Marketing knowledge and the value of segmentation Sally Dibb Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK Philip Stern Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK Robin Wensley Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK Keywords Market segmentation, Marketing theory, Customer profiling, Organizational performance Introduction Market segmentation is according to many textbooks, one of the fundamental principles of marketing (Kotler, 1997)
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Introduction Autoglass as we know it today has its origins in two separate companies. In 1969, Tony Bates started a small family business in Bedford called Windshields, which became well-known for its pioneering approach. In those days windscreens were made of toughened glass, which would smash if hit with sufficient force and the pieces of glass would end up inside the car. Autoglass was formed in 1974 and, by 1983, had over 40 branches and 100 mobile fitting units. In 1984, the two firms merged
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Finance and Performance Management Mastery and the High Performance Business At Accenture, we have always believed that a direct correlation exists between the sophistication of an organization’s finance and performance management capabilities and its overall performance. 2 Now, we’ve put that theory to the test. In a recent landmark study, Accenture examined the relationship between finance and high performance. The results show a tangible link and strong correlation between a high-performance
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under Daimler-Benz but traces its origins to Daimler's 1901 Mercedes and to Karl Benz's 1886 Benz Patent Motor-wagen, widely regarded as the first automobile. Part of Daimler AG, Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) is responsible for the distribution and marketing of Mercedes-Benz, May Bach, smart, and Sprinter products in the United States. In 2011, the company sold 264,460 passenger vehicles in the US, representing 17.5% year-over-year growth, in addition to 16,577 Sprinters. Although MBUSA was founded
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sustain growth. In week three, team C established four potential outsourcing options. Of those four potentials, RM stands to gain the most potential from outsourcing customer relationship management (CRM). This could cover service, sales, and marketing. Services that will be provided include the call center support, field support management, e-Service, campaign management, sales forecasting, account management, and pipeline management. Outsourcing will assist with new government required reporting
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Riordan Manufacturing, Inc. SR-rm-220 Michael S Black BSA 375 August 6, 2012 John Dunn Riordan Manufacturing, Inc. SR-rm-220 Introduction and Brief History “Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastics manufacturer employing 550 people with projected annual earnings of $46 million. The company is wholly owned by Riordan Industries, a Fortune 1000 enterprise with revenues in excess of $1 billion. Its products include plastic beverage containers produced at its plant in Albany, Georgia, custom
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GLOBAL JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH ♦ VOLUME 6 ♦ NUMBER 1 ♦ 2012 INFLUENCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ON ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR: A THREE-SECTOR STUDY Jagannath Mohanty, Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur Bhabani P Rath, Berhampur University, Berhampur ABSTRACT In recent years, the employer expectations have witnessed an upward surge, in anticipation of certain discretionary behaviors out of their employees, which fall beyond the purview of workplace requirement and
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Adrian Payne & Pennie Frow A Strategic Framework for Customer Relationship Management In this article, the authors develop a conceptual framework for customer relationship management (CRM) that helps broaden the understanding of CRM and its role in enhancing customer value and, as a result, shareholder value. The authors explore definitional aspects of CRM, and they identify three alternative perspectives of CRM. The authors emphasize the need for a cross-functional, process-oriented approach
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European Management Journal (2008) 26, 429– 440 journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/emj Cooperative internationalization of SMEs: Self-commitment as a success factor for International Entrepreneurship Matthias Fink a, Rainer Harms b, Sascha Kraus a c,* Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Department of Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship, Augasse 2-6, A-1090 Vienna, Austria b University of Twente – NIKOS, Dutch Institute for Knowledge Intensive
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Adrian Payne & Pennie Frow A Strategic Framework for Customer Relationship Management In this article, the authors develop a conceptual framework for customer relationship management (CRM) that helps broaden the understanding of CRM and its role in enhancing customer value and, as a result, shareholder value. The authors explore definitional aspects of CRM, and they identify three alternative perspectives of CRM. The authors emphasize the need for a cross-functional, process-oriented approach
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