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Strategic marketing needs strategic research

This paper describes the use of mapping as a strategic research technique. Case histories are described in which the use of mapping lead to major changes being made in long-term plans. The specific mapping technique used uses nominally scaled data as...

Catalogue: AMA/JMRA/JMA/ESOMAR Conference 1983: Strategic Planning

Author: John Rice

June 15, 1983

Importance of trend research in the marketing branch of the pharmaceutical industry

This paper discusses The use of trend research at a number of different levels. First at the strategic level, showing how changes in the structure of the market can be detected and used for the development of scenarios to aid long term planning.

Catalogue: Seminar 1983: Information For Decision Making In The Pharmaceutical Industry

Author: David Holmes

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

June 15, 1983

The uninvolved consumer

A theory of low involvement consumer behavior is emerging in the marketing literature, challenging a number of traditional theoretical and strategic assumptions. The traditional view of consumer behavior is based on the cognitive psychologist's...

Catalogue: Seminar 1982: Classifying Consumers

Author: Henry Assael

June 15, 1982

The impact of change on retail strategy, structure and performance

This paper focuses on the analysis of change across three distinct, but interrelated environments: 1) consumer; 2) economic and 3) retailing. Past failures in retailing research have resulted from a lack of focus and direction and from attempts to...

Catalogue: Seminar 1980: Social Change Analysis As A Tool For Strategic Planning And Decision Making

Author: Douglas J. Tigert

June 15, 1980

Planning advertising strategy

Here we are reminded again that technical expertise in conducting research is not the criterion by which its usefulness is judged. Research alone may not indicate the correct action and it is not just interpretation which must be added, or even a...

Catalogue: Market Researchers Look At Advertising: A Collection of ESOMAR papers 1949-1979

Author: Daniel Yankelovich

June 15, 1980

Strategies of increasing carpooling behavior among urban commuters

This paper represents an application of a theory of social change to the area of increasing carpooling (ride-sharing) behavior among urban commuters. The paper at first briefly describes alternative strategies of changing social behavior as proposed...

Catalogue: Seminar 1977: Social Research

Authors: Jagdish N. Sheth, Abraham D. Horowitz

December 1, 1977

Marketing management information systems for market-oriented companies in centrally planned economy

At the beginning the formulation of a strategy of development of an economic system is presented as a background for Harkoting Information Systems being discussed in this paper. Using' the same illustration I will try to explain the process of...

Catalogue: Seminar 1977: Marketing Management Information Systems

Author: Janusz W. Gociski

June 15, 1977

Fiesta

This paper describes a comprehensive, Europe-wide program of marketing research carried out over a period of four years to assist development of an entirely new Ford small car: Fiesta. The research program, which was an integral part of the car's...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1976: Research That Works For Today's Marketing Problems

Authors: R. P. Smith, C. A. Molloy

September 1, 1976

What's fashion all about, and does it really matter anyhow?

The present paper first examines the various concepts of fashion underlying previous research, focusing in particular on the clothing and related fashion industries. The main preoccupations of this research are then examined in the light of current...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1976: Research That Works For Today's Marketing Problems

Author: Susan P. Douglas

June 15, 1976