Marketing & Sales

Strategic vs Operational Marketing
What are the differences between operational and strategic marketing and some examples of these differences? I can't fi (...)

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Marketing Weaknesses
In his book “Ten Deadly Marketing Sins: Signs and Solutions”, Philip Kotler mentions ten deadly sins that identify weakn (...)

🔥	NEW The Role and Value of the Marketing Function No doubt, marketing capabilities are strong drivers of firm performance. But HOW can marketing as a function contribute (...) 11 5 comments

Marketing Strategy Must be Dynamic
Our marketing strategy is never completed!
As per my observation I can state this with confidence that every time w (...)

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Product Mix and Pricing
WHAT IS A PRODUCT MIX? MEANING
The Product Mix, also called: "Product Assortment", or: "Product Portfolio" is the c (...)

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What is Neural Marketing? Definitions
I want to know what exactly is neural marketing? And is it different from any other way of marketing? (...)

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Change your Company from Sales Driven into Marketing Driven
Benefit of being a market driven company rather than one driven by sales.
Far too many companies maintain an antiquat (...)

Holistic Marketing
In today's times, firms that carry out marketing strategies in a standalone fashion, i.e. without understanding and acco (...)

Impact of Internet on Marketing
How has internet affected the marketing practices of big companies?
Which industry or sector is affected the most? (...)

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Emergence and Acceleration of the Marketing Profession
According to you, what year or period of time might be considered as a crucial catalysis or acceleration for marketing a (...)

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Hard and Soft Marketing Styles... :-)
These are the various styles of a marketer:
Hard style: tells he is going to take your money. Soft style: do (...)

Six Deadly Small Business Marketing Mistakes
Six deadly small business marketing mistakes:
1. Not having a marketing plan.
2. Not differentiating your busi (...)

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Product Hierarchy
WHAT IS A PRODUCT HIERARCHY?
A Product Hierarchy is a method of classifying a firm's products/services based on the (...)

PITA Measurement model?
Has anyone ever heard of or used the PITA model (population*incidence*times*amount)? I've used it extensively in retail (...)

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How to Attract Companies for a Marketing Firm?
I'm a recent MBA Marketing and want to setup my own marketing and promotions business. I would like your help in what ar (...)

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Linking Consumer behaviour with Marketing
I have a small question.. If we could really link the consumer behavior and marketing ... we are assuming that the marke (...)

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I Love Marketing. Marketing is to love
Hi Everybody!
I verily believe that marketing is to love! You first have to feel it, to understand it, to live it a (...)

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Consumer Buying Process
Any info on the consumer buying process? (...)

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What is B2B? Precise Definition of B2B
Dear all, what is B2B may seem obvious at first sight.
However, take the case of office furniture or even office su (...)

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International Marketing
To what extent should governments control industry and other factors of production in order to promote international bus (...)

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Marketing Implementation
A marketing strategy is one thing, successfully implementing it is another! Who knows a good generic marketing implement (...)

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Marketing plan - Key elements?
What are the key elements of a marketing plan? Based on real example - welcome ;-) thnx 4 help! (...)

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Strategic Marketing versus Marketing Strategy?
What is the difference between strategic marketing and marketing strategy? (...)

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The Future of Marketing
What is the future of marketing? A Dutch marketing magazine (Tijdschrift voor Marketing, October 2007) reported that the (...)

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What is Marketing? (Kotler)
It was Philip Kotler who said: "Authentic marketing is not the art of selling what you make but knowing what to make. It (...)

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Are Monopoly Industries Unaffected by Marketing?
Businesses in a monopoly market pay less attention to the contribution marketing can make to create and meet the needs o (...)

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Why is Marketing Hard?
Why is marketing for many firms such a challenge? Here are a few reasons I found:
1. Continuous change of marketing (...)

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Marketing a Company in Decline
How can one market a company in decline though it still produces good quality. I need assistance as to how to communicat (...)

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Common Marketing Strategy Mistakes?
Hi, I am looking for the problems experienced by marketing managers in setting up and implementing marketing strategies. (...)

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Effect of Culture on Marketing Plan
How do culture, subculture and core values effect the marketing plan? (...)

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What is Green Marketing? Definitions
What is green marketing? I need any researches regarding the green marketing subject. (...)

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The Study of Consumer Behaviour
The study of consumer behaviour helps firms to align their product / service offerings to the strongest consumer signals (...)

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Effect of Culture on Market Plan
Culture is the foundation of human behaviour. It serves as the benchmark or reference point for one's decision torwards (...)

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Marketing Ethics are Forgotten
Many companies have completely forgotten the fact that marketing involves telling potential clients the TRUTH about a pr (...)

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Tips for Preparing a Business Plan
Can anyone please inform the main steps to be considered in preparing a business plan? Please reply and mention tips to (...)

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Do Big Companies Depend too much on Marketing, Finance, Lobbying and Tax Rules?
In his book Antifragile, Taleb stated that the core of business is offering an honest and decent product or service that (...)

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Radical Marketing Approach
In their book "Radical Marketing: From Harvard to Harley, Lessons From Ten That Broke the Rules and Made It Big", Glenn (...)

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Marketing Communications as the Nerve of Marketing
Dear all! Do you have some comments on marketing communications as it is called the nerve of marketing, because it is ge (...)

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Starting a new plant in Romania
At the moment I'm working on my thesis. The main question is, is it interesting for the greenery b.v. to open a new plan (...)

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Is Marketing Management an Art or a Science?
Marketing management represents creativity rooted and augmented by data for strategic decision-making and so must it rem (...)

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What is More Important in Marketing? Sales Volume or After Sales Service?
I think after sales service is more important in marketing than initial sales volume. So then why are marketing people a (...)

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What is Social Media Marketing?
Hey guys I need your opinion about social media marketing, what do you think what is it, is it a new strategy of marketi (...)

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What is Lean Marketing? Definitions
What is lean marketing? Can you give some explanation / information? Thanks... (...)

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