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Impact Of Internet And Social Media On Organisational Change Of Otc Medicines Marketing Management, Vasja Roblek Jul 2015

Impact Of Internet And Social Media On Organisational Change Of Otc Medicines Marketing Management, Vasja Roblek

Vasja Roblek

Pharmaceutical companies have been forced to change their approach to selling over-the-counter (OTC) medicines because of the increased pressure on sales margins. The development of Web 2.0, Web 3.0, and social media technologies allow low-cost online marketing, including e-commerce. An organisational adaptation has to cope with the changes in the OTC drug market is required because of the widespread use of the internet and social media. The increased importance of digital media for marketing has convinced the OTC medical industry to include the use of social media in its customer relationship management strategy. Qualitative research on the impact of the …


The Role Of Hypertext In Consumer Decision Making. The Case Of Travel Destination Choice, Raul Valdez Muñoz Jan 2012

The Role Of Hypertext In Consumer Decision Making. The Case Of Travel Destination Choice, Raul Valdez Muñoz

Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation JEMI

Travel is one of the most popular items people tend to be comfortable with purchasing over the Internet. Hypertext is a form of electronic text composed of blocks of words (or images) linked electronically by multiple paths, chains, or trails. This study explores the importance of hypertext in the travel destination choice from websites. Results show that hypertext links containing images of destinations, informative texts, and search tools are the three most important features utilized by tourist website browsers. This study aims to offer insights into new areas for further research on tourism websites design, application and evaluation.


Web Analytics – A Domain Of Marketing, Paul Harrigan Jul 2010

Web Analytics – A Domain Of Marketing, Paul Harrigan

Dr. Paul Harrigan

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Using E-Crm To Create Customer Insight In Smes, Paul Harrigan, Elaine Ramsey, Patrick Ibbotson Jul 2009

Using E-Crm To Create Customer Insight In Smes, Paul Harrigan, Elaine Ramsey, Patrick Ibbotson

Dr. Paul Harrigan

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are vital components of our economies, and their marketing exhibits striking resemblances to customer relationship management (CRM) theory. However, SMEs’ marketing strategies tend to suffer from the effects of limited resources, limited expertise and a limited impact on their external environment. Through the use of Internet-based technologies (IBTs) SMEs may be able to enhance marketing performance and competitiveness, particularly by facilitating the development of customer insight through improved technology-enabled customer information management processes. In this regard, this paper will present research evidence to help us understand the impact of IBTs on the CRM activities (i.e. …


Channels 2.0 - Delivering And Deploying On-Demand Solutions, David C. Thomas Oct 2008

Channels 2.0 - Delivering And Deploying On-Demand Solutions, David C. Thomas

David Chandler Thomas, PhD

The software industry is going through another major shift in the underlying platform; this time, from the ‘desktop’ to the ‘webtop.’ The change is disrupting the business models of both the independent software vendor (ISV) and the channel partners who have traditionally sold or deployed software on their behalf. As new players emerge, and the market shifts, a fresh look is needed at how software should be priced, sold, configured, deployed, and supported.