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Impact Of Internet And Social Media On Organisational Change Of Otc Medicines Marketing Management, Vasja Roblek
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 …
Perceived Importance And Future Use Of Online Channels Of Distribution By Small Businesses In The United States And Australia: An Exploratory Study, Irene Dickey, William Lewis, John Vanbeveren
Perceived Importance And Future Use Of Online Channels Of Distribution By Small Businesses In The United States And Australia: An Exploratory Study, Irene Dickey, William Lewis, John Vanbeveren
Irene J. Dickey
Online marketing is important to small-business owners and operators because they are typically faced with limited budgets to design and implement traditional marketing programs. This paper compares the perceived importance of specific online marketing tactics and their anticipated future use of online marketing tactics by small businesses in the United States and Australia. Results of the study reveal that both in the United States and in Australia, there is a growing use of online marketing tactics to accomplish marketing objectives. While most online marketing tactics were effective in both the United States and Australia, there were some statistically significant differences.
Consumer Generated Media: Evolving Marketing Opportunity For Consumer Engagement, Irene Dickey, William Lewis
Consumer Generated Media: Evolving Marketing Opportunity For Consumer Engagement, Irene Dickey, William Lewis
Irene J. Dickey
This paper examines consumer-generated media (CGM), also called user-generated Web sites or social media, and the evolving and broad consumer behaviors associated with it. CGM websites have evolved rapidly during the last few years, but so have consumer behaviors and subsequently marketing tactics and future potential opportunities. Marketers should be aware of the characteristics of this type of website and understand how they are being used by consumers and other practitioners. CGM sites are primarily used by consumers to connect with others for many reasons. This connectivity, also called engagement, appears to be an opportunity for marketers to connect with …
Study Of Current Marketing Behavior Practices For Application Of Marketing Behavior Matrix In Online Marketing, Dipanjay Jayant Bhalerao
Study Of Current Marketing Behavior Practices For Application Of Marketing Behavior Matrix In Online Marketing, Dipanjay Jayant Bhalerao
Dipanjay Jayant Bhalerao
Behavioral aspect in marketing domain has been crucial majorly from consumer‟s point of view. Since 1957, exceptthe theory of MBEA (Marketing Behavior and Executive Action) by Prof. Wroe Alderson, the behavioral part was researched only in the consumer buying behavior arena. In the words of Prof. Wroe Alderson –“All marketing activity is an aspect of the interaction among organized behavior systems related to each other in what may be described as an ecological network. Operating systems are a subclass of behavior systems, distinguished by inputs and outputs and the structuring of processes to achieve efficiency” (Wroe Alderson, 1957). As per …