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Original Article
Open Access
Rural Consumers' Factors of Influence, Place of Influence, and Decision Making Process : An Exclusive Model Based Study
H. S. Prakash, Mustiary Begum
· pp. 11–27
DOI: 10.17010/ijom/2016/v46/i12/106744
In the recent past, consumers in India have been at a point where there is a multiplicative effect in income growth, aspirations, and changed consumption patterns across income level segments. Therefore, understanding the rural consumer behavior and the process of …
Keywords:
Rural Consumer, Different/Primitive Forces, Decision-Making Process, HSP Model
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Original Article
Open Access
Loyalty Programs in Czechia, Slovakia, and Russia
Radek Tahal, Tomas Formanek
· pp. 28–41
DOI: 10.17010/ijom/2016/v46/i12/106745
Establishing and curating customer loyalty is an ever more important feature of contemporary marketing. In order to strengthen this aspect, companies frequently develop specialized loyalty programs. This paper aimed to provide better understanding of this topic by means of quantitative …
Keywords:
Customer, Loyalty Program, Product Category, Lifestyle Factors, Market Research, Primary Data
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Original Article
Open Access
Brand Influence in Business-to-Business (B2B) Markets : Understanding the Buying Criteria of Different Organizations
P. S. Raychaudhuri, Aman Garg
· pp. 42–52
DOI: 10.17010/ijom/2016/v46/i12/106748
The brands make identification of products, services, and businesses convenient, easy, and more acceptable for the buyers. Besides, the brands help to differentiate them from competitors' offerings. The brands also communicate improved value and benefits to the business buyers. And …
Keywords:
Brand, Brand Influence, Business-to-Business, B2B, Purchase, Buying Criteria, Quality
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Original Article
Open Access
Choice Determination Under Various Price Offer Frames
Rajesh Deshpande
· pp. 53–60
DOI: 10.17010/ijom/2016/v46/i12/106749
Studies on prices have indicated varied learning of human behaviour in terms of how buyers perceive prices of products individually and how they think about prices when offered to them in a frame with some price offer combinations. Empirical studies …
Keywords:
Price Frames, Decision Making, Utility, Preferences, Choice, Referent Product, Subject Product, Preferment Effect