Figure 4.2: Graph showing percentage score of Qii total (B)
TABLE 4.1
- Two Qualitative Questions (see appendix A)
Q NO. 11
Why or why don't you use Internet marketing more?
Retail/Hardware Store ANS:
We only advertise in local papers and flyers.
Bank
ANS:
Use it often. Percentage is probably 90/10 than
80/20.
Music/Entertainment ANS:
Effective and to the point.
IT
ANS:
We use Internet marketing more because it is more
convenient.
Print Media
ANS:
We use printed material to convey our message and
quality at the same time.
Q NO. 12
Why or why don't you use mobile phone marketing
more?
Retail/Hardware Store ANS:
As above.
Bank
ANS:
Restrictions in relation to CPC (Consumer Protection
Code) and also up to recently we did not capture mobile
phone information. Used for
third level campaign and
Better Ireland Programme campaign with good effect.
Music/Entertainment ANS:
More effective, everyone will open and read his/her
text.
IT
ANS:
Mobile phone marketing
faces a lot of privacy
issues, hence hadly used.
Print Media
ANS:
We do not find it effective.
Q1 (B)
Q2
Q15
Q18
Q20
Q21
Q24
Q25
Q27
Q28
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Column G
In general, the bank (72%), music/entertainment (63%), and IT (73%) companies fall
under “positive”
in the scale, the retail/hardware company (33%)
falls under
“negative”, while the print media (55%) falls under “moderate”.
The above is consistent with the interviews conducted via telephone and also with
the unstructured part of the questionnaire in table 4.1,
therefore maximizing the
accuracy of the questionnaire data collected.
This means that companies in the positive range on the scale implements ICT more
or better in their marketing. While the others are not bothered or indifferent. The
interview with the companies on the positive side of the scale suggested that they
could do better if public response encouraged them while maximizing their marketing
budget.
On the other hand, interviews with the company
in the negative range
showed they were just developing their web presence (under construction) and they
do not have a functioning website, which shows low level of the importance of ICT in
expanding their market share.
It was also suggested from the interview with the retail/hardware store that they deal
basically more with the local buyers. Giving the importance of ICT in today's world
and more so in marketing, it becomes inconceivable that there would be a company
in this category without a web presence.
Interview with the print media (under moderate in the scale) suggested that in as
much as they recognise the importance of ICT in marketing and would try exploiting
it, do not find it effective. It also suggested that the company rely mostly on printed
material.
One important finding with the interviews conducted on the companies is that they do
not carry out surveys on the impact the use of ICT to its maximum or partial/lack of it
would have on the company profit, value and competitive advantage. The interview
also showed that while the companies on the positive side of the scale appreciate
and
use ICT in their marketing, comprehensive performance
evaluation are not
carried out to make allowance for improvements.
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