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Evaluating the value of global brands in Latin America (Spanish)

This paper presents an analysis of brand value with a focus on global brands present in Latin American countries and is based on the hypothesis that for the vast majority of product and service categories brand value might be defined as a regional...

Catalogue: Latin America 1999: Marketing In Latin America In The 21st Century

Authors: Nelsom Marangoni, Paulo Carramenha, Luis Alfredo Lagos Dougnac

June 15, 1999

A global approach to marketing mix optimisation

This paper demonstrates consumption-oriented forecasting techniques to explain the influence of individual economic fields relevant to the purchase decision on the marketing mix variables of a company. New statistical methods have been developed to...

Catalogue: Seminar 1999: Market and Competitive Intelligence

Authors: Bernd Schantz, Rudolf Lewandowski

March 1, 1999

Gain mobility by new forms of vehicle utilisation and mobility management

‘Mobility management’ is a global concept of various policies to ensure the efficient sustainable satisfaction of mobility demands. Intermodality including all transport carriers will provide an increased quality of life and added value....

Catalogue: International Automotive Marketing Conference 1998

Authors: Conrad Wagner, Heiner Schmeck

June 15, 1998

A new star is born

The Mercedes A-Class case study offers insight into the strategic considerations of the Mercedes car maker as well as the marketing research methods used. Among other things the survey of the research methods looks into project car clinics the...

Catalogue: International Automotive Marketing Conference 1998

Authors: Siegfried Högl, Karsten J. Hennig

Company: GfK

June 15, 1998

What is the value of our car?

This paper explores ways of using value based segmentation to position car brands and models. It shows that both domain specific variables and general human values can be matched in a model that describes what car buyers seek in cars and how this...

Catalogue: International Automotive Marketing Conference 1998

Authors: Gerton Poot, Fred Schipper, Charles Engelaar

Company: Trendbox B.V.

June 15, 1998

The car, the environment and the media

The paper outlines a research project examining press coverage of the motor industry in six European markets in order to track the incidence of a range of environmental issues and the presence of certain key messages both for and against the...

Catalogue: International Automotive Marketing Conference 1998

Author: Peter Christopherson

Company: CARMA

June 15, 1998

Generation Golf

This paper shows how a programme of qualitative research helped to define a target group for Europe's most popular car the Golf. Where traditional demographic profiling was not able to produce sufficient evidence to allow formulation of a target...

Catalogue: International Automotive Marketing Conference 1998

Authors: Sven H. Becker, Rolf Dielenschneider

June 15, 1998

Higher added value from marketing research

Today’s European automotive industry places increasing pressure on market researchers to carry out more and better research yet market research budgets are squeezed. This paradox creates an untenable situation. Internal clients are disappointed...

Catalogue: International Automotive Marketing Conference 1998

Author: Joop van der Vegt

June 15, 1998

Cross-cultural segmenting and brand extension

Mercedes-Benz launched its first mini-car the A-class in the fall of 1997. Mercedes engaged in number of research efforts prior to the introduction of the A-class. The analysis performed in Norway revealed five major segments. All five segments had...

Catalogue: International Automotive Marketing Conference 1998

Authors: Erik Olson, Hans Mathias Thjomoe

June 15, 1998