er behaIntern. J. of Research in Marketing 21 (2004) 241 – 263 www.elsevier.com/locate/ijresmar A social influence model of consumer participation in network- and small-group-based virtual communities Utpal M. Dholakiaa‚*‚ Richard P. Bagozzia‚ Lisa Klein Pearob a Rice University‚ Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management‚ 6100 Main Street‚ 314 Herring Hall-MS 531‚ Houston‚ TX 77005‚ USA b Cornell University‚ Cornell School of Hotel Administration‚ Ithaca‚ NY 14853‚ USA Received 8 May 2003;
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*BEST PRACTICE: Customer *loyalty _The limited number of business contacts‚ the difficulty of recruiting new business customers and the cost of some business products or services all mean that maintaining customer loyalty is key to B2B marketing success. Sara Goodwins looks at some popular approaches to this problem_ Is it easier and less expensive to sell to existing customers than to find new ones? Of course it is. In the B2B arena‚ however‚ sales cycles are longer. If customers are not to
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products designed for surfers‚ general beach goers‚ skateboarders and the fashion conscious. Comprehensive characteristics of this market are difficult to pinpoint‚ however‚ it is the assumption that the majority of consumers are males and females aged between 12 and 35 years of age. Consumer Need: Social Image Need - the most important need satisfied by Billabong 1.3 CURRENTLY SOLD In the mid 1980’s‚ just over ten years since the birth of Billabong‚ the successes of the small Australian brand were
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Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Inc. (USA) Print ISSN: 0975-5853 Impact of Guerrilla Marketing on Consumer Perception By Mohsin Shakeel‚ Muhammad Mazhar Khan University of Lahore Islamabad Campus Pakistan Abstracts - Purpose : Guerilla marketing is one of the growing marketing techniques which are used in advertising industry. Stealth marketing is also a most popular technique use in the Guerilla marketing. There are number of techniques
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information. Consumer Buying Behaviour- Psychology of Marketing The study of consumers helps firms and organizations improve their marketing strategies by understanding issues such as how • The psychology of how consumers think‚ feel‚ reason‚ and select between different alternatives (e.g.‚ brands‚ products‚ and retailers); • The psychology of how the consumer is influenced by his or her environment (e.g.‚ culture‚ family‚ signs‚ media); • The behaviour of consumers while shopping
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Cultural factors:- One of the main influences on consumers during the buying process is culture. The most basic wants and behaviors of a person is influenced by his/her culture. As children grow‚ they pick up values and perceptions of the world from family members and people of authority within the community. (Bason‚H 2010).In the past 20 years‚ the UAE has become a melting pot of different cultures from all around the world. In a culturally diverse market such as the UAE‚ patterns arise in the
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IMPACT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCIES IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF CPC‚ CAFON AND CEON BY AMZAT SHERIFFDEEN ADEWALE MATRIC NO: 06076963 A PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FUFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF ARTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION‚ FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCES‚ OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY‚ AGO-IWOYE‚ OGUN STATE. MARCH‚ 2012 CHAPTER ONE 1.0 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Consumer protection is defined as the efforts of the government and private organizations
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Media Management CJ 376 Nov. 15‚ 2012 Local Television in Today’s Society Since the early 1940’s‚ it has been clearly evident that television has played a crucial role in the way people receive and perceive news media on a day to day basis. According to State of the News Media‚ viewership and ratings have drastically changed over the years and as of 2012‚ it is suggested that it is in large part due to the pressing and irreversible shift towards social media. Now our country not only
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“The Negative Impact of the Internet on Consumer Purchasing “ In today’s society‚ the internet has had a profound effect on the way people are living‚ working and consuming products. Convenience‚ time efficiency‚ and the availability of products at a possible lower cost are all enticing reasons to shop online; however‚ many people are still hesitant in shopping online in fear of their privacy and security as well as the inability to actually see the product they are purchasing and be able to instantly
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|OLPERS MILK | | Consumer Behavior’s Project | |Spring 2008 | | | INTRODUCTION Company Engro is derived from the company logo of" Energy for Growth”. Engro Chemical Pakistan Limited (ECPL) is a Pakistani manufacturing and marketing company with its production based in Daharki (Sindh)‚ Karachi and a
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