segmentation/targeting, competition and market analysis. Yet, the application of MkIS does not keep abreast with the current … environmental scanning, competition mapping, market positioning, and SWOT analysis needs to be developed through advanced computing …
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Asserts that an organisation’s ultimate goal of maintaining a loyal customer base transcends the obvious primary relationship of the organisation and its customers. The customer’s estimation of the value of the product/service is influenced by the inter‐relationships (secondary...
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