Much of the research into marketing communications has focused on the consumer market with little regard to date for the business-to-business market. This paper focuses on a development and testing of a model of marketing communication e¤ ectiveness in the business-to-business market. Building on past research from the marketing communications and business-to-business marketing literature, the model (which incorporates facets of the marketing communication objectives, bidirectional communications, and communications channels) is tested to examine the impact
The state administration in Slovenia is undergoing its biggest reform since the country's secession from Yugoslavia in 1991. The civil servants need to adjust to a large number of changes in a very short time. They face a continually changing regulatory framework that they need to implement and enforce, as well as new demands from the growing private sector and citizens at large. These challenges can only be met by highly qualified civil servants who are constantly updating their qualifications. Therefore systematic in-service training is crucial to keep the civil servants competent in a rapidly changing environment.This article examines the practices of training evaluation in a branch of Slovene state administration. The article compares the attitudes of employees towards evaluation with the assumption that significant differences may exist among the attitudes of employees of different demographic characteristics.After having identified a conceptual framework that examines the notion of training evaluation among civil servants, the research questions related to determinants and consequences of evaluation were explored. Research assessing the influence of respondents' demographic characteristics was conducted among a population of civil servants, and 414 responses were gathered. The results obtained indicate that the influence of hierarchical position prevailed, although the managers (leading civil servants) are less involved in evaluation than expected. Empirical data also demonstrate that the majority of employees are willing to participate in permanent and transparent training evaluation. Downloaded from
Points for practitionersThis article may be of interest to researchers and managers involved in the planning and evaluation of civil servant training. Evaluation of the results of training presents feedback information to the training managers and is a key component in the systematic approach to training. The article sheds light on the relationship between demographic characteristics of training participants and their attitude towards training evaluation, and may help managers develop a systematic training model that will be better tailored to the demographic characteristics of their target group.
The paper's purpose is to add to the body of knowledge on marketing communication effectiveness by developing and testing the model of marketing communication effectiveness in the business-to-business markets. Based on past research from the marketing communications and business-to-business marketing literature, the model is tested to examine the impact of antecedent variables on marketing communications effectiveness and organizational performance. Our analysis indicates that a central concept of marketing communication effectiveness is influenced by different variables. We also confirmed a positive impact of marketing communication effectiveness on organizational performance in case of Slovenian companies.
Present times are changing rapidly, people are becoming increasingly active, and we often find ourselves in a situation over which we have no control. Nowadays we know many types of insurance with which we can take care of our financial security. It is important for individuals to choose the most appropriate type of insurance according to their needs and life span. It is extremely important for young people to start saving for their future as soon as possible in the type of life insurance. The main objective of this paper is what proportion of young people already have insurance or are already thinking about it and why not. We were also interested in what the decisive factors are that make young people decide to buy insurance and why not. Research has shown that young people are aware of the importance of insurance, but most of them do not have adequate financial resources and are insufficiently informed about the types of insurance.
Corporate reputation is one of the key success factors of a single company on today's global competitive market. In order to obtain a positive corporate reputation it is necessary to know and understand all the features in forming a corporate reputation. This article presents the key elements of corporate reputation and which tools of the marketing communications mix are most effective for forming and executing company communication in order to ensure a long term positive bank reputation. The main findings of this research will therefore be a useful basis for corporate reputation management, not only within bank institutions, but also for other companies, which are trying to build and maintain positive corporate reputation in the long term.
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