CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM/STUDY Branding is one of the most important aspects of the marketing arena. In this world of ever increasing competition and removal of barriers to trade due to the enforcement of the WTO (World Trade Organization)‚ branding has become even more important. In a situation where a multitude of alternatives are available to the consumer at lower prices‚ the establishment of a strong brand name is extremely important. A strong brand
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person. Sometimes in the consumer market people are involved in a purchase decision‚ example: in planning for a family vacation the father may make the hotel reservations but others in the family may have input on the hotel choice. Therefore‚ understanding consumer purchase behavior involves not only understanding how decisions are made but also understanding the dynamics that influence purchases. Consumer buyer behavior refers to the buying behavior of final consumers (individuals and households
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Vehicles Media Planning Challenges: - Insufficient Information - Inconsistent Technologies - Difficulty Measuring Effectiveness Media Strategy Decisions: - Media Mix - Target Audience Coverage - Geographic Coverage - Scheduling - Reach vs Frequency Waste coverage is when media coverage exceeds the targeted audience. BDI Brand Development Index helps marketers factor the rate of product usage by geographic area into the decision process. CDI Category Development Index is computed
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SodaStream: Set the Bubbles Free (www.sodastream.com) Tomas Hocko hockotomas@gmail.com MK 390 Advertising & Sales Promotion Ivan Zary Promotional Analysis April 13‚ 2013 SodaStream is the largest manufacturer and distributor of home carbonation products officially invented in 1903 by Guy Gilbey in the world (www.sodastream.com‚ n.d.).The company’s long history and its experiences are reason why company is one of the largest beverage companies in the world selling in 43 countries
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Consumer Attitude Toward Mobile Marketing INTRODUCTION Starting from background of the research area and why this study is important‚ this section of the study will continue with necessary definitions of the terms which will be used in this research. Additionally‚ this section will present problem discussion to enlighten the reader about current situation of the study area. Finally outline of the thesis will be shown to inform the reader about what will be encountered in the upcoming chapters
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POPATPUTRA AHAD A. ACKNOWLEDGMENT “Support and guidence should never go without thanks.” These are the words most famous among PGDM students and they call it as formality but it’s only my experience with my superiors and colleagues during project time‚ which has made me‚ understand its true meaning. I present sincere obligation to my institute‚ MARWADI EDUCATION FOUNDATION GROUP of INSTITUTIONS‚ Rajkot for providing continuous supports and facilities to complete this research report. I am
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Indian Institute of ManagementKozhikode | Assignment – Consumer Behaviour | ARUNPRASAD ANNAMALAI EPGP-04A-011 Question: - Retail stores put a number of items on the aisles leading to the checkout station. These are placed there to remind customers of things they may have overlooked‚ or to show products that customers may not have thought of buying until they are seen. Retailers know that some items are purchased on impulse. In other words‚ the customer simply sees a product and purchases
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CONSUMER BEHAVIOR ON IMPULSIVE BUYING The Influence of Culture on Consumer Impulsive Buying Behavior KACE N AND L EE CUL TURE AND IMPUL SIVE BUYING BE HAVIOR Jacqueline J. Kacen Department of Business Administration University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Julie Anne Lee Department of Marketing University of Hawaii–Manoa Impulse buying generates over $4 billion in annual sales volume in the United States. With the growth of e-commerce and television shopping channels‚ consumers
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how consumers make their decisions to buy a product or service‚ the market organization should clearly analyze the process of their decision and the factors which will impact their behavior. Consumers usually make a decision through five stages: need recognition‚ information search‚ and evaluation of alternatives‚ purchase decision and post-purchase behavior. Marketers should not only focus on the purchase decision‚ but also emphasize the entire buying process. During this process‚ consumers’ decision
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Universal Journal of Management 1(2): 76-82‚ 2013 http://www.hrpub.org DOI: 10.13189/ujm.2013.010206 The Impact of Visual Merchandising on Impulse Buying Behavior of Consumer: A Case from Central Mall of Ahmedabad India Neha P. Mehta* ‚ Pawan K. Chugan Institute of Management‚ Nirma University‚ Ahmedabad‚ India *Corresponding Author: npmehta_9@yahoo.co.in Copyright © 2013 Horizon Research Publishing All rights reserved. Abstract Apparel industry in India is booming and there is
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