In today’s global market, a brand’s marketing strategy must go head‐to‐head, not only with regional or national brands, but also with international competitors’ marketing…
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In today’s global market, a brand’s marketing strategy must go head‐to‐head, not only with regional or national brands, but also with international competitors’ marketing strategies. This adds an entirely new dimension to a company’s marketing strategy when it comes to identifying, attracting, and retaining a market. This paper examines the concept of brand loyalty, discusses the various issues connected with brand loyalty, discusses cross‐cultural views on brand loyalty throughout the world, and illustrates the proliferation of brand loyalty across international frontiers.
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This article has been withdrawn as it was published elsewhere and accidentally duplicated. The original article can be seen here: 10.1108/09544789410054000. When citing the…
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This article has been withdrawn as it was published elsewhere and accidentally duplicated. The original article can be seen here: 10.1108/09544789410054000. When citing the article, please cite: Paul Herbig, Fred Palumbo, Bradley S. OʼHara, (1994), “Total Quality and the Human Resource Professional”, The TQM Magazine, Vol. 6 Iss: 2, pp. 33 - 36.
Paul Herbig, Fred Palumbo and Brad O'Hara
Trade Shows are a major portion of the marketing mix in the industrial marketplace, second only to personal selling and aboveadvertising. Thisessay summaries pervious research and…
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Trade Shows are a major portion of the marketing mix in the industrial marketplace, second only to personal selling and aboveadvertising. Thisessay summaries pervious research and indicates validation of certain signigicant findings of earlier research with a current study.
Paul Herbig, Fred Palumbo and Bradley S. O’Hara
Interest in the total quality (TQ) concept has been gaining considerablemomentum within North America. Total quality, which is founded on thebelief that organizations can succeed…
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Interest in the total quality (TQ) concept has been gaining considerable momentum within North America. Total quality, which is founded on the belief that organizations can succeed by meeting the needs of their customers, traditionally has been a concern of line management. However, specialists in the area of human and industrial relations have been espousing some of the concepts touted by total quality converts for many years. Participation by these individuals in the implementation of a total quality approach can only help in this regard.
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Paul A. Herbig and Fred Palumbo
Within the last two decades, the Japanese economic machine has caught upwith, if not overtaken, the US as the world′s leading economy. Japan hasvirtually conquered the American…
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Within the last two decades, the Japanese economic machine has caught up with, if not overtaken, the US as the world′s leading economy. Japan has virtually conquered the American consumer electronics, semiconductor, and machine tool marketplace and, except for quotas, would have done the same for the automotive segment. One of the reasons given is of the Japanese innovative abilities. How truly innovative are the Japanese? In what ways do they innovatively prosper and struggle? Examines the innovative process in Japan, its advantages and disadvantages, and projects a future scenario for the Japanese.
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The main purpose of this paper is to provide a clearer understanding about the approaches to international markets using the Internet, and understanding the marketing decisions…
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The main purpose of this paper is to provide a clearer understanding about the approaches to international markets using the Internet, and understanding the marketing decisions and challenges that a company will face in a global environment selling through Internet. In order to achieve this purpose, this paper is organized in the following sections: introduction to Internet; adopting marketing decisions to the Internet; and marketing via the Internet.
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Paul Herbig, Brad O’Hara and Fred Palumbo
Trade shows can be crucial components of a firm’s marketing mix. This modern day version of the central market is often poorly understood and overlooked by many corporate design…
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Trade shows can be crucial components of a firm’s marketing mix. This modern day version of the central market is often poorly understood and overlooked by many corporate design makers seeking effective and efficient ways to promote the firm’s products and service. Compares non‐exhibitors and exhibiting firms, examines major differences between the two groups, and provides a profile of non‐exhibiting firms. Finally, offers some tips around when to, and when not to, exhibit and aspects to increase exhibit effectiveness.
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Paul A. Herbig and Fred Palumbo
Within the last two decades, the Japanese economic machine has caughtup, if not overtaken, the US as the world′s leading economy. Japan hasvirtually conquered the American…
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Within the last two decades, the Japanese economic machine has caught up, if not overtaken, the US as the world′s leading economy. Japan has virtually conquered the American consumer electronics, semiconductor, and machine tool marketplace and, except for quotas, would have done the same for the automotive segment. One of the reasons given is of the Japanese innovative abilities. How truly innovative are the Japanese? In what ways do they innovatively prosper and struggle? Examines the innovative process in Japan, its advantages and disadvantages, and projects a future scenario for the Japanese.
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Tero Sotamaa, Arto Reiman and Osmo Kauppila
The purpose of this paper is to explore companies’ business risks and challenges across macro- and micro-environments, as well as how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore companies’ business risks and challenges across macro- and micro-environments, as well as how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can benefit from digital technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), as part their risk-management (RM) strategies in the face of recent disruptive events.
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We perform a literature review on risk management and business continuity (BC) in the context of SMEs, both in general and specifically in the manufacturing sector.
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The critical importance of RM and BC for SMEs is highlighted. The review underscores the significant impact of recent disruptions on SMEs and reveals a range of risk factors affecting their BC. Moreover, the review recognises how SMEs, in general, and manufacturing SMEs, in particular, can benefit from using digital technologies and AI as essential components of their RM.
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The review highlights transformative role of digital technologies and AI in enhancing RM. Through a systematic classification of risk factors within macro- and micro-environments, this novel approach provides a structured foundation for future research. It provides practical value by enabling SMEs to integrate dynamic capabilities and adaptive capacities through the adaption of digital technologies and AI into their RM.