Marketing is a completely developing paradigm. In spite of nearly metaphysical, esoteric, antiscientifically approached trends and fashions are increasingly contributing to identify more elements bringing it closer to the science like a technology. That is, an applied social science by establishing concepts and relations between Strategic and Tactic (operational) issues; its Identification, Cre...

C spend millions of dollars on advertising to boost a brand’s image and simultaneously spend millions of dollars on promotion that many believe calls attention to price and erodes brand equity. We believe this paradoxical situation exists because both advertising and promotion are necessary to compete effectively in dynamic markets. Consequently, brand managers need to account for interactions ...

With the rise of microfinance in developing countries and its evolution to a business model in developed nations, microfinance has fully transitioned to the internet, taking the distinctive form of social lending. However, the marketing trends of emerging peer-to-peer micro-lending websites have been largely unexplored during its rise to recognition due to most studies focusing on financial, ec...

The rural markets in India have grown size, range and sophistication in recent times. Under the changing Socioeconomic scenario, the rural markets have great potentialities in India and offer bright prospects and attraction to the companies. Rural marketing is confused with agricultural marketing particular emphasis is placed on the impact of the four A’s principles on the rural economy and its...

How does culture impinge affect international marketing mix decisions? This question is first dealt with through an assessment of the literature. Postulated or tested relations between cultural dimensions and each marketing mix variable are then presented. Concluding comments cover research issues and managerial implications. As most students of international marketing would agree, culture is a...

Diffusion models have been used traditionally in marketing for capturing the lifecycle dynamics of a new product, for forecasting the demand for a new product, and as a decision aid in making pre-launch, launch and post-launch strategic choices. Since their entrance into marketing, diffusion models have become increasingly complex. This complexity has been driven by the need to enhance the fore...

the main purpose of this paper is to develop an effective and efficient promotion mix model and determine the share and value of each of the underlying variables in the promotion mix in accordance with the marketing and promotional goals and strategies of a firm. the review of earlier studies indicate that the promotion mix components such as competitor’s advertisement, public relation budget, ...