Marketing Archives

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Creating Advocates: A Values-Oriented Approach to Developing Brand Loyalty

A maniacal dedication to authentic purpose is what separates the strong from the weak in the competitive brand landscape.

By Michael Crooke, MBA, PhD and Craig Wilson


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The Charisma of Twitter

Twitter is a form of electronic charisma that can attract or repel followers. This article explores the uses and limitations of Twitter and analyzes its success based on the definition of charisma.

By Shirley Black, JD, LLM


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2010 Student Paper Winner: Using Social Media to Grow Your Business

Businesses can best benefit from social media by having a good overall strategy and knowing how to listen, participate, and measure results.

By Areg Bagdasarian, MBA and Steffanie Tamehiro


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How Coach, H-P, Zara, and Ford Profited from a Comprehensive Application of Market Orientation

An integration of management and marketing approaches to market orientation is necessary to gain its full benefits, as evidenced by the success of Coach, H-P, Zara, and Ford.

By Dillard Tinsley, PhD and Joseph G. Ormsby, PhD


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Believe It: Complaints Are Gifts

Complaining customers give businesses a key opportunity to uncover problems and venture into new markets, as complaints are one of the least expensive market research tools around.

By Janelle Barlow, PhD


Do Not Call!*

New do-not-call regulations make telemarketing more difficult and less profitable for businesses, but permission-based direct marketing is an effective tool.

By Lynda Palmer,MBA and Frieda Gehlen, PhD


Waiting Games People Play

Distraction, information, and compensation are common strategies that may mollify waiting customers.

By David McMahon, PhD


The Death of the Sales Force

The traditional institutional sales representative is becoming a casualty to the move to electronic E2B supply chain management.

By David McMahon, PhD


Serving Each Other on the Inside

To improve internal customer service, managers need to measure, give feedback, and continuously improve upon how employees serve each other.

By Charles D. Kerns, PhD, MBA


Will Marketers Survive the Information Age?

In trust-based relationships, customers may share ways in which we can better serve them.

By William R. Smith, PhD