International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
In this case, Net profit margin is positive. Company made more money then it...Aqif Chaudary
The document discusses marketing principles and their influence on business activities. It explains that marketing principles focus on key functions like market research and segmentation to help businesses compete effectively. Several elements of the marketing process are described, including understanding customer needs, analyzing competitors, and designing marketing strategies. The benefits and costs of marketing orientation for businesses are evaluated. Environmental factors like economic conditions, technology, and customer demographics that influence marketing decisions are also outlined. Different approaches to marketing products and services to businesses and internationally are discussed.
This document provides an overview of key marketing concepts including definitions of marketing, the marketing concept, customer value and satisfaction, and relationship marketing. It discusses the evolution of philosophies from a production to a more customer-oriented approach. The marketing concept is defined as determining customer needs and satisfying them more effectively than competitors. Relationship marketing aims to develop long-term relationships through mutual value creation. Customer loyalty is the goal, achieved through satisfaction and different types of loyalty.
Week 05 - Marketing and Project ManagementAbid Khan
This document discusses key aspects of marketing and how they relate to project management. It begins by defining marketing and explaining its importance. It then covers topics such as the evolution of marketing, implementing marketing strategies, market classification, developing marketing strategies, marketing research, and selling projects. The document emphasizes that marketing has evolved from a product-oriented approach to a customer-oriented one and that understanding customers, conducting research, and tailoring strategies and communications to different stakeholders are important for project managers.
This study examined the effect of market segmentation on the performance of micro, small, and medium enterprises in Makurdi Metropolis, Benue State, Nigeria. A survey was conducted of 246 owners and managers of these enterprises. Multiple regression analysis found that demographic segmentation had a positive and statistically significant effect on enterprise performance, while geographic and behavioral segmentation had negative effects that were not statistically significant. The study concludes that market segmentation can improve enterprise performance by helping to identify the best customer groups to target. It recommends that enterprises in the area focus their segmentation on demographic characteristics.
Marketing for service quality in jordanian construction project organisationAlexander Decker
This document summarizes marketing concepts as applied to the construction industry in Jordan. It finds that most construction companies in Jordan do not have dedicated marketing departments or see marketing as a legitimate activity. Contracts are typically awarded based primarily on price. The document reviews key marketing concepts including the marketing mix, marketing orientation, segmentation, and positioning. It emphasizes the importance of understanding customer needs to improve quality and satisfaction.
Presents frameworks and methodology for building those segments of a company which are vital to long term sustainability. The systematic process of identifying business strategy, marketing, and a mission statements which articulates the developed value proposition. This framework enables companies to build a brand that helps target the identified market.
This document provides an overview of marketing concepts including definitions, the marketing environment, and the product life cycle. It discusses key elements of the marketing environment like competition, economics, politics, technology, and social factors. It then defines marketing and outlines modern marketing concepts like customer orientation and integrated marketing. Finally, it explains the stages of the product life cycle including market introduction, growth, and maturity.
Various marketing charts (such as marketing triangles, the marketing face according to Kühn, simple marketing models, situation analyses) and other illustrations, charts and diagrams on the areas of marketing strategies, marketing concepts, competition analyses and market field strategies.
In this case, Net profit margin is positive. Company made more money then it...Aqif Chaudary
The document discusses marketing principles and their influence on business activities. It explains that marketing principles focus on key functions like market research and segmentation to help businesses compete effectively. Several elements of the marketing process are described, including understanding customer needs, analyzing competitors, and designing marketing strategies. The benefits and costs of marketing orientation for businesses are evaluated. Environmental factors like economic conditions, technology, and customer demographics that influence marketing decisions are also outlined. Different approaches to marketing products and services to businesses and internationally are discussed.
This document provides an overview of key marketing concepts including definitions of marketing, the marketing concept, customer value and satisfaction, and relationship marketing. It discusses the evolution of philosophies from a production to a more customer-oriented approach. The marketing concept is defined as determining customer needs and satisfying them more effectively than competitors. Relationship marketing aims to develop long-term relationships through mutual value creation. Customer loyalty is the goal, achieved through satisfaction and different types of loyalty.
Week 05 - Marketing and Project ManagementAbid Khan
This document discusses key aspects of marketing and how they relate to project management. It begins by defining marketing and explaining its importance. It then covers topics such as the evolution of marketing, implementing marketing strategies, market classification, developing marketing strategies, marketing research, and selling projects. The document emphasizes that marketing has evolved from a product-oriented approach to a customer-oriented one and that understanding customers, conducting research, and tailoring strategies and communications to different stakeholders are important for project managers.
This study examined the effect of market segmentation on the performance of micro, small, and medium enterprises in Makurdi Metropolis, Benue State, Nigeria. A survey was conducted of 246 owners and managers of these enterprises. Multiple regression analysis found that demographic segmentation had a positive and statistically significant effect on enterprise performance, while geographic and behavioral segmentation had negative effects that were not statistically significant. The study concludes that market segmentation can improve enterprise performance by helping to identify the best customer groups to target. It recommends that enterprises in the area focus their segmentation on demographic characteristics.
Marketing for service quality in jordanian construction project organisationAlexander Decker
This document summarizes marketing concepts as applied to the construction industry in Jordan. It finds that most construction companies in Jordan do not have dedicated marketing departments or see marketing as a legitimate activity. Contracts are typically awarded based primarily on price. The document reviews key marketing concepts including the marketing mix, marketing orientation, segmentation, and positioning. It emphasizes the importance of understanding customer needs to improve quality and satisfaction.
Presents frameworks and methodology for building those segments of a company which are vital to long term sustainability. The systematic process of identifying business strategy, marketing, and a mission statements which articulates the developed value proposition. This framework enables companies to build a brand that helps target the identified market.
This document provides an overview of marketing concepts including definitions, the marketing environment, and the product life cycle. It discusses key elements of the marketing environment like competition, economics, politics, technology, and social factors. It then defines marketing and outlines modern marketing concepts like customer orientation and integrated marketing. Finally, it explains the stages of the product life cycle including market introduction, growth, and maturity.
Various marketing charts (such as marketing triangles, the marketing face according to Kühn, simple marketing models, situation analyses) and other illustrations, charts and diagrams on the areas of marketing strategies, marketing concepts, competition analyses and market field strategies.
This document discusses the marketing mix, also known as the "4Ps" - product, price, place, and promotion. It provides an overview of each element and how companies can develop strategies within each area to gain a competitive advantage. Specifically, it describes how product design, quality, and features impact customers. It also discusses approaches to pricing like skimming and penetration. For place, it mentions distribution channels like retail, wholesale, and internet sales. And it outlines promotional strategies such as advertising, endorsements, and word-of-mouth marketing. The overall goal of optimizing the 4Ps is to satisfy customer needs and differentiate your offering from competitors.
A critical discussion of the concept of integrated marketing communicationsSam Cheema
The examination of integrated campaigns to create one brand voice, to dispel confusion in the consumer’s mind, has been debated amongst academics and practitioners alike. This paper will go some way to evaluating the concept of IMC and in particular from a strategy and planning perspective.
This document discusses the rise of marketing metrics and their importance. It provides background on factors that have led to increased emphasis on metrics, such as demands for marketing accountability, a focus on customers, and the availability of online data. The implications of adopting a metrics-based approach to marketing are also examined, such as the need for cooperation across departments and choosing appropriate metrics given an organization's resources. Overall, the document argues that understanding marketing metrics is crucial for making strategic decisions, demonstrating value, and adapting to customers' needs in a data-driven business environment.
Retailing Management unit - 5 - IMBA Osmania universityBalasri Kamarapu
Retail Management Information System and Retail Research:
Retail Technology and Automations;
Retail Technology and CRM;
Human resources and Executive information systems;
Developing a research Methodology;
Retail audit
The document discusses various aspects of marketing such as marketing decisions, strategies, consumer and business markets, and the marketing mix. It also covers topics like consumer behavior, different marketing concepts, research, and the importance of having customer focus and core competencies. The overall focus is on outlining important considerations for developing and implementing effective marketing approaches for businesses.
Over- or underestimating sales is detrimental to marketing and sales efforts as well as
inventories and cash flow management. Thus the purpose of this investigation is to evaluate the forecasting
accuracy of three competing multivariate time-series models that take into account existing
Marketing management involves influencing demand to meet organizational objectives. There are 8 states of demand that marketers must consider. The core concepts of marketing include market segmentation, understanding customer needs and wants, developing products of value, facilitating exchange and transactions, relationship marketing, and utilizing the marketing mix. The marketing concept holds that customer satisfaction should be the primary goal through creating value, while the societal marketing concept aims to enhance customer and societal well-being. Building customer satisfaction requires understanding customer value and managing customer costs, monitoring satisfaction levels, and focusing business processes and resources to achieve customer value and satisfaction goals.
This document provides an overview of marketing concepts including definitions of marketing, the marketing process, marketing environment, and market segmentation, targeting, and positioning.
It defines marketing as a planned process to identify customer needs and satisfy them through products and services. The key aspects of the marketing process are identified as environmental scanning, identifying customer needs and wants, developing products/services, determining value and cost, exchange, customer relationship management, and understanding customer behavior.
It also describes the various components of the marketing environment including microenvironment factors like suppliers, marketing intermediaries and competitors as well as macroenvironment factors such as political, economic, technological, cultural, and natural forces.
Market segmentation involves dividing the market into distinct groups based
This document provides an overview of marketing opportunities analysis and planning. It discusses identifying market opportunities through factors like target market and market size. Sources of opportunities include short supply, innovation, weak competitors, and changes in customer wants. The document also covers marketing environment scanning, strategic planning at the corporate and business unit levels, and tools for assigning resources like the BCG matrix and GE matrix. It provides details on the nature and contents of marketing plans.
This document discusses various concepts related to product management, including:
1. It defines a product as a bundle of utilities that can satisfy customer needs, and classifies products as physical goods, services, ideas, or persons.
2. It outlines the 5 levels of a product - core benefit, basic product, expected product, augmented product, and potential product.
3. It discusses classification of products based on durability, tangibility, and consumer goods.
4. It covers concepts like product line, line stretching, product mix, branding, pricing objectives, and the procedure for setting prices.
5. It describes the stages of new product development as idea generation, screening, concept development,
This document provides a summary of key concepts from the first chapter of a marketing management textbook. It discusses the value of marketing, the scope of marketing including what is marketed and who markets, core marketing concepts like needs and segmentation, new marketing realities from forces like technology and globalization, the importance of social responsibility, and how the marketplace has changed with new consumer capabilities. The overall summary is that the chapter introduces foundational topics in marketing management including definitions, concepts, trends shaping the field, and societal considerations.
Global Strategic Marketing IntroductionDavid Waggema
1. The document discusses the key concepts and principles of marketing, including defining marketing and distinguishing it from macro-marketing. It also outlines the universal marketing functions and how various intermediaries and collaborators perform them.
2. The marketing concept and customer value are explained, emphasizing that customer satisfaction should guide a firm's total efforts. Creating superior customer value through benefits and low costs is important for satisfying customers.
3. Social responsibility and marketing ethics in relation to the marketing concept are discussed. Firms must balance individual and group needs to act responsibly in the micro-macro dilemma.
Strategic analysis through general electricHenok Fasil
This document summarizes a research study that applies the General Electric/McKinsey matrix to analyze the competitive positions of four major Italian fashion companies (Valentino, Armani, Moschino, and Benetton). The GE/McKinsey matrix evaluates businesses based on their industry attractiveness and competitive strengths. The study describes how to construct the matrix and presents the results for each company over five years. While based on a limited sample, the study provides an example of how to use the matrix methodology to compare fashion brands and highlights differences between higher-end "couture" brands and mid-range "ready-to-wear" brands.
The document discusses various aspects of analyzing a company's marketing environment including:
- The external environment includes opportunities and threats that marketing strategies must account for.
- Both controllable factors like marketing policies and uncontrollable factors like the economy influence the environment.
- Environmental scanning is important to understand factors like social trends, competition, and technology that impact demand.
- Scenario building and other techniques can help anticipate how the external environment may change in the future.
- Estimating current and potential future demand is key to developing effective marketing strategies.
Marketing involves understanding customer needs and delivering value through products and services. It is a process of exchange between businesses and customers to satisfy human wants and needs. The core functions of marketing include understanding the customer, creating value, and building profitable relationships. Effective marketing requires identifying target markets and developing appropriate strategies to attract and retain customers. The ultimate goal is to maximize long-term customer value and satisfaction at a profit.
The document provides an overview of marketing concepts and processes. It discusses the key business functions including production, finance, HR, and marketing. Marketing aims to understand customer preferences to design products, attract customers, induce purchases, retain customers, build brands, and obtain feedback. The marketing environment includes macro factors like demographics, politics, economy, society, technology, and nature, as well as micro factors within the company. The marketing process involves understanding customer needs, analyzing the market and competition, developing products, determining pricing and promotion strategies, and distributing and selling products to customers.
The document discusses key concepts in marketing such as customer value, customer satisfaction, and customer delight. It outlines the marketing concept and various philosophies like production, product, selling, and societal marketing concepts. It also discusses demand management, building customer relationships, and the roles of marketing. Environmental scanning and factors like trends, competition, and technology that impact organizations are summarized as well.
Chapter 7 Product Pricing (Tourism and Hospitality Marketing)Md Shaifullar Rabbi
The document discusses various considerations and factors involved in formulating pricing policies for products. It outlines internal factors like costs, marketing objectives, and organizational structure, as well as external factors like competition, market demand, and government policies. It also describes different pricing strategies such as competition-based pricing, cost-plus pricing, penetration pricing, and value-based pricing.
This document provides an overview of key marketing concepts. It begins by explaining why marketing is important for financial success and job creation. The scope of marketing is defined as identifying and meeting human and social needs. Core marketing concepts discussed include segmentation, targeting, positioning, the marketing mix of product, price, place, and promotion. New marketing realities like technology, globalization, and social media are transforming the marketplace. The document outlines the marketing management process, including strategic and operational tasks. It also differentiates between production, product, selling, and marketing orientations.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
This document discusses the marketing mix, also known as the "4Ps" - product, price, place, and promotion. It provides an overview of each element and how companies can develop strategies within each area to gain a competitive advantage. Specifically, it describes how product design, quality, and features impact customers. It also discusses approaches to pricing like skimming and penetration. For place, it mentions distribution channels like retail, wholesale, and internet sales. And it outlines promotional strategies such as advertising, endorsements, and word-of-mouth marketing. The overall goal of optimizing the 4Ps is to satisfy customer needs and differentiate your offering from competitors.
A critical discussion of the concept of integrated marketing communicationsSam Cheema
The examination of integrated campaigns to create one brand voice, to dispel confusion in the consumer’s mind, has been debated amongst academics and practitioners alike. This paper will go some way to evaluating the concept of IMC and in particular from a strategy and planning perspective.
This document discusses the rise of marketing metrics and their importance. It provides background on factors that have led to increased emphasis on metrics, such as demands for marketing accountability, a focus on customers, and the availability of online data. The implications of adopting a metrics-based approach to marketing are also examined, such as the need for cooperation across departments and choosing appropriate metrics given an organization's resources. Overall, the document argues that understanding marketing metrics is crucial for making strategic decisions, demonstrating value, and adapting to customers' needs in a data-driven business environment.
Retailing Management unit - 5 - IMBA Osmania universityBalasri Kamarapu
Retail Management Information System and Retail Research:
Retail Technology and Automations;
Retail Technology and CRM;
Human resources and Executive information systems;
Developing a research Methodology;
Retail audit
The document discusses various aspects of marketing such as marketing decisions, strategies, consumer and business markets, and the marketing mix. It also covers topics like consumer behavior, different marketing concepts, research, and the importance of having customer focus and core competencies. The overall focus is on outlining important considerations for developing and implementing effective marketing approaches for businesses.
Over- or underestimating sales is detrimental to marketing and sales efforts as well as
inventories and cash flow management. Thus the purpose of this investigation is to evaluate the forecasting
accuracy of three competing multivariate time-series models that take into account existing
Marketing management involves influencing demand to meet organizational objectives. There are 8 states of demand that marketers must consider. The core concepts of marketing include market segmentation, understanding customer needs and wants, developing products of value, facilitating exchange and transactions, relationship marketing, and utilizing the marketing mix. The marketing concept holds that customer satisfaction should be the primary goal through creating value, while the societal marketing concept aims to enhance customer and societal well-being. Building customer satisfaction requires understanding customer value and managing customer costs, monitoring satisfaction levels, and focusing business processes and resources to achieve customer value and satisfaction goals.
This document provides an overview of marketing concepts including definitions of marketing, the marketing process, marketing environment, and market segmentation, targeting, and positioning.
It defines marketing as a planned process to identify customer needs and satisfy them through products and services. The key aspects of the marketing process are identified as environmental scanning, identifying customer needs and wants, developing products/services, determining value and cost, exchange, customer relationship management, and understanding customer behavior.
It also describes the various components of the marketing environment including microenvironment factors like suppliers, marketing intermediaries and competitors as well as macroenvironment factors such as political, economic, technological, cultural, and natural forces.
Market segmentation involves dividing the market into distinct groups based
This document provides an overview of marketing opportunities analysis and planning. It discusses identifying market opportunities through factors like target market and market size. Sources of opportunities include short supply, innovation, weak competitors, and changes in customer wants. The document also covers marketing environment scanning, strategic planning at the corporate and business unit levels, and tools for assigning resources like the BCG matrix and GE matrix. It provides details on the nature and contents of marketing plans.
This document discusses various concepts related to product management, including:
1. It defines a product as a bundle of utilities that can satisfy customer needs, and classifies products as physical goods, services, ideas, or persons.
2. It outlines the 5 levels of a product - core benefit, basic product, expected product, augmented product, and potential product.
3. It discusses classification of products based on durability, tangibility, and consumer goods.
4. It covers concepts like product line, line stretching, product mix, branding, pricing objectives, and the procedure for setting prices.
5. It describes the stages of new product development as idea generation, screening, concept development,
This document provides a summary of key concepts from the first chapter of a marketing management textbook. It discusses the value of marketing, the scope of marketing including what is marketed and who markets, core marketing concepts like needs and segmentation, new marketing realities from forces like technology and globalization, the importance of social responsibility, and how the marketplace has changed with new consumer capabilities. The overall summary is that the chapter introduces foundational topics in marketing management including definitions, concepts, trends shaping the field, and societal considerations.
Global Strategic Marketing IntroductionDavid Waggema
1. The document discusses the key concepts and principles of marketing, including defining marketing and distinguishing it from macro-marketing. It also outlines the universal marketing functions and how various intermediaries and collaborators perform them.
2. The marketing concept and customer value are explained, emphasizing that customer satisfaction should guide a firm's total efforts. Creating superior customer value through benefits and low costs is important for satisfying customers.
3. Social responsibility and marketing ethics in relation to the marketing concept are discussed. Firms must balance individual and group needs to act responsibly in the micro-macro dilemma.
Strategic analysis through general electricHenok Fasil
This document summarizes a research study that applies the General Electric/McKinsey matrix to analyze the competitive positions of four major Italian fashion companies (Valentino, Armani, Moschino, and Benetton). The GE/McKinsey matrix evaluates businesses based on their industry attractiveness and competitive strengths. The study describes how to construct the matrix and presents the results for each company over five years. While based on a limited sample, the study provides an example of how to use the matrix methodology to compare fashion brands and highlights differences between higher-end "couture" brands and mid-range "ready-to-wear" brands.
The document discusses various aspects of analyzing a company's marketing environment including:
- The external environment includes opportunities and threats that marketing strategies must account for.
- Both controllable factors like marketing policies and uncontrollable factors like the economy influence the environment.
- Environmental scanning is important to understand factors like social trends, competition, and technology that impact demand.
- Scenario building and other techniques can help anticipate how the external environment may change in the future.
- Estimating current and potential future demand is key to developing effective marketing strategies.
Marketing involves understanding customer needs and delivering value through products and services. It is a process of exchange between businesses and customers to satisfy human wants and needs. The core functions of marketing include understanding the customer, creating value, and building profitable relationships. Effective marketing requires identifying target markets and developing appropriate strategies to attract and retain customers. The ultimate goal is to maximize long-term customer value and satisfaction at a profit.
The document provides an overview of marketing concepts and processes. It discusses the key business functions including production, finance, HR, and marketing. Marketing aims to understand customer preferences to design products, attract customers, induce purchases, retain customers, build brands, and obtain feedback. The marketing environment includes macro factors like demographics, politics, economy, society, technology, and nature, as well as micro factors within the company. The marketing process involves understanding customer needs, analyzing the market and competition, developing products, determining pricing and promotion strategies, and distributing and selling products to customers.
The document discusses key concepts in marketing such as customer value, customer satisfaction, and customer delight. It outlines the marketing concept and various philosophies like production, product, selling, and societal marketing concepts. It also discusses demand management, building customer relationships, and the roles of marketing. Environmental scanning and factors like trends, competition, and technology that impact organizations are summarized as well.
Chapter 7 Product Pricing (Tourism and Hospitality Marketing)Md Shaifullar Rabbi
The document discusses various considerations and factors involved in formulating pricing policies for products. It outlines internal factors like costs, marketing objectives, and organizational structure, as well as external factors like competition, market demand, and government policies. It also describes different pricing strategies such as competition-based pricing, cost-plus pricing, penetration pricing, and value-based pricing.
This document provides an overview of key marketing concepts. It begins by explaining why marketing is important for financial success and job creation. The scope of marketing is defined as identifying and meeting human and social needs. Core marketing concepts discussed include segmentation, targeting, positioning, the marketing mix of product, price, place, and promotion. New marketing realities like technology, globalization, and social media are transforming the marketplace. The document outlines the marketing management process, including strategic and operational tasks. It also differentiates between production, product, selling, and marketing orientations.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
IJERA (International journal of Engineering Research and Applications) is International online, ... peer reviewed journal. For more detail or submit your article, please visit www.ijera.com
IJERA (International journal of Engineering Research and Applications) is International online, ... peer reviewed journal. For more detail or submit your article, please visit www.ijera.com
IJERA (International journal of Engineering Research and Applications) is International online, ... peer reviewed journal. For more detail or submit your article, please visit www.ijera.com
IJERA (International journal of Engineering Research and Applications) is International online, ... peer reviewed journal. For more detail or submit your article, please visit www.ijera.com
This document reviews various methods that have been used to optimize process parameters for fused deposition modeling (FDM), including the Taguchi method and artificial neural networks (ANNs). It summarizes several studies that used Taguchi designs of experiments and analyses to determine the most significant FDM parameters (e.g., layer thickness, orientation, raster width) that influence properties like strength, flexibility, and dimensional accuracy. It also discusses applications of ANNs to predict experimental results and optimize parameters in other manufacturing processes like injection molding and electrical discharge machining. The document concludes that FDM parameter optimization is important for part quality and that Taguchi methods and ANNs are effective tools for design of experiments, analysis, prediction and optimization.
This document summarizes the analysis of stresses and deformations in a steel liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder due to internal pressure loading. The cylinder is modeled in Pro/ENGINEER and analyzed in ANSYS. Analytical calculations are performed and compared to the finite element analysis results. A thickness of 2.4-2.5mm is determined to satisfy the stress and volume requirements. The maximum hoop stress of 76.8 MPa is below the steel yield strength of 480 MPa. Variations in stress and deformation values along the cylinder are studied using the finite element model.
This document analyzes the performance of a two-stroke petrol engine by varying the main jet diameter of the carburetor. The researchers tested a single-cylinder two-stroke engine on an experimental test rig under various loads and gear ratios. They measured factors like fuel consumption time, temperatures, and engine speed when running the engine with different sized main jets of 85, 90, and 95 at loads of 0kg, 5kg, and 10kg. Their results showed that each main jet size performed best under certain load and gear conditions, with smaller jets giving better results at higher loads and gears.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is a team of researchers not publication services or private publications running the journals for monetary benefits, we are association of scientists and academia who focus only on supporting authors who want to publish their work. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online, all the articles will be archived for real time access.
Our journal system primarily aims to bring out the research talent and the works done by sciaentists, academia, engineers, practitioners, scholars, post graduate students of engineering and science. This journal aims to cover the scientific research in a broader sense and not publishing a niche area of research facilitating researchers from various verticals to publish their papers. It is also aimed to provide a platform for the researchers to publish in a shorter of time, enabling them to continue further All articles published are freely available to scientific researchers in the Government agencies,educators and the general public. We are taking serious efforts to promote our journal across the globe in various ways, we are sure that our journal will act as a scientific platform for all researchers to publish their works online.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is a team of researchers not publication services or private publications running the journals for monetary benefits, we are association of scientists and academia who focus only on supporting authors who want to publish their work. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online, all the articles will be archived for real time access.
Our journal system primarily aims to bring out the research talent and the works done by sciaentists, academia, engineers, practitioners, scholars, post graduate students of engineering and science. This journal aims to cover the scientific research in a broader sense and not publishing a niche area of research facilitating researchers from various verticals to publish their papers. It is also aimed to provide a platform for the researchers to publish in a shorter of time, enabling them to continue further All articles published are freely available to scientific researchers in the Government agencies,educators and the general public. We are taking serious efforts to promote our journal across the globe in various ways, we are sure that our journal will act as a scientific platform for all researchers to publish their works online.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is a team of researchers not publication services or private publications running the journals for monetary benefits, we are association of scientists and academia who focus only on supporting authors who want to publish their work. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online, all the articles will be archived for real time access.
Our journal system primarily aims to bring out the research talent and the works done by sciaentists, academia, engineers, practitioners, scholars, post graduate students of engineering and science. This journal aims to cover the scientific research in a broader sense and not publishing a niche area of research facilitating researchers from various verticals to publish their papers. It is also aimed to provide a platform for the researchers to publish in a shorter of time, enabling them to continue further All articles published are freely available to scientific researchers in the Government agencies,educators and the general public. We are taking serious efforts to promote our journal across the globe in various ways, we are sure that our journal will act as a scientific platform for all researchers to publish their works online.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is a team of researchers not publication services or private publications running the journals for monetary benefits, we are association of scientists and academia who focus only on supporting authors who want to publish their work. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online, all the articles will be archived for real time access.
Our journal system primarily aims to bring out the research talent and the works done by sciaentists, academia, engineers, practitioners, scholars, post graduate students of engineering and science. This journal aims to cover the scientific research in a broader sense and not publishing a niche area of research facilitating researchers from various verticals to publish their papers. It is also aimed to provide a platform for the researchers to publish in a shorter of time, enabling them to continue further All articles published are freely available to scientific researchers in the Government agencies,educators and the general public. We are taking serious efforts to promote our journal across the globe in various ways, we are sure that our journal will act as a scientific platform for all researchers to publish their works online.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is a team of researchers not publication services or private publications running the journals for monetary benefits, we are association of scientists and academia who focus only on supporting authors who want to publish their work. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online, all the articles will be archived for real time access.
Our journal system primarily aims to bring out the research talent and the works done by sciaentists, academia, engineers, practitioners, scholars, post graduate students of engineering and science. This journal aims to cover the scientific research in a broader sense and not publishing a niche area of research facilitating researchers from various verticals to publish their papers. It is also aimed to provide a platform for the researchers to publish in a shorter of time, enabling them to continue further All articles published are freely available to scientific researchers in the Government agencies,educators and the general public. We are taking serious efforts to promote our journal across the globe in various ways, we are sure that our journal will act as a scientific platform for all researchers to publish their works online.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is a team of researchers not publication services or private publications running the journals for monetary benefits, we are association of scientists and academia who focus only on supporting authors who want to publish their work. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online, all the articles will be archived for real time access.
Our journal system primarily aims to bring out the research talent and the works done by sciaentists, academia, engineers, practitioners, scholars, post graduate students of engineering and science. This journal aims to cover the scientific research in a broader sense and not publishing a niche area of research facilitating researchers from various verticals to publish their papers. It is also aimed to provide a platform for the researchers to publish in a shorter of time, enabling them to continue further All articles published are freely available to scientific researchers in the Government agencies,educators and the general public. We are taking serious efforts to promote our journal across the globe in various ways, we are sure that our journal will act as a scientific platform for all researchers to publish their works online.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is a team of researchers not publication services or private publications running the journals for monetary benefits, we are association of scientists and academia who focus only on supporting authors who want to publish their work. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online, all the articles will be archived for real time access.
Our journal system primarily aims to bring out the research talent and the works done by sciaentists, academia, engineers, practitioners, scholars, post graduate students of engineering and science. This journal aims to cover the scientific research in a broader sense and not publishing a niche area of research facilitating researchers from various verticals to publish their papers. It is also aimed to provide a platform for the researchers to publish in a shorter of time, enabling them to continue further All articles published are freely available to scientific researchers in the Government agencies,educators and the general public. We are taking serious efforts to promote our journal across the globe in various ways, we are sure that our journal will act as a scientific platform for all researchers to publish their works online.
This document presents a new mathematical model for calculating mean time between failures (MTBF) levels during active and delivery testing modes. The model accounts for corrective actions taken during testing (active mode) and those delayed until delivery. Fetal vasopressin hormone levels are measured during induced premature labor in lambs. Vasopressin is shown to significantly increase during active and delivery stages of labor, but not before. This supports the idea that vasopressin secretion relates to labor progression rather than labor onset. The model estimates MTBF for both active and delivery modes, concluding MTBF is lower in active mode and increases with delivery mode corrective actions.
ASSIGNMENT PROJECT FRONT SHEET CIM Membership Number Module TitleAudrey Britton
This document is a front sheet and report for a marketing assignment on analyzing metrics at a travel company called XXXXXXX. It includes a candidate declaration, table of contents, and sections analyzing the role of metrics in marketing decisions, the relationship between marketing and other business functions at XXXXXXX, and effective use of marketing metrics. The assignment totals 16 pages and analyzes metrics related to products, pricing, placement, and promotions to demonstrate marketing value and inform future planning.
Practicum project for week 7 Part 21. The student who works at t.docxChantellPantoja184
Practicum project for week 7 Part 2
1. The student who works at the selected company must interview the marketing managers about the marketing approach and gather information about its success.
2. Discuss the results of the interview and identify:
a. Other approaches that would be taken to market to the same demographic.
b. Other demographic groups the product would appeal to.
c. Approaches to market to a new market segment
3. Other students must investigate competitive products and identify the methods of marketing used to promote them (use the same questions above in # 2).
4. Summarize your recommendations and conclusions
Week 7
Part 2
Assessing the success of marketing campaigns
Deliverable: Follow APA formats and citation requirements. Your final report should not be more than 10-15 pages in length, double spaced, 12 point type, using Times new Roman font. References are single spaced and should be provided at the end of the report.
Suggestions: I advise you to consult university’s electronic library, L.I.R.N. for additional materials which is available 24 hours per day via internet connection. Reference articles will also be the appropriate source to use.
In your practicum project, you should include the content of the course which is more or less within the context of your own work environment. You are advised to design and recommend solutions that have meaning and relevance to your employer.
Please follow the following project outline for your submission in Week 7:
Abstract (1/2 page/300 words)
· Summary of the issues
· The approach used
· The lessons learned, and
· Recommendations
Organization profile and analysis (1-2 pages)
· Background information
· Descriptions of the organization(s)
· The student’s position within the organization
· A short explanation of the organizational structure
· A descriptions of the programs/products/services offered by the organizations
Project related sections (7-10 pages) Part 1-2
· Recommendations and/or conclusions
SAMSUNG MARKETING CAMPAIGN STRATEGY 2
Samsung Marketing Campaign Strategy
INTRODUCTION
Samsung Electronics is a South Korean multinational hardware and data innovation organization headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul. It is the lead backup of the Samsung Group. With gathering plants and deals arranges in 61 nations over the world, Samsung have roughly 160,000 representatives. In 2009, the organization took the position of the world's greatest IT producer by surpassing the past pioneer Hewlett-Packard (Shiba, 2007).
Its deals income in the zones of LCD and LED presentations and memory chips is number one on the planet. In the TV fragment, Samsung's business sector position is overwhelming. For the five years since 2006, the organization has been in the top spot regarding the quantity of TVs sold, which is relied upon to proceed in 2010 and past. In the worldwide LCD board showcase, the organization has kept the main position for a long time consecutively (Mullins, 201.
Marketing Mix Startegies and Its Impact on Organizational Performance Efficie...IJRTEMJOURNAL
Recent era, the world have been witnessed the Information Technology development in various
industrial sectors. This has led to change in organization performance, where many researchers are motivated to
investigate in reasoning that effect in organization performance and Marketing mix strategies. Hence, this study
aims to identify the impact of Marketing mix strategies on organization performance in Safeway Company.
Therefore, the methodology of this study follows appropriate analyzing descriptive approach. The achieved
result signify a significant influence of Marketing mix strategies on organization performance in Safeway
Company. In the light of the before mentioned findings, the study recommend to such glossary industry some
supportive operations to encourage creativity in various functional departments.
Marketing Mix Startegies and Its Impact on Organizational Performance Efficie...journal ijrtem
Recent era, the world have been witnessed the Information Technology development in various industrial sectors. This has led to change in organization performance, where many researchers are motivated to investigate in reasoning that effect in organization performance and Marketing mix strategies. Hence, this study aims to identify the impact of Marketing mix strategies on organization performance in Safeway Company. Therefore, the methodology of this study follows appropriate analyzing descriptive approach. The achieved result signify a significant influence of Marketing mix strategies on organization performance in Safeway Company. In the light of the before mentioned findings, the study recommend to such glossary industry some supportive operations to encourage creativity in various functional departments.
Marketing Mix Startegies and Its Impact on Organizational Performance Efficie...journal ijrtem
Recent era, the world have been witnessed the Information Technology development in various
industrial sectors. This has led to change in organization performance, where many researchers are motivated to
investigate in reasoning that effect in organization performance and Marketing mix strategies. Hence, this study
aims to identify the impact of Marketing mix strategies on organization performance in Safeway Company.
Therefore, the methodology of this study follows appropriate analyzing descriptive approach. The achieved
result signify a significant influence of Marketing mix strategies on organization performance in Safeway
Company. In the light of the before mentioned findings, the study recommend to such glossary industry some
supportive operations to encourage creativity in various functional departments.
Competitive Intelligence Structure For Automotive CompaniesBenny T.C. Siu
This document discusses structuring an organization to maximize competitive intelligence (CI) capabilities in the automotive industry. It recommends a matrix structure with CI activities divided along business units, geographical regions, and functions. Automakers need CI professionals skilled in various areas to understand customer preferences, conduct market research and benchmark competitors to incorporate findings into strategic planning. An effective CI organization shares information across units to improve through industry best practices.
Anand Pandit is a senior management professional with over 18 years of experience in sales, marketing, and business development across various industries. He has a proven track record of exceeding sales targets and growing revenues through roles at companies such as Western Digital, Ingram Micro, and Grainger Industrial Supply. The document provides details of his educational background, contact information, expertise, work experience, achievements and qualifications.
The central role of branding in establishing the firm’s identity and building its position in the
global marketplace among customers, retailers and other marketplace participants, makes it
increasingly imperative for firms to establish a clear cut international branding strategy. This study
examines the impact of branding aspects on firm performance in the emerging markets ofSoutheast
Asia. Specifically, the question of standardization versus adaptation of brandpromotion is the focus
of attention. After literature review, a conceptual model suggests that thestandardization of brand
promotion as well as a long-term brand vision provided by management, positively influence target
market performance. Furthermore, the model considers externalenvironmental factors. Data gathered
from a survey with managers allow testing the hypothesesthrough structural equation modelling. The
results of the quantitative study largely support thehypotheses
This document summarizes a research paper from the International Journal of Management that examines the impact of branding aspects on firm performance in emerging markets in Southeast Asia. Specifically, it focuses on the question of standardizing versus adapting brand promotion strategies. The conceptual model developed in the paper suggests that standardizing brand promotion and having a long-term brand vision from management can positively influence target market performance in emerging markets. The model also considers external environmental factors. Data from a survey of managers was used to test the hypotheses through structural equation modeling. The results largely supported the hypotheses in the conceptual model.
This research focuses on the analysis of factors affecting the market share of retailers
in Vietnam. This research uses the 5Ss model of e-marketing to analyze, including Sell,
Serve, and Speak, Save, Sizzle. Both methods of quantitative and qualitative will be used
to conduct the study. In this study, the researchers collected information of customers,
managers, directors in 25 retailers in Vietnam. In each retailer, the researcher delivered
survey questionnaire to 15 people who are customers, managers and directors. The total
number of survey questionnaires delivered is 375 and 360 survey questionnaires were
collected. Research results showed that Cronbach’s Alpha of 05 factors affecting the
market share of the retailers is Sizzle (0.885), save (0.779), Sell (0.757), and Serve (0.709)
and Speak (0.708). This research has proposed some implications for the market share of
retailers, including technology enhancement for full message delivered, approaching to
target customers, improvement of product diversity.
The sales process at ECR Technologies lacked efficiency due to a lack of communication between salespeople and low conversion rates. An information system was created to analyze sales pipeline data and generate insights. The data showed some sectors like e-commerce had low demo success. Recommendations included developing case studies for financial services and offering early bird discounts. The sales pipeline data improved sales processes and helped forecast sales. Recommendations for the financial sector increased client acquisition.
A critical reviewofdigitalmarketingijmra-14610Rajukumar510
LIFTED COMPETENCE offers in cooperation with the international Digital Marketing
Institute, the diploma program "Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing". The program is
offered in more than 40 countries and is accredited by Scottish Credit and Qualifications
Framework level 8. Several thousand participants have completed the program.
The training material is developed by leading experts such as Facebook, Ogilvy, Google
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Marketing Management
Assignment Two – MKTM028
Segmenting, Targeting and Positioning (STP)
NAME
UON ID
SUBMISSION DATE
7/9/2022
MODULE
MKTM028
WORD COUNT
2,400
LECTURER
Ms. Sally Lo
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION 3
ANALYSIS OF SEGMENTING, TARGETING AND POSITIONING 3
Market Segmentation 3
Market Targeting 5
Market Positioning 6
CASE STUDY 8
Vodafone 8
RECOMMENDATION 9
RRFERENCE 11
INTRODUCTION
With the use of target marketing, businesses may zero in on the most promising customer base. Rather of offering a comprehensive product line to accommodate all market groups, some companies may choose to focus on satisfying a narrower subset of clients who have a common business need (Supriono, 2018; Camilleri, 2017). One of the most important parts of any marketing plan is choosing the right target market. These procedures for making choices revolve on the time-tested marketing strategy framework of segmentation, targeting, and positioning (STP)]. Segmenting the market is a flexible strategy. Markets are broken down into subsets so that a corporation may target certain customer demographics with tailored product and service offerings. The word "targeting" refers to the method used to assess and choose the intended audience. Market positioning refers to the perceived position in the market where the company sees the product fitting (Orr et al, 2022). Due to its importance in determining a company's long-term performance, STP has been called "a critical necessity in marketing strategy". This report's primary purpose is to assess existing research on STP and to investigate the field's potential usefulness for industry by contrasting and contrasting a variety of sectors and companies.ANALYSIS OF SEGMENTING, TARGETING AND POSITIONING
Market Segmentation
One of the first steps in making an overall marketing strategy is to do a market segmentation study. This helps you keep track of how the strategy is being made and makes sure the plan will work. Market segmentation is the process of dividing a market into submarkets based on a characteristic of the market. Among the things that make up a market are demographic trends, segment needs, consumer preferences, and regional dynamics. For market segments to be useful, they must be easy to find, easy to tell apart, measurable, important, actionable, and stable. Several academics say that companies have used a wide range of segmentation techniques, from those that are specific to each country to those that create groups on a global scale and then use differences in each country to make the most money. Differentiating segmentation strategies for a given group of customers depends on how the group buys and how well the brands are known in the market. This is true, according to research (Samson, 2016; Leonidou et al., 2002). Cluster analysis software or segmentation trees can be used to look at the different subgroups. The next step is to decide how many market niches the co ...
110Marketing ManagementAssignment Two – MKTM028SantosConleyha
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Marketing Management
Assignment Two – MKTM028
Segmenting, Targeting and Positioning (STP)
NAME
UON ID
SUBMISSION DATE
7/9/2022
MODULE
MKTM028
WORD COUNT
2,400
LECTURER
Ms. Sally Lo
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION 3
ANALYSIS OF SEGMENTING, TARGETING AND POSITIONING 3
Market Segmentation 3
Market Targeting 5
Market Positioning 6
CASE STUDY 8
Vodafone 8
RECOMMENDATION 9
RRFERENCE 11
INTRODUCTION
With the use of target marketing, businesses may zero in on the most promising customer base. Rather of offering a comprehensive product line to accommodate all market groups, some companies may choose to focus on satisfying a narrower subset of clients who have a common business need (Supriono, 2018; Camilleri, 2017). One of the most important parts of any marketing plan is choosing the right target market. These procedures for making choices revolve on the time-tested marketing strategy framework of segmentation, targeting, and positioning (STP)]. Segmenting the market is a flexible strategy. Markets are broken down into subsets so that a corporation may target certain customer demographics with tailored product and service offerings. The word "targeting" refers to the method used to assess and choose the intended audience. Market positioning refers to the perceived position in the market where the company sees the product fitting (Orr et al, 2022). Due to its importance in determining a company's long-term performance, STP has been called "a critical necessity in marketing strategy". This report's primary purpose is to assess existing research on STP and to investigate the field's potential usefulness for industry by contrasting and contrasting a variety of sectors and companies.ANALYSIS OF SEGMENTING, TARGETING AND POSITIONING
Market Segmentation
One of the first steps in making an overall marketing strategy is to do a market segmentation study. This helps you keep track of how the strategy is being made and makes sure the plan will work. Market segmentation is the process of dividing a market into submarkets based on a characteristic of the market. Among the things that make up a market are demographic trends, segment needs, consumer preferences, and regional dynamics. For market segments to be useful, they must be easy to find, easy to tell apart, measurable, important, actionable, and stable. Several academics say that companies have used a wide range of segmentation techniques, from those that are specific to each country to those that create groups on a global scale and then use differences in each country to make the most money. Differentiating segmentation strategies for a given group of customers depends on how the group buys and how well the brands are known in the market. This is true, according to research (Samson, 2016; Leonidou et al., 2002). Cluster analysis software or segmentation trees can be used to look at the different subgroups. The next step is to decide how many market niches the co ...
Strategic Marketing helped to develop an appropriate plan to create communicate with the customers and increase the demand of product. Read this report to know more about strategic marketing.
INFORMATION SYSTEM OF CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT PT HASRAT ABADI MERAUK...IAEME Publication
Customer relationship management (CRM) is defined as a clear business strategy
and is a combination of a range of functions, skills, processes, and technologies that
together allow companies to better manage profits with customers as real assets. PT
Hasrat Abadi is the official distributor for Toyota and Yamaha vehicles in five regions
in Eastern Indonesia. However, PT Hasrat Abadi does not have software that can
manage company relationships with customers, and provide fast information to
customers for customer satisfaction and increase profits from the company. Making
this application uses the RUP (Rational Unified Process) methodology which is
gradual with upward progress and iterative (repetitive) to get the appropriate results.
Applications can help companies in making a new breakthrough to market their goods
and services by reading customer behavior through questionnaires, polling and
recording customer activity, this application can help companies to promote the latest
products to customers online so they can keep customers even new customers.
Role of integrated marketing communications (imc) in the brand building processSteven Cheng
The document discusses the role of Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) in brand building. IMC is defined as a process that creates mutually beneficial relationships between customers/stakeholders and organizations by organizing customer data and coordinating marketing messages. The document then examines how Canada's largest tobacco company, Imperial Tobacco Limited, successfully built their Player's brand through implementing key IMC processes like cross-functional planning, brand communication, and data-driven customer targeting and communication. These IMC strategies helped Imperial Tobacco increase their market share and build a strong brand over several decades.
11B BUSINESS PLAN plan network(30.5.24).pptshawaizkhan12
BUSINESS PLAN PREPARATION FOR NEW VENTURES COMPLETE OUTLINE OF A BUSINESS PLAN A business plan is a document that gives the complete picture of a new business and provides a roadmap for its first several years of operation. Business plan is an important part of creating a new venture/business, whether as a startup or a sister concern/ extension of an existing business. BUSINESS PLAN A marketing plan is an operational document that shows how an organization plans to market any particular product and use strategies to reach the target market ? MARKETING PLAN 1. Executive Summary 2. Business Description 3. Marketing Segment 4. Operations 5. Management Complete Outline of a Business Plan 6. Financial Segment 7. Critical Risks 8. Harvest Strategy 9. Milestone Schedule 10. Appendix on Bibliography Complete Outline of a Business Plan Complete Outline of a Business Plan Complete Outline of a Business Plan 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Executive summary is a brief overview of what the plan is, it is a summary of the total plan. Executive summary is written once the entire business plan is completed, it shouldn’t be more than 2-3 pages. 1. Executive Summary All important points from each segment/part is incorporated in executive plan since sometimes summary is the first and the only part that is read. In the summary, this is clearly described that why investor buy any venture/company. 1. Executive Summary To arouse interests of the investors, following areas must be covered. I. Market opportunities II. Financial needs and projections III. Any special research conducted for the same venture. IV. The technology associated with venture. 1. Executive Summary Information given in the summary must be concise, in a competent manner and it must arouse the interest of the investor. In contrary, plan is put aside and perceived that this is not viable to invest. 1. Executive Summary 2. BUSINESS DESCRIPTION It covers followings. I. General description of the business II. Industry background III. Goals & potential of the business IV. Uniqueness of product or service 2. Business Description Explain what the company actually is, its potential and brief information about the industry where it exists like size and growth rate of the industry etc. Moreover, also highlight any distinct feature or differential advantage of the venture
This document discusses marketing mix strategies in the Indian cement sector. It begins by introducing the 4Ps (product, price, promotion, place) and 7Ps marketing mix models, as well as two versions of the 4Cs (customer, cost, communication, convenience) model. It then analyzes the cement industry in India using these frameworks. For the cement sector, the document examines factors relating to product mix, price strategies, promotional activities targeting contractors and retailers, and the distribution channels used. Statistical tools for data analysis in the industry are also mentioned.
Running header Competitive advantage of CSR Company in the global.docxagnesdcarey33086
Running header: Competitive advantage of CSR Company in the global market 1
Competitive advantage of CSR Company in the global market 20
Competitive advantage of CSR Company in the global market
Name of the student
Institutional affiliation
2.1 Title of the project
Competitive advantages of export orientated railway products of CSR in global marketplace.
2.2 Objectives of the study
1. Identifying the key success factors in CSR’s product and service.
2. Explain the marketing strategy of CSR in developing countries by marketing theories.
3. Explore the opportunities for future development in global competition
2.3 Background of the study
2.3.1 Literature review
With the current trends of the global market, fresh strategies are required by business organizations to adjust and fit the dynamic business morphology ( Birkinshaw, 2004). The adjustment process should be geared towards enhancing the growth and development of the company centred on its strategic mission and plans within a defined framework. In institution of such business strategies for the growth of the business, the franchise must focus on the basic four facets of business growth and development (Marketing, n.d).
Broadening of the revenue base: Any business organisation keen on accelerating its growth must identify the growth indices of the company (Sadler, 2003). In widening the revenue base, it is required that the organisation shall embark on very intensive marketing strategy to improve sales of the product while keeping the costs of operation at relatively invariant levels (World watch, n.d). This shall involve business forecasting skills to be able to identify which pointers of growth should be strengthened in the organisation in order to broaden the revenue base. Sadler (2003) asserts that the goal of any business must be to increase the avenues of inletting revenue because this automatically increases the profitability of the organisation. This is also affirmed by Chalmin, in his dispositions, The Global Markets “…Business strategy must channel its focus on shielding the market it has already but more significantly, enhancing the revenue base.” (2008).
Competitive advantage: competitive advantage should be the next driving force of the business venture. To increase the revenue base, Sadler (2003) admits that wading off the competition from similar ventures must be pursued in earnest. The current business environment calls for customization of products in such a way that the venture gets an edge in terms of competition. Analysis of consumer behaviour is fundamental to staying ahead in the race towards getting an edge in the sale of products. Drucker & Joseph, in their theory of marketing and strategy (2008), has provided very basic institutes of cutting a niche of the market and getting ahead of the competitors in business. These, according to Feig (1999), includes the under listed:
Branding: how well the v.
Automation Student Developers Session 3: Introduction to UI AutomationUiPathCommunity
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After our third session, you will find it easy to use UiPath Studio to create stable and functional bots that interact with user interfaces.
📕 Detailed agenda:
About UI automation and UI Activities
The Recording Tool: basic, desktop, and web recording
About Selectors and Types of Selectors
The UI Explorer
Using Wildcard Characters
💻 Extra training through UiPath Academy:
User Interface (UI) Automation
Selectors in Studio Deep Dive
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CNSCon 2024 Lightning Talk: Don’t Make Me Impersonate My IdentityCynthia Thomas
Identities are a crucial part of running workloads on Kubernetes. How do you ensure Pods can securely access Cloud resources? In this lightning talk, you will learn how large Cloud providers work together to share Identity Provider responsibilities in order to federate identities in multi-cloud environments.
MySQL InnoDB Storage Engine: Deep Dive - MydbopsMydbops
This presentation, titled "MySQL - InnoDB" and delivered by Mayank Prasad at the Mydbops Open Source Database Meetup 16 on June 8th, 2024, covers dynamic configuration of REDO logs and instant ADD/DROP columns in InnoDB.
This presentation dives deep into the world of InnoDB, exploring two ground-breaking features introduced in MySQL 8.0:
• Dynamic Configuration of REDO Logs: Enhance your database's performance and flexibility with on-the-fly adjustments to REDO log capacity. Unleash the power of the snake metaphor to visualize how InnoDB manages REDO log files.
• Instant ADD/DROP Columns: Say goodbye to costly table rebuilds! This presentation unveils how InnoDB now enables seamless addition and removal of columns without compromising data integrity or incurring downtime.
Key Learnings:
• Grasp the concept of REDO logs and their significance in InnoDB's transaction management.
• Discover the advantages of dynamic REDO log configuration and how to leverage it for optimal performance.
• Understand the inner workings of instant ADD/DROP columns and their impact on database operations.
• Gain valuable insights into the row versioning mechanism that empowers instant column modifications.
ScyllaDB Real-Time Event Processing with CDCScyllaDB
ScyllaDB’s Change Data Capture (CDC) allows you to stream both the current state as well as a history of all changes made to your ScyllaDB tables. In this talk, Senior Solution Architect Guilherme Nogueira will discuss how CDC can be used to enable Real-time Event Processing Systems, and explore a wide-range of integrations and distinct operations (such as Deltas, Pre-Images and Post-Images) for you to get started with it.
Communications Mining Series - Zero to Hero - Session 2DianaGray10
This session is focused on setting up Project, Train Model and Refine Model in Communication Mining platform. We will understand data ingestion, various phases of Model training and best practices.
• Administration
• Manage Sources and Dataset
• Taxonomy
• Model Training
• Refining Models and using Validation
• Best practices
• Q/A
QR Secure: A Hybrid Approach Using Machine Learning and Security Validation F...AlexanderRichford
QR Secure: A Hybrid Approach Using Machine Learning and Security Validation Functions to Prevent Interaction with Malicious QR Codes.
Aim of the Study: The goal of this research was to develop a robust hybrid approach for identifying malicious and insecure URLs derived from QR codes, ensuring safe interactions.
This is achieved through:
Machine Learning Model: Predicts the likelihood of a URL being malicious.
Security Validation Functions: Ensures the derived URL has a valid certificate and proper URL format.
This innovative blend of technology aims to enhance cybersecurity measures and protect users from potential threats hidden within QR codes 🖥 🔒
This study was my first introduction to using ML which has shown me the immense potential of ML in creating more secure digital environments!
Discover the Unseen: Tailored Recommendation of Unwatched ContentScyllaDB
The session shares how JioCinema approaches ""watch discounting."" This capability ensures that if a user watched a certain amount of a show/movie, the platform no longer recommends that particular content to the user. Flawless operation of this feature promotes the discover of new content, improving the overall user experience.
JioCinema is an Indian over-the-top media streaming service owned by Viacom18.
Conversational agents, or chatbots, are increasingly used to access all sorts of services using natural language. While open-domain chatbots - like ChatGPT - can converse on any topic, task-oriented chatbots - the focus of this paper - are designed for specific tasks, like booking a flight, obtaining customer support, or setting an appointment. Like any other software, task-oriented chatbots need to be properly tested, usually by defining and executing test scenarios (i.e., sequences of user-chatbot interactions). However, there is currently a lack of methods to quantify the completeness and strength of such test scenarios, which can lead to low-quality tests, and hence to buggy chatbots.
To fill this gap, we propose adapting mutation testing (MuT) for task-oriented chatbots. To this end, we introduce a set of mutation operators that emulate faults in chatbot designs, an architecture that enables MuT on chatbots built using heterogeneous technologies, and a practical realisation as an Eclipse plugin. Moreover, we evaluate the applicability, effectiveness and efficiency of our approach on open-source chatbots, with promising results.
Day 4 - Excel Automation and Data ManipulationUiPathCommunity
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In this fourth session, we shall learn how to automate Excel-related tasks and manipulate data using UiPath Studio.
📕 Detailed agenda:
About Excel Automation and Excel Activities
About Data Manipulation and Data Conversion
About Strings and String Manipulation
💻 Extra training through UiPath Academy:
Excel Automation with the Modern Experience in Studio
Data Manipulation with Strings in Studio
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Session 1 - Intro to Robotic Process Automation.pdfUiPathCommunity
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In this session, we shall introduce you to the world of automation, the UiPath Platform, and guide you on how to install and setup UiPath Studio on your Windows PC.
📕 Detailed agenda:
What is RPA? Benefits of RPA?
RPA Applications
The UiPath End-to-End Automation Platform
UiPath Studio CE Installation and Setup
💻 Extra training through UiPath Academy:
Introduction to Automation
UiPath Business Automation Platform
Explore automation development with UiPath Studio
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QA or the Highway - Component Testing: Bridging the gap between frontend appl...zjhamm304
These are the slides for the presentation, "Component Testing: Bridging the gap between frontend applications" that was presented at QA or the Highway 2024 in Columbus, OH by Zachary Hamm.
Introducing BoxLang : A new JVM language for productivity and modularity!Ortus Solutions, Corp
Just like life, our code must adapt to the ever changing world we live in. From one day coding for the web, to the next for our tablets or APIs or for running serverless applications. Multi-runtime development is the future of coding, the future is to be dynamic. Let us introduce you to BoxLang.
Dynamic. Modular. Productive.
BoxLang redefines development with its dynamic nature, empowering developers to craft expressive and functional code effortlessly. Its modular architecture prioritizes flexibility, allowing for seamless integration into existing ecosystems.
Interoperability at its Core
With 100% interoperability with Java, BoxLang seamlessly bridges the gap between traditional and modern development paradigms, unlocking new possibilities for innovation and collaboration.
Multi-Runtime
From the tiny 2m operating system binary to running on our pure Java web server, CommandBox, Jakarta EE, AWS Lambda, Microsoft Functions, Web Assembly, Android and more. BoxLang has been designed to enhance and adapt according to it's runnable runtime.
The Fusion of Modernity and Tradition
Experience the fusion of modern features inspired by CFML, Node, Ruby, Kotlin, Java, and Clojure, combined with the familiarity of Java bytecode compilation, making BoxLang a language of choice for forward-thinking developers.
Empowering Transition with Transpiler Support
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Constructing a Scientific Mixed Media Modelfor Boosting
Automobile Dealer Visits: Evolution of Market Creation
Employing TMS
Kakuro Amasaka1
, Motoi Ogura2
, Hisatoshi Ishiguro3
1, 2, 3
Aoyama Gakuin University
ABSTRACT
In this paper, the authors discuss the
evolution of automobile market
creationemployinga “Total Marketing
System”(TMS)as a core technology of New JIT,
which contributes to constructing aScientific
Mixed Media Model (SMMM)for boosting
automobile dealer visits.More concretely, the
authorsdevelop and validate the effectiveness
ofputting togetherfourcore elements (Video that
Unites Customer behavior and
ManufacturerDesign Intentions
(VUCMIN),Customer Motion Picture–Flyer
Design Method(CMP-FDM),Attention-Grabbing
Train Car Advertisements (AGTCA),and
Practical Method using Optimization and
Statistics for Direct Mail (PMOS-DM))intoa new
strategic advertisement method designed to
enhance marketing and the desire in the
automotive industry.This model is applied to a
dealership representing a well-known automaker,
where its effectiveness is verified.
Keywords:AutomobileMarket Creation, Scientific
Mixed Media Model (SMMM),Total Marketing
System (TMS)
I. INTRODUCTION
Recently, the authors(Amasaka, 2002)have
touched on the development of New JIT, a new
management technology principle, and its validity as
a new management technology for 21st-century
manufacturing. New JITinnovates business
processesin each division, encompassing sales,
development, and production by utilizing a Customer
Sciencethat employs the Science SQC approach
(Amasaka, 2002, 2003, 2005).
In light of recent changes in the marketing
environment, the authors believe it is now necessary
to develop innovative business and sales activities
that adequately take into account the changing
characteristics of customers who are seeking to break
free from convention. If they are to be successful in
the future, those involved in global marketing must
develop a marketing system of the highest quality.
A marketing management system needs to
be established particularly so that business, sales, and
service divisions, which are developing and
designing appealing products and are also closest to
customers, can organically learn customer tastes and
desires by means of the continued application of
objective data and scientific methodology. At
present, however, asystem for applying scientific
analytical methods to customer data has not been
satisfactorily established. In some cases, its
importance has not even been recognized.
In this paper, therefore, the authorsdiscuss
the validity of a Total Marketing System(TMS) as a
core technologyof New JIT, which contributes to the
construction of a Scientific Mixed Media Model
(SMMM)for boosting automobile dealer visits.
Amodel that enables the sales, marketing and service
divisions nearest the customer to systematically
identifytheir tastes and desires is critical. The aim is
for an evolution of market creation through
innovativeadvertisementspromotingdealer sales
activities by utilizingthe scientific approach of
TMS(Amasaka, 2009, 2011).
To achieve this goal, the authors present
SMMM, which takes the form of strategic marketing
and has four core elements: Video that Unites
Customer behavior and Manufacturer Design
Intentions (VUCMIN),Customer Motion Picture–
Flyer Design Method (CMP-FDM), Attention-
Grabbing Train Car Advertisements(AGTCA)
andPractical Method using Optimization and
Statistics for Direct Mail (PMOS-DM)(Yamaji, et al.,
2010: Koyama, et al., 2010: Ogura, et al., 2013:
Kojima, et al., 2010: Ishiguro, et al., 2012a,
2012b).The effectiveness of SMMM using four core
elements has been applied to a dealership
representing a well-known automaker, where its
effectiveness wasverified.
II. NEEDFOR A MARKETING
STRATEGYTHAT CONSIDERS
MARKET TRENDS
Today’s marketing activities require more
than just short-term strategiesby the business and
sales divisions. In a mass-consumption society, when
the market was growing in an unchanging way, sales
increases were achieved by means of simple
massmarketing through huge corporate investments
in advertising(Nikkei Business, 1999: Amasaka,
2005). However, after the collapse of the bubble
economy, the competitive market environment
changed drastically. Since then, companies that have
implemented strategic marketing quickly and
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aggressively have been the only ones enjoying
continued growth (Okada, et al., 2001).
Upon close examination, it was determined
that strategic marketing activities must be conducted
as company-wide, core corporate management
activities that involve interactions between each
division inside and outside of the company (Jeffrey
and Bernard, 2005).Therefore, a marketing
management model needs to be established so that
business, sales, and service divisions, which are
developing and designing appealing products and are
also closest to customers, can organizationally learn
customer tastes and desires (Shimakawa, et al.,
2006). Specifically, pursuing improvements in
product quality by means of the continued application
of objective data and scientific methodology is
increasingly important(James and Mona, 2004:
Amasaka, 2005).
At present the organizational system and
rational methodology that allows them to analyze
data on each customer using a scientific analysis
approach has not yet been fully established in these
divisions; in some cases, the importance of this
system has not even been widely recognized (Niiya
and Matsuoka, 2001:Gray andArvind, 2003: Ikeo,
2006: Amasaka, 2007).
III. EVOLUTION OF MARKET
CREATION EMPLOYING TMS
Significance of TMS, the key toapplication of New
JIT
To create attractive, customer-oriented
products that satisfy customers, the various divisions
of a manufacturer must share a common
language,ensuring unity and proper direction. This is
necessary for all divisions, including business, sales,
service, planning, development, design, production
engineering, manufacturing, logistics, administration
and management.
Thus, the authors(Amasaka, 2002,
2009)proposed New JITwith three core principles
(Total Marketing System (TMS), Total Development
System (TDS) and Total Production System (TPS))
asa new management technology principle for
manufactureractivities in the next generation.The aim
of TMS is to promote market creation as shown in
Figure 1 and to realize quality management through
scientific marketing and sales, not by sticking to
conventional concepts.
As shown in the figure, in order to realize
market creation with an emphasis on the customer,
TMS is composed of these technological elements: (a)
market creation activities through collection and
utilization of customer information; (b) strengthening
of merchandise power based on the understanding
that products are supposed to retain their value; (c)
establishment of marketing systems from the
viewpoint of building bonds with customers; and (d)
realization of the “Customer information network”
for CS (Customer Satisfaction), CD (Customer
Delight) and CR (Customer Retention)
elementsneeded for the corporate attitude (behavior
norm) to enhance customer values.
Developing Customer Science using Science SQC
Supplying products that satisfy
consumers(customers) is the ultimate goal of
companies that desire continuous growth. Customers
generally evaluate existing products as good or poor,
but they do not generally have concrete images of
products they will desire in the future.For new
product development, it is important to precisely
understand the vague desires of customers.To
achievethis goal, the authors(Amasaka, 2005)
proposed Customer Scienceto help systematize
TMSas shown in Figure 2.
To plan and provide customers with
attractive products is the mission of companies and
the basis of their existence.It is particularly important
to convert customer opinion (implicit knowledge) to
images (linguistic knowledge) through market
creation activities, and to accurately reflect this
knowledge in creating products (drawings, for
example)using engineering language (explicit
knowledge).
Fig.4-3 TMS Concept
(b) Product value improvement
(c)BuildingTieswithcustomer
(a)Marketcreatingactivities
Customer Focus
Product value
Quality, cost and delivery
Customer Information
Development
and
production
Sales and marketing
Marketing System
TMS
Customer-oriented
Quality assurance
(d)Customer value improvement
Shop appearanceBrandReliability
Service Merchandise
Product
planning and
design
Customer
delight
Customer
satisfaction
Customer
retention
Figure 1 - Total Marketing System (TMS)
Subjective
information
y ySubjectification
of objectivity
Implicitknowledge Explicit knowledge
言
葉
Language
(customers)
イメー
ジ
Image
(concept)
図
面
Drawings
(engineering)
Objectification
of subjectivity
Figure 2 - Conceptual diagram of Customer
Science
Objective
information
Lingual knowledge
Merchand
ise
Market
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This refers to the conceptual diagram
that rationally objectifies subjective information (
y ) and subjectifies objective information ( y
)through the application of correlation
technology.
The authors(Amasaka, 2003) apply the
statistical science methodology toScience SQC,
which has four core principles (Scientific SQC,
SQC Technical Methods, Integrated SQC
Network (TTIS), and Management SQC)and
which is designed to develop Customer Science
in business and sales divisions to make changes
to marketing process management.
IV. CONSTRUCTING A
SCIENTIFIC MIXED MEDIA
MODELFOR
BOOSTING AUTOMOBILE
DEALER VISITS
Publicity and advertising as automobile sales
promotion activities
For many years, automobile dealers have
been employing various publicity and advertising
strategies in cooperation with
automobilemanufacturers in order to encourage
customers to visit their shops.
Figure 3 shows a graphical representation of
the relationship between publicity and advertising
media—a relationship that helps draw customer
traffic to dealers (Amasaka, 2009). Area A represents
multimedia advertising (the internet, CD-ROMs,
etc.),
Area B represents direct advertising (catalogs, direct
mail, handbills (directly handed to customers),
telephone calls, etc.), and Area C represents mass
media advertising (TV and radio
broadcasting,flyers,publictransportation (train cars),
newspapers, magazines, etc.).
Proposal of a Scientific Mixed Media Model for
Boosting Automobile Dealer Visits
As part of an organization’s market creation
activities, it is important to gain a quantitative
understanding of the effect of publicity and
advertising, which are the principal methods involved
Direct
mail Handbills
TOYOTAdealer
Sales office
Customer
Catalogs CD-ROM
Internet
Newspapers
Television
Radio
Multimedia
advertising
Direct
advertising
Magazines
Mass media
advertising
Area C
Area B
Area A
Fig. 4 Developing Images of Motivation to Visit Dealers
Telephone
calls
Flyers
Figure 3 - Graphical representation of customer motives
forvisiting automobile dealers
Train
Car
Automobile
dealer
Figure 4 - A scientific mixed media model for boosting automobile dealer visits
SMMM
-Evolution of Market
Creation Activities-
Reform of office/shop
appearance&operation
Strengthening of
merchandise power
(I) VUCMIN
(II)CMP-FDM (IV)PMOS-DM
(d) Customer Value
Improvement
(c)Building Ties
withCustomer
(b) Product Value
Improvement
Key to Strategic application of TMS using Science SQC
(a) (a) Market Creating
Activities
Innovating Automobile Dealers’Sales Activities
(III)AGTCA
Contact with Customers
There appear to be few cases where
scientific research methodshave been applied to
theeffect of mixed media (areas A to C) andused to
study the ways in which such sales activities actually
draw customers to automobile dealers (Kubomura
and Murata, 1969). However, the rational effects of
the media-mix are insufficient as advertisement
methods, and the authors therefore consider the need
to scientifically promote a new advertisement media
mixed model(Melewar and Smith, 2003: Amasaka,
2007: Smith, 2009: Ogura, et al., 2013).
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in sales promotion and order taking, in order to aid
development of future business and sales strategies
(Kobayashi and Shimamura, 1997: Kishi, et al., 2000:
Shimizu, 2004: Ferrell and Hartline, 2005: Amasaka,
2007, 2009, 2011).
Recent changes in the marketing
environment,what is needed now is to
develop“innovative business and sales activities” that
are unconventional and correctly identify the
characteristics of and changes in customer tastes.
There has never been a greater need for careful
attention and practice in customer contact, and in
order to continuously offer an appealing and
customer-oriented marketing strategy, it is important
to evolve current market creation
activitiestostrengthen commercial viability and
reform office/shop appearanceandoperations using
the Customer Science approach.Therefore, the
authors want to constructa Scientific MixedMedia
Model(SMMM) for boosting automobile dealer visits
employing TMS as shown in Figure 4.
SMMM aims to achieve "a high cycle rate
for market creation activities" and is composed of
fourcore elements (I)-(IV).Core elements(I) and (III),
Video that Unites Customer core elements (I)-
(IV).Core elements(I) and (III), Video that Unites
Customerbehavior and ManufacturerDesign
Intentions(VUCMIN) and Attention-Grabbing Train
CarAdvertisements(AGTCA), are for improving
mass media and multimedia advertising (TV,train
cars, radio, internet, CD-ROM, etc.) through (b)
Product Value Improvement and (d)Customer
ValueImprovement—and these are particularly
important. These elementsconstitute the basis forthe
innovation of (a) Market Creation Activities, and
(c)Building Ties withCustomers.
At a certain stage in(a) Market Creation
Activities and (c) Building Ties withCustomers, it
becomes particularly important to develop (II)
Customer Motion Picture–Flyer Design Method
(CMP-FDM), and (IV) Practical Method using
Optimization and Statistics for Direct Mail (PMOS-
DM) to achieve a high cycle rate for improving mass
media and direct advertising (flyers, magazines,
catalogs, direct mail, handbills, etc.). These four core
elements aim to provide an up-to-date inquiry as to
deep-seated customer wants in terms of customer
behavior analysis (James, et al., 2006). Disparate
when choosing an automobile (Yamaji, et al., 2010).
behaviors by gender and age segment will be
clarified in the analysis of standard behaviors.
SMMM for the evolution of market creation
activities improves “innovativeautomobile
dealersales activity knowhow”regardingrepeat users
of
various manufacturers’ vehicles.Its characteristics are
described below.
(I) VUCMIN:The proposed VUCMIN uses video
advertisements, and is developed based onscientific
approaches and analyses that focus on the standard
behavioral movements of customers who visit dealers
Figure.5- Frame of VUCMIN
Particluar aspects that designers and
product planning want to reflect in
creation of the vehicles
Manufacturer intention
Observing
design
from afar
VUCMINModelframework
This method, which is based on the
different approaches identified in target customer
profiles, aims to make customers more eager to
visit automobile dealers. After creating this video
advertisement, customers are verified as having a
positive opinion towards visiting dealers with a
plan to purchase the vehicle featured in the video.
More concretely,based on the research
approach outlined in the previous chapter, the
framework of VUCMIN wasestablished as in
Figure5. In this figure, i) standard behaviors and ii)
disparate behaviors by gender are identified and
classified. After classifying the subjects by age, the
details of disparate behaviors are identified mainly
in terms of the front seat of the vehicle (driver’s
seat features, passenger rearview mirror, etc.) and
the rear seat (not shown in figure). This knowledge
of customer behaviors and knowledge of the parts
thatproduct planning and designers wish to show to
customers are taken into consideration as the basis
for the VUCMIN model framework.
(II) CMP-FDM: In this study, the authors establish
a method of creating attractive flyer designs while
using customer behavior analysis with videosthat
help dealers attract customersand aim to reform
conventional marketing activities.Firstly, CMP-
FDM analyzes how customers see flyers, and the
authors create attractive designs that guarantee each
customer’s satisfaction. Next, the authors integrate
the design elements into one that will satisfy all
types of customers (universal type) by organizing
the design features (design elements), and then
validating the method (Koyama, et al., 2010).
More concretely, the authors show the
steps (1 to 5) for establishing CMP-FDM as shown
in Figure 6. The proposed CMP-FDM utilizing
SQC Technical Methods (Amasaka, 2003)consists
roughly of two processes: research and flyer design.
In the first process, the authors check the current
state of flyers as preliminary research.
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In step 1, the authors analyze customer
behavior towards the flyers using video recordings in
order to understand how to the materials are actually
viewed. Then, the authorsprove that customers can be
classified into three types: “active customers,”
“collection-first customers,” and “indifferent
customers”.
In step 2, to address problems with the
currentflyer design (information appearing on the
flyer, such as exterior photos, price, car name, loan
information, and interior photos), the authorsclarify
what each customer type wants to know from the
content. One problem is the provision of a lot of
unnecessary information and a lack of necessary
information.
In step 3, to solve problems in flyer layout,
the authors clarify what kind of layout each customer
group wants. One problem istypeface that istoo small
to see orinformation that is too varied to understand.
In step 4, based onthe results of steps 2 and 3, the
authorsincorporatethe design elements into one flyer
that it is attractive toall customertype.In step 5, the
authors conduct a survey to compare the composite
flyer developed in step 4.
(III) AGTCA:This study deals with train
caradvertisements (hanging posters, above-window
posters, and sticker ads)that have become
increasingly popular in recent years. Focusing on
transit advertising, which has a good contact rate and
provides long-term contact, the authors decided to
examine customer relationships and how they relate
to train car advertising with the aim of defining the
ideal format for this type of media.The goal wasto
first quantify the way passengers pay attention to
train car advertisements, and then propose the ideal
form thatin-car train advertising should take based on
a visual representation of passenger information.
More concretely, the purpose of AGTCAis
to examine the correlations between passenger
information and riding conditions in train car
advertising in order to discover the ideal way to
advertise inside passenger trains, using the same
research steps as CMP-FDM employing SQC
Technical Methods (Ogura, et al., 2013). These steps
are as follows.
Step 1: Look at overall trends in passenger
information using a cross-tabulation method that
focuses on whether passenger attention turned to
hanging posters, above-window posters, or sticker
advertisements and others.
Step 2: Perform a cluster analysis on riding
conditions and group the results using Quantification
Theory Type III. Then, look at the relationship
between (1) the riding conditions grouped in the
cross tabulation and (2) whether passenger attention
turned to hanging posters, above-window posters, or
sticker advertisements.
Step 3: Research the grouped riding condition data
and basic passenger information to determine how it
relates to attention rates established for the three
types of advertising using aCategorical Automatic
Interaction Detector (CAID) analysis(Murayama, et
al., 1982: Amasaka, et al., 1998: Amasaka, 2011).
(IV) PMOS-DM:No clear processes are used at car
dealers when deciding target customers for direct
mail campaigns, and individual sales representatives
tend to rely on their personal experience when
making such decisions (Bult and Wansbeek, 2005:
Jhonker, et al., 2006: Bell, et al.,2006: Beco and
Jagric, 2011). This means that dealer strategies lose
their effectiveness and dealers fail to achieve the
desired increase in customer visits.
Thus, for this study, the authors establisha
practical method using PMOS-DM as a method of
deciding the most suitable target customers for direct
mail campaigns (Ishiguro and Amasaka, 2012a,
2012b). Specifically, in order to both clarify the
dealer’s target customer types and increase the
number of customer visits, the authors apply
mathematical programming (combinatorial
Figure.6- Steps of establishing CMP-FDM
Research Flyer design
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optimization) using statistics to establish a model for
determining the most suitable target customers for
direct mail campaigns.
More concretely, this model was created
using the same research steps as CMP-FDM
employing SQC Technical Methods: a three-pronged
approach to resolving dealers’ current problems with
direct mail activities.The step 1 is to increase the
response rate, or the percentage of customers who
visit the dealer as a result of receiving direct mail. To
achieve this, the PMOS-DM uses statistical analysis
to determine which customers are most likely to
respond. The step 2 is to reflect dealer aims in the
recipient selection process. This is achieved by using
a simulation driven by mathematical programming to
optimize the selection of target customers(refer to
Appendix 1:Optimal selection using a model
formula). Finally, the step 3 is to clarify the recipient
selection process by providing dealers with a model
that outlines a specific approach.
Following an explicit model informed by
statistics and mathematical programming keeps
inconsistency among salespeople to a minimum. The
three-pronged approach proposed in this study
therefore provides a direct mail method that allows
dealers to both target their desired customer segment
and boost response rates at the same time. In short,
the PMOS-DM uses statistics and mathematical
programming to createan objective decision-making
process that does not rely on the current selection
methods used by salespeople, which are based on
personal knowledge and experience and therefore
vague and implicit. At the same time, the model aims
to boost the direct mail response rate in line with
dealer targets.
V. EXAMPLEAPPLICATIONS
This section validates the effectiveness of
SMMM for effective advertising designed to bring
customers into auto dealerships by use of four core
elements (VUCKMIN,CMP-FDM,AGTCA, PMOS-
DN),and a Customer Science approach to
quantitatively assess the effectiveness of various
advertising (mass media,direct advertising, and
multimedia).
Visualizing Causal Relationships in Customer
Purchase Behavior
SMMM was developed in order to draw
more attention to the vehicle, spark interest in the
vehicle, and make customer want to visit the dealer.
In order to achieve the purpose of this research, a
field survey on vehicle advertising was conducted to
identify the core elements of each media type and to
visualize the relationship between those elements and
the media as well as the causal relationships
betweeneach media type and (a) vehicle awareness,
(b) vehicle interest, and (c) desire to visit dealers
(sales shops).
A survey was conducted in order to better
understand the causal relationships among different
types of media, media elements, and customer
(consumer) purchase behavior. The advertising and
marketing division at Xmotor company, Japan
Toyota Dealer Y, and the Zmarket survey company
helped to conduct an in-person survey on advertising
and marketing by visiting male and female licensed
drivers age 18 and older living in Tokyo, Fukuoka,
and Sapporo.A total of 318valid responses(197 male
and 121 female, generally uniform age balance) were
collected.
The investigation period was the five months
leading up to therelease of the new Q model by Japan
Toyota.Based onthe authors' existing research and
knowledge (Amasaka, 2007, 2009, 2011), they were
able to identify media mix effects in each form of
media using a purchasing action model, TV ads,
radio ads and newspaper ads (early June 2005), as
well as internet ads (early July) andtrain car
(transportation) ads (mid-August) before the new car
sale, and flyerand magazineads(lateAugust), DM
ads(early September) and DH ads. (mid-
September)issued by Japan Toyota Dealer Y.
Participants were shown TV commecials and
newspaper ads promotingJapan Toyota’snew Qcar
and then asked questions inquiring about their
purchase behavior and about the media and media
elements.
The collected data was analyzed and the
causal relationships between media, media elements,
and consumer purchase behavior were outlined
(Ogura et al., 2012). The questions that the authors
used in the survey are listed in Table 1.The
questionnaire was multiple choice and asked
respondents to describe their opinion (item ① was
yes-no, and the five-point scale initems ③ and ④was
converted into binary data).
Table 1 - Survey questions
① Are you aware of theJapanToyota Q model?
② What media did you see advertising this vehicle?
③ Are you interested in this vehicle?
④ Do you want to or did you actually visitadealer to inquire about this car?
⑤ What kind of influence does each type of media have on you in terms of your attention, interest, and desire?
⑥ What was your impression of the advertisement?
⑦ Which advertising elements do you consider most important?
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Elements in each form of media were identified
using multivariate analysis (cluster analysis,
quantification theory type III)andother statistical
methods shown in Figure 7.
As the example in the figure shows, the
critical elements in terms of generating the distinct
promotional outcomes that consumers expect are:
impact, contact frequency, newsworthiness,
informativeness, and memorability (Ogura, et al.,
2013).
The figure also positions TV
ads,transportation ads, internet ads,newspaper ads,
DM in order to identify the expected advertising
effectiveness of each. Finally, the insights gained
through scientific analysis were used to
describespecific chracteristics of the four core
elements of the proposed SMMM (VUCMIN,
AGTCA, CMP-FDM, and PMOS-D) below so that
more customers would be drawn to visit autodealers.
Applicationof VUCKMIN
In their previous research, the
authorsidentified behavioral patterns of customers as
they focus on the exterior of a vehicle. Insights
gained during this research were used to explain the
influence of product planning and designer intentions
in VUCMIN creation(Yamaji, 2010).The Mark X wasused as a target vehicle in design inquiries.
Figure 7 - A scatter diagram with the principle component scores
usingquantification theory type III
Figure 8 - VUCMIN creation timetable (Males in their 50s, Mark X)
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According to common opinions from designers and
product planning at Toyota Motor Corporation, the
parts that are given the most attention when the
vehicle is shown to customers are the (i) front
proportions, (ii) streamlined side proportions, (iii) tri-
beam headlamps (lenses), (iv) widened console box,
and (v) sharpened rear.
More concretely, the video created for the
target profile of males in their 50s is explained using
the timetable in Figure8. The timetable shows video
time asset to90 seconds. Video shooting order is
composed specifically of scenes from 1 to 11 starting
from the front, driver seat, side, and rear of the
vehicle. Scenes are:(1) direct front scene, (2)
diagonal front view scene, (3)driver side door
opening scene , (4) entire driver seat view scene, (5)
console box and shift lever scene, (6)steering
wheelscene, (7)driver seat operational scene, (8) side
view scene from driver’s seat, (9) rear side view
scene, (10) entire view of vehicle from rear, and
lastly, (11) moving from back to front, the entire
view of the vehicle scene.
The scenes that form theVUCMIN video
were composed on the basis of the standardand
disparatebehaviors of customers. Example photos
representing these scenes (1 to 11) are shown in
Figure 9. Using the same approach, VUCMIN
wascreated for eachage and gender.In this section,
customer surveyswereexecuted in order to test the
validity of VUCMIN. This wasdone by asking
customers, “After seeing the Mark X video, when do
you think you mightvisit a Toyota dealer to consider
purchasing one?” to verify their desire to visit dealers
(high, low).
According to the survey results, the desire to
visit dealers (early consideration of Mark X
purchase) not only increased for current Toyota
vehicle owners but also for customers who own
vehicles from other manufacturers. The authors are
currently promoting the results of this research as
part of the strategicadvertising method VUCMIN,
which utilizes an internet interface incollaboration
withuniversities and industrial players.
Applicationof CMP-FDM
Flyers are a form of advertising media
important for raising the customer-attraction
effect.However, the results of an interviews by the
authors at to six dealers (national and foreign-
affiliated) and two advertising agencies specializing
in flyers showed that the dealers did not think that
designing flyers was important—their only priority
was distribution, and they outsourced the design.
Moreover, they did not understand actual customer
behavior (how customers looked atflyers and what
they paid attention to). Therefore, customer
behaviorcustomer behavior is not attractive to
customers who want to visit dealers.
The authors studied how customers view
flyers by analyzing browsing behavior (Koyama, et
al., 2010).In order to resolve the problems with the
information contained in current flyer designs, the
authoridentified whichinformation each consumer
type focuses on. In step 1 and 2, the purchase group
is taken up as an example of the factor analysis
results, with theText Mining Studiocorresponding
bubble analysis results focusing on the purchase
group shown in Figure 10.
1Opening scene
3Entering driver’s seat
4, 5Entire view of driver’s seat scene
7Driver’s seat operational controls scene
9Looking from side horizontally at a 45°le
Figure.9 - Example of representative
photos for VUCMIN video
Figure 10 - Results for the information on flyers for
the purchase group using Text Mining
Studio corresponding bubble analysis
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Figure 12 - Cluster analysis of the ride condition
Dissimilarity(distance)
From this figure, it can be seen that the
purchase group strongly correlated with viewing
behaviorsinthe following order: (1) Looking at a
picture of the car, (2) looking at the price, (3) looking
at the car name, (4) looking at the loan information,
(5) looking at a pictureof the interior, (6) looking at
dealer gifts, and (7) looking at the logo and company
name.
Through this analysis the authors were able
to clearly reveal the information on flyers that
consumers actually focus their attention on, which
dealers had heretofore been unable to grasp.In step 3,
in order to resolve problems with the flyer layout, the
authors clarified the position and size of the
information on flyers that each consumer type
focuses their attention on. In step 4an attractive
flyerdesignis created based on the knowledge gained
insteps 1 to 3.
Anexample of a new attractive flyer design
for Toyota’s new vehicle as shown in Figure 11. This
design was intended to be appealing for a universal
type of consumer.The effectiveness of the CMP-
FDM method for creating the appealing flyer design
shown in Figure 11was confirmed from the survey
procedures and analysis obtained from steps1 through
5, as well as the acquired results.
Applicationof AGTCA
Firstly, the authors researchedthecausal
relationship between basic passenger information and
ad awareness (Ogura, et al., 2013). In step 1, the
authors performed a cross tabulation on the survey
data and researched the correlations between whether
passengers notice each form of train car advertising
and passenger information (age and gender) in order
see how passenger information relates to attention
rates.
Secondly, the authors researchedthecausal
relationship between riding conditions and ad
awareness of passengers. In step 2, the authors used
the survey data gathered to represent current in-train
advertising conditions, and subjected it to a cluster
analysis ofgroup riding conditions as shown in Figure
12.
Since the first group consisted of standing
passengers whoride the train for 0–15 minutes, they
were labeled “short-distance passengers”. The second
group rodethe train for a longer period of time
andtended to sit, so this group was called the “long-
distance passengers”.
Figure 11 -Example of new arttractive flyerdesign
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Thirdly,the authors researchedthecausal
relationshipsamongbasic passenger information,
riding conditions and ad awareness of passengers. In
step 3, Figure 13 shows the results ofthe awareness
rate for hanging postersamongshort-term riders,
which was used as a criterion variableinthe CAID
analysis. The results indicate that the highest
awareness rate in thisgroup is among men in the
youngest age category (15–25). Barring a few
exceptions, the results indicate an overall trend
whereawareness rates arehigher among younger
people. Comparing the two groups, the authors found
that the short-term passengers (who tended
tostandwhen riding) had higher awareness rates in
general.
Passengers who sat, on the other hand, had
more opportunities to engage in different activities
during their ride, such as reading or doing work,
which probably contributed to their paying less
attention to advertisements than the passengers who
were standing. The analysis revealed that women
passengers 26 and older in particular did not look at
in-car advertisements. It also indicated that older
passengers frequently paid attention to
advertisements located above windows.
Based on these conclusions, the authors’
first recommendation is for existing train car
advertising. Because hanging posters, stickers, and
other in-car advertisements are likely to attract
younger riders, this space should be used to advertise
weekly manga magazines, fashionmagazines, sales,
or other products likely to appeal to this generation.
Another important consideration is using popular
celebrities to catch the eye of these passengers.
Above-window advertising space, on the
other hand, may be better used to appeal to those of
the older generation. These passengers are more
likely to be married and have children, so it may be
beneficial to feature family-friendly topics.
Specifically, posters advertising events for
families or travel may be ideal in this location. Also,
because it was found that standing passengers tend to
look at advertisementsfrequently, riders may pay
attention not only to ads that help them pass the time
while standing, but also those that stimulate their
interest or desire. Instead of showing just a picture, a
magazine ad, for example, could feature headlines or
other clever designs aimed at stimulating purchase
behavior. It is important that other advertisements do
not simply catch the eye, but encourage viewers to
linger.
Secondly, the authors suggest that trains
adopt new forms of advertising media. The analysis
results indicated that passengers who stand tend to
have high awareness rates when it comes to in-car
advertising, but advertisements on the floor may be
easier for sitting passengers to see. Riders who sit
naturally allow their eyes to fall downward, making a
floor advertisement an eye-catching option. Those
who sit and read are also looking downward as well,
increasing the chances that they may see these
advertisements.
Focusing on train car ads, which havea good
contact rate and long-term contact, the authors
decided to examine those relationships and how they
Figure 13 - The results of the CAID analysis on the short-term passenger group
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relate to train car advertising with the aim of defining
the ideal format for this type of media.
Application of PMOS-DM
(1) Putting POMS-DM to work
The researchers teamed up with Company M
to guide direct mailingeffortsin conjunction with an
event showcasing multiple new vehicle models
(Kojima, et al., 2010: Ishiguro, et al., 2012a, 2012b).
The following steps show how optimal selection
using a model formula was applied with the formulas
shown in (1) to (5) (Refer to Appendix 1).
(Step 1)Organizing customer information
First, participating dealers had information
on a total of 391 customers, which included data on
sex (male/female), age (20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60+), and
age of current vehicle (3-5 years, 6-8 years, 9+
years).
different values assigned tom (customer attributes:
e.g. sex, age, age of current vehicle).A binary code (0
or 1) was then assigned to the collected customer
information in order to analyze it. This resulted in
values for the fj
m
(Indicates whether or not customer
j has attribute m (0 or 1))variable. Recipients of direct
This made it possible to analyze customer
attributes in terms of whether or not they were likely
to lead to a dealer visit in terms of an external
standard. These response likelihood values were then
assigned the variable Em
(Effectof customer attribute
(m) on the likelihood that the customer will visit the
dealer).The formula below shows the results of this
ana
There were a total of 391 values assigned to j:
Customer number in the formula, and a total of 10
different values assigned tom (customer attributes:
e.g. sex, age, age of current vehicle).A binary code (0
or 1) was then assigned to the collected customer
information in order to analyze it. This resulted in
values for the fj
m
(Indicates whether or not customer
j has attribute m (0 or 1))variable. Recipients of direct
information in order to analyze it. This resulted in
values for the fj
m
(Indicates whether or not customer
j has attribute m (0 or 1))variable. Recipients of direct
mailing could now be determined based on the
dealers’ customer information.
(Step 2) Determining response likelihood
The next step was to conduct a survey and
analyze the data to determine which customer
attributes were most likely to lead customers to visit a
dealer as a result of receiving direct mail. The survey
method used in this study was to ask customers of
varying attributes (sex, age, vehicle age, etc.) whether
receiving direct mail had ever caused them to visit
the dealer. Once the results were collected, they were
quantified and subjected to a Type II analysis
determine which customers had the highest
likelihood of responding to direct mail.
attributes were most likely to lead customers to visit a
dealer as a result of receiving direct mail. The survey
method used in this study was to ask customers of
varying attributes (sex, age, vehicle age, etc.) whether
receiving direct mail had ever caused them to visit
the dealer. Once the results were collected, they were
quantified and subjected to a Type II analysis
determine which customers had the highest
likelihood of responding to direct mail.
varying attributes (sex, age, vehicle age, etc.) whether
receiving direct mail had ever caused them to visit
the dealer. Once the results were collected, they were
quantified and subjected to a Type II analysis varying
attributes (sex, age, vehicle age, etc.) whether
receiving direct mail had ever caused them to visit
the dealer. Once the results were collected, they were
quantified and subjected to aType II analysis
determine which customers had the highest
likelihood of responding to direct ma
This made it possible to analyze customer
attributes in terms of whether or not they were likely
to lead to a dealer visit in terms of an external
standard. These response likelihood values were then
assigned the variable Em
(Effectof customer attribute
(m) on the customer will visit the
dealer).The formula below shows the results of this
analysis. The discriminant ratio for the analysis
results was 77.36%, indicating that they were fairly
reliable. The linear discriminant formula produced
from the analysis results is below.
If the linear discriminant is greater than 0,
the customer is likely to visit the dealer as a result of
receiving direct mail. If it is less than zero, it
indicates that they are not likely to visit. Therefore,
Table 2 -Response likelihood by attribute
Customer
attribute
Response
likelihood
Men 0
Women -1.4
22-29 years old 0
30-39 years old 0.89
40-49 years old 2.1
50-59 years old 3.7
60+ years old 1.7
Currently driving
a vehicle 3–5 years old
0
4.19.03.107.17.3
1.29.004.10
3332312524
2322211211
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xxxxxy
the coefficient produced by this formula indicates
the response likelihood for the customer attribute
as expressed by Em
. The results of this analysis,
which allowed us to identify which customers
were likely to visit the dealer, are summarized in
Table 2.
Table 2 –Response likelihood by attribute
Customer
attribute
Response
likelihood
Men 0
Women -1.4
22-29 years old 0
30-39 years old 0.89
40-49 years old 2.1
50-59 years old 3.7
60+ years old 1.7
Currently driving
a vehicle 3–5 years old
0
Currently driving
a vehicle 6–8 years old
-1.3
Currently driving
a vehicle 9+ years old
-0.9
(Step 3)Selecting DM recipients
First, the customer information collected
in Step 1 is plugged into fj
m
, and the information
on response likelihood for each customer attribute
is plugged into Em
. The number of direct mailings
to be sent is plugged into C (total number of direct
mailing sent). The upper and lower limits for the
percentage of direct mailings to go to customers
with each attribute is set at the dealer’s discretion
using the variables Hm
(upper limit for the
percentage of directmailings sent to customers
with attribute m) and Lm
(lower limit for the
percentage of direct mailings sent to customers
with attribute m). Once all the parameters are set,
the simulation is carried out.
During this process, formulas (3) through
(5) are solved as a weighted constraint satisfaction
problem. In the weighted constraint satisfaction
problem, the weighted constraints are moved to the
target function as in (A), where they are added as a
way of minimizing the level of deviation outside
of the given limits. Even if a feasible solution that
satisfies the constraints does not exist, the formula
allows dealers to come as close as possible to
meeting the constraints.
Here, in constraining the number of
mailings sent to customers with the attributes
defined in formula (5), it is difficult to set
customer attributes Lm
and Hm
, ensuring that a
feasible solution is more likely to exist. Therefore,
when approaching the issue as weighted constraint
satisfaction problem, it is best to find a solution
that best satisfies formula (5). In other words, this
allows dealers to send direct mail to those
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customers most likely to come into the shop based on
dealer strategy.
(Step 4)Evaluating the results
Once the recipients of direct mailings are
selected based on the simulation, whoever is sending
out the direct mail checks the simulation results to
make sure that they accurately reflect the dealer’s
marketing strategy.
If the desired results are not achieved, the
causes for the discrepancy are identified, the
parameters are adjusted, and the simulation is run
again.
(2) Effectiveness of PMOS-DM
The effectiveness of the PMOS-DM was
assessed by comparing the response rates (percentage
of direct mail recipients who visited the dealer as a
result) when salespeople selected direct mail
recipients based on personal knowledge and
experience and when recipients were selected using
the model.
Five new models were showcased at the
event held. Four of the design concepts targeted
female buyers, and one targeted male buyers. As a
result, the dealer’s marketing strategy was to target
women in particular throughout a wide range of age
groups.
This strategy was thus taken into account
when verifying the effectiveness of the model.These
verification results are summarized in Table 3.
Theresponse rate when direct mail recipients were
selected on the basis of personal knowledge and
experience of the sales staff was 19%. When
selection was made using the PMOS-DM model, the
rate was 20.4%.
Table 4 shows the same information for
female customers only (those targeted in the dealer’s
marketing strategy). Salespeople generated a 4.2%
response rate using their personal knowledge and
experience, while the model generated a 19.8%
response rate, signaling a significant improvement.
The effectiveness of the model was thereby
verified in the course of this study.
Verification Results
Using the analysis results obtained in the
previous section(Visualizing Causal Relationships in
Customer Purchase Behavior), a follow-up survey
using questionnaire datafrom Table 1 was then
conducted to verify whether the research achieved its
aim of bringing more customers into the dealers by
means of raising thepercentage of people affected.
Figure 14 shows the verification
resultsfrom“Application of new mixed media by a
SMMM” for raising thepercentage of people affected.
SMMM is effective due to its composition
of four core elements(VUCMIN, CMP-FDM,
AGTCA and PMOS-DM) and use as a new strategic
advertisement in nine media elements (TV, radio,
newspapers, internet, train cars, flyers, magazines,
direct mail and handbills) designed by the authors.
The figure shows the result of a follow-up
survey using SMMM, where 16 people (percentage
of people affected: 11.8%) actually visited the dealer,
while 8 people signed a sales contract.Comparative
verification was done by looking at the results of “the
usual experience of mixed media” when the dealer in
the figure announced the old model Q four years ago
in a survey of similar size.
In this case, the percentage of people
affected was just 1.1%, thus validating the
effectiveness of SMMM.
VI. CONCLUSION
The aim of this research study was to bring
more customers into auto dealers. In order to achieve
this, A SMMM (Scientific Mixed Media Model) was
developed as a way to improve the quality of the
consumer purchase behavior model in terms of
vehicle awareness, vehicle interest, and desire to visit
dealers.
The collected research results are now being
widely distributed as part of Toyota’s current sales
strategy.
(A)
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m
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m
j
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j
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Table 3 - Verification results (all)
Dealer
PMOS-
DM
Number of direct
mailings sent
269 269
Number of resulting
dealer visitors
51 59
Response rate 19.0% 20.4%
Table 4 - Verification results (women)
Dealer
PMOS-
DM
Number of direct
mailings sent
48 61
Number of
resulting dealer
visitors
2 12
Response rate 4.2% 19.8%
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Appendix 1:Optimal Selection Using a Model
Formula
Using numerical simulation, the PMOS-DM
model uses a mathematical formula to select target
customers for direct mail. In coming up with a
formula to determine who should be targeted by
direct mail, the authors referred to the formulas
shown in (1) and (2) below, which were developed
by Kojima et al. (Kojima, et al., 2010: Ishiguro, H.
and Amasaka,
K., 2012a,
2012b).
MIN (1)
subject to (2)
m Customer attributes (e.g. sex, age, age of
current vehicle)
j Customer number
Wm
Weighting for customers with customer
attributes m in direct mail target group
fj
m
Indicates whether or not customer j has
attribute m (0 or 1)
xj Marks customer j for direct mailing (0 or 1)
Rm
Ideal percentage with customer attributes m in
direct mail target group
C Total number of direct mailings sent
Lm
Lower limit for the percentage of direct
mailings sent to customers with attribute m
Hm
Upper limit for the percentage of direct
mailings sent to customers with attribute m
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The target function of formula (1) is to
minimize the gap between the ideal number of direct
mailings sent to customers with attribute m (CRm
)
and the number actually sent to customers with that
attribute (Σfj
m
xj). In other words, the formula
expresses the concept of setting a target value when
sending out direct mail. Accordingly, the formula can
be adapted to cases where a clear, rational target
value can be set.However, the formula cannot be
used when it is difficult to set a logical target value
for the number of direct mailings to be sent—and a
dozen or so of the dealers that the authors studied did
not set one.
For those dealers, the authors set up a
formula that would clarify the process that senior
sales staff used to determine who should be targeted
by a given direct mail campaign. In the process of
conducting interviews, the authors learned that senior
sales staff use an abstract method of targeting those
customers who seem like they would have an easy
time coming into the dealer. The authors then
constructed a makeshift definition of this group of
customers as follows.
Each group of customers defined by a given
attribute (male, female, 20s, 30s, etc.) has different
preferences that would motivate them to come into
the dealer. Each customer’s willingness to come in
can be assigned a cumulative value based on that
person’s attributes. Those with a high cumulative
value can be considered the ones who are likely to
come into the shop.
With this line of thinking, the authors
developed a formula for calculating the total
willingness for customers targeted by direct mail.
They then constructed a model for optimizing those
values. Finally, the authors came up with a set of
constraints in order to put limits on the number of
mailings dealers would send, with the aim of
maximizing the effectiveness of those that were sent.
(1) Model formula
This is the model formula used in the
numerical simulation.
MAX(3)
subject to Cx
j
j (4)
CHxfCL m
j
j
m
j
m
(5)
m Customer attributes (e.g. sex, age, age of current
vehicle)
jCustomer number
Em
Effect of customer attribute (m) on the likelihood
that the customer will visit the dealer
fj
m
Indicates whether or not customer j has attribute
m (0 or 1)
xj Marks customer j for direct mailing (0 or 1)
C Total number of direct mailings sent
Lm
Lower limit for the percentage of direct mailings
sent to customers with attribute m
Hm
Upper limit for the percentage of direct mailings
sent to customers with attribute m
This mathematical formula is designed to
determine a value for the variable xj. If the value is 1,
mailings should be sent to the customer number
indicated by j. If it is 0, a direct mailing should not be
sent. The other variables are parameters that must be
given values before solving the formula. C, Lm
, and Hm
are set at the discretion of whoever is sending out the
direct mail. The value fj
m
is determined based on the
customer information that the dealer has. Em
is
determined later via statistical analysis.The roles of the
individual formulas are as follows. The objective
function in formula (3) is used to maximize the
customer response rate (the percentage of customers that
come to the dealer as a result of the direct mail).
The constraint in formula (4) determines the number of
d i r e c t m a i l i n g s t h a t a r e t o b e s e n t o u t .
The constraint in formula (5) determines how
many direct mailings are to be sent to each customer
segment, which is how dealer aims are incorporated into
the model.The mathematical formula is designed so
thatthe number of customer attributes it handles (m) can
be increased at will. Depending on what customer
information dealers have, they can limit these attributes
to basic life stages or expand them to include hobbies,
preferences, and other lifestyle characteristics.
(2) Recipient Selection Process
The authors describe the procedure for using
the mathematical formula provided to select direct mail
recipients. First, a “response likelihood” value must be
set for each customer using the variableEm
. The list of
customers is then reordered with those with the highest
likelihood of responding at the top. The purpose of the
objective function in formula (3) is to order customers
according to their likelihood of responding (visiting the
dealer as a result of direct mail). Next, this list is used to
select the number of customers equal to the number of
direct mailings (the constraint) to be sent out, starting
with those most likely to respond. For example, if 50
direct mailings are to be sent, they would be sent to the
top 50 customers most likely to respond to them. This is
the basic principle behind the development of the
formulas.
In addition, when the dealer has a specific aim
in mind (e.g. sending a large number of direct mailings
to women), the constraint function in formula (5) can be
used to incorporate that aim in the calculations. For
example, if the dealer wanted at least 60% of the 50
mailings to go to women, the women customers would
be listed in order of response likelihood and the top 30
customers would be selected to receive direct mail. The
remaining 20 recipients would be selected from the
entire pool of target customers in order of their response
likelihood as well. The purpose of this function is to
allow dealers to use their marketing strategies to boost
response rate.
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