Developing Marketing Strategy for Electronic Business by Using McCarthy's Four Marketing Mix Model and Porter’s Five Competitive Forces

Authors

  • Siamak Azadi Department of Research and Development, Kermanshah Branch of ACECR, Kermanshah, Iran
  • Elham Rahimzadeh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/emaj.2012.25

Abstract

Original Published Abstract

Considering the importance of marketing strategies in a competitive environment dominated by E-commerce and also limit the effective implementation of research results in terms of marketing mix in e-participation, can manage sales and marketing in order to implement effective marketing strategies and ultimately achieve organizational goals Sector clients and helped the market. Main focus marketing strategies, coordinate activities and allocate appropriate resources to provide marketing operational objectives of the company as a particular product market.

Therefore, the main issue related to the realm of marketing strategy, include the specific purpose of determining property markets for a product family or a particular product, then, through the corporate marketing mix according to needs and demands of potential customers in its target market, competitive advantage search And creating synergy are.

Considering the importance of marketing strategies in a competitive environment dominated by Electronic markets and also limit the effective implementation of research results in terms of marketing mix in e-participation, can manage sales and marketing in order to implement effective marketing strategies and ultimately achieve organizational goals Sector clients and helped the market.

This study usesMcCarthy’s four marketing mix model and Porter’s five competitive forces model to identify strategies for Internetcompanies that respond to the five competitive forces and thereby achieve a competitive advantage. The study provides significant new insights into the development and implementation of e-business strategies that contribute to increased profit.

 

Corrected Abstract

E-commerce is growing worldwide and is considered one of the modes and methods of business. This initiative led to the creation of new firms has several advantages over using benefits and this is the motivation for this phenomenon. While e-commerce success in attracting customers for their goods and services, due to systematic scientific principles and techniques that utilize the marketing strategies say .

Marketing strategies in electronic markets, it is one of the important issues in the field of new market research has been discussed. But in this very diverse field of view is presented. On the other hand, given that little research has been done in this area , So consider this strategy has increased the importance of, Entering the world of electronic commerce and the use of modern tools and technology in new areas of business, firms will be forced to employ new business strategies, to prepare for their new competitive pressures. The results show that in the domain of e-commerce, two PORTER 'S FIVE COMPETITIVE FORCES AND MCCARTHY ' S FOUR MARKETING MIX MODEL been instrumental in the formulation and development of marketing strategies. And variables  used in the model to identify and prioritize and execute marketing strategies in the field of e-commerce is essential.

Keywords : marketing, strategies, e-commerce,  porter's five competitive forces ,mccarthy's four marketing mix model

 


Author Biographies

Siamak Azadi, Department of Research and Development, Kermanshah Branch of ACECR, Kermanshah, Iran

Director of Research and Development department, faculty member and university teacher

Elham Rahimzadeh

Iranian Academic Center For Education, Culture and Research (ACECR),Kermanshah

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2012-09-11

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