Nowadays referred to as an emerging economy, China represents a very exciting business proposition for investors around the world. The Chinese consumer market is constantly expanding. This expansion must be met by credit cards nowadays. There are millions of credit cards issued in China at present. However, the majority of these plastic cards are yet unused, seeing that the Chinese people are a conservative lot […]

A study on the impact of social media marketing on consumer behavior. The proposed studies will not only make major theoretical contribution in the field of marketing in this digital era, but it will also have some practical implication to marketers. The proposed study aims to investigate the relationship between social media marketing and consumers’ behaviour. It results will therefore contribute theoretically to our understanding […]

Consumer Industry The adaptation of natural fiber composites in the consumer industry has not had the same explosive growth as with the transportation or even the construction industry. The benefits of cost savings and weight reduction that can be obtained with natural fiber composites played a significant role for the proliferation into those respective industries. But in the consumer market, stemming from the rise of […]

The removal of non-traceable costs in the income statement will direct a substantial increase in net income of all the departments concerned in this case study. Indeed, the divisions in which the highest percentage movement is outlined are those that have the greatest billing revenue. These comprise the New York and Paris Departments. This argument is sustained by the fact that the gross profit on […]

Do you think that it was a good segmentation for M&M’s to develop a new version targeting adults? In observing how M&M’s have changed over time from the addition of peanut butter and almonds to the changing of colors and sizes I think that was a great segmentation strategy to develop a new version targeting adults. The new line of M&M’s is 55 percent larger […]

Analyzing the impact of product placement on consumer culture. Product placements are one of the advertising campaigns. The purpose of advertising is to inform and to alter the attitude of consumers toward product. Recently, the researchers recognize that consumer’s attitude toward the advertisement would affect the attitude toward products or brands. In other words, consumers tend to generate positive brand attitude and purchase intension toward […]

Recession…a word that everyone these days has had at least once on their minds. Changes in our personal lifestyles and even professional directions could not help but happen. There is not so much freedom of realizing our plans and dreams. There is not so much passion any more in things that fueled us before. At the same time, the show must go on and if […]

CONSUMER PERCEPTION AND BRAND PREFERENCE FOR PREMIUM BRANDED SHIRTS. CONSUMER PERCEPTION AND BRAND PREFERENCE FOR PREMIUM BRANDED SHIRTS A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MBA DEGREE OF BANGALORE UNIVERSITY. SUBMITTED BY VIKRANT JAGANNATH Reg. No – 04XQCM6118 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF PROFESSOR JAI RAJ NAIR M. P. BIRLA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (ASSOCIATE BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN) BANGALORE – 560001 […]

As the name implies, DTC is a method of advertisement that drug companies are allowed to use in order to inform potential customers on the strengths and some times the weaknesses of a particular drug. DTC is only legalized in USA and New Zealand, but over the years there have been heated debates on whether to ban it or put some restrictions to govern it. […]

Data collection relating to personal information and purchase behaviours – a consumer perspective. Every individual to a certain percentage values their privacy. Differentiating factors amongst various individuals could be their cultural background, social environment, literacy and general awareness amongst others. Advancements in technology leading to development of secret cameras for instantaneous photographs, discount cards that store your purchase information, and scanners, have also contributed to […]