POLYTECHNIC OF NAMIBIA
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
DEPT. OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
(RMA411S)
ASSESMENT 1
Student name: Rachel N. Nuukunde
Student number: 201030020
Lecturer: Dr. Geoffrey Nambira
Due date: 10 March 2012 at 10h00pm
Table of contents Pages 1.1 Topic of the study 3 1.2 Introduction 3 1.3 Statement of the problem
…show more content…
Especially for the market as far as the present study is concerned. It will analyze what impact domestic products and imported has on brand preference. Thai is if Namibian consumers are willing to purchase imported products or domestic products. This study will also serve as source and guidance for future research, not only Namibian retailers as well as the two accompanying companies may also benefit strategically for their products. Conducting this research will also benefit me as a researcher as I will also gain some knowledge regarding ethnocentrism of Namibian dairy consumers.
1.8 Limitations
Time management would be the number one problem that will hinder the researcher from completing the study successfully. The feedback from the respondents may also be biased as they may give false information.
1.9 Delimitations
This study is only bound in Windhoek. This means consumers from other part of the country are excluded in the study. This is done to limit the time spent while conducting the study as well as the cost to e incurred.
1.10 Summarization of the articles
Article 1
Chimboza, D., & Mutandwa, E. (2007). Measuring the determinants of the preference in a dairy product market. African journal of business management, pp. 230-237.
This study was conducted in Chitungwaza and Harare urban markets in Zimbabwe as the target market. The purpose of the study was to assess the level of the brand awareness and factors
This report is Part 1 of assignment for Marketing MBA 565-MBOL1 to Dr. Stephen Baglione
You will also read about the Company’s advertising strategy and how this approach will bring into line the Company’s marketing goals. It will be determined how effectively the advertising will be measured and how the different promotional strategies relevant to the Company advertising will be utilized. Further discussion will establish the best marketing research approach used to measure customer satisfaction with the Company’s product (cassava powder) and training service initiated to train farmer in implementing large-scale farming. It will be explained how gaps in customer expectations and experiences will be addressed by the marketing wing of the Company, using the high knowledge and proficiency of experienced and well-schooled people in marketing management.
Date: 17-01-13 Universidad Carlos III Master in Marketing Jean-Philippe Charron Casper van Drongelen Kaloyan Andonov Mihaela Filcheva Angel Vargas Mark Bender
Customer perception of a brand is based on how the company positions its brand in the marketing to generate that impression in their minds. This positioning is based on the company’s market position and its competitors’ positions.
This dissertation is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree in Marketing Practice
This proposal contains six different parts. 1. Introduction for brand. 2. Situational analysis, 3. Marketing goals, 4. Market STP analysis, 5. 4P’s and Marketing Mix. And then 6. Conclusion.
much influenced by the brand name of the cars. There are too many brands of car which tend to give more choices to the customers to choose from. Brand recognition is the area to which a brand is accepted for stated brand choice factors. The technique used to analyze brand choice factors is factor analysis. It focused on brand choice factors of respondents. Major variables that determine the brand selection are presented for further factor analysis and ANOVA is used in order to analyses the factors For that, first correlation matrix is formed to find the appropriateness of factor model by checking whether such correlated variables exists or not. The 14 variables/factors used (In first row) in the correlation matrix are represented by the
Looking in to the milk industries, study shows Dutch Lady Milk is the most trusted brand rank by the Readers Digest and Dutch Lady brand is across the countries. Since, prices of raw materials are going up the prices in the market will also rise in order to cover the expensive input cost. Moreover, this brand is a well-known milk brand meaning demand is huge and people prefer this brand. Therefore, need to make sure that customers will not switch to another milk brand.
In this study, main focuses is on Unilever Zimbabwe’s Communications Plan and assess it deeply with the use of marketing concepts, ideas, models and theories in the formulation of this plan. Tony Yeshin (1999) defines marketing communications as "the process by which a marketer develops and presents stimuli to a defined target audience with a purpose of eliciting a desired set of responses." Marketing communications are: adverting, sales promotions, personal selling, PR and direct and interactive marketing (Fill, 1999).
A project submitted to Dr. Vu The Dung in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the International Marketing course
In this paper we are illustrating the consumer’s behavior towards Juhayna Full Cream Milk. The paper includes the SWOT analysis of the product, the segmentation the company uses, the values in Egypt that affect the purchase of the product, the reference group influence on the Full Cream Milk, how customers perceive the product, and all other aspects whether situational or social and related to the product directly or indirectly that affects the consumer when
It is important to note that the responsible researcher will be very meticulous in avoiding any possible negative effects that he study could bring to any participant. For this reason, prior to starting the study, the researcher must hypothesis on any possible scenario that could occur, predict possible consequences and adjust the study to eliminate the negative effects it could render the participants. It is also important that the participants have the opportunity to ask questions before and after the study. When communicating with possible participants. It is essential to be very clear about their participation expectation and outline effects predicted by the researcher. For example, if the research requires the participation of individuals for six uninterrupted hours, while this may not be a negative effect, the participants must be aware that they will not be able to leave until the six hours if they plan on participation in the study. In addition, when providing the written consent, a legal disclaimer should be included to protect both the participants and the researcher.
It is necessary to allot a certain amount of time to each task in a qualitative study in order to be organized. For example time should be allowed for:
Sixthly, research data was only extracted using the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) online free research databases. Thus, any publications and databases that required any form of payment on part of the researcher were excluded. Subsequently, potentially relevant articles may have been excluded, owing to resource restrictions.
Nowadays the differences between countries are becoming less evident because we see the same TV shows, advertisements, fashion and follow the same brands. To what extent the advantages of this trend outweigh its disadvantages?