The aim of the thesis is to suggest a marketing strategy for a specific company, including the marketing plan in order to deal with possible changes resulting from the current situation. Strategic marketing process, which is based on the strategic management process consists of planning, implementation and control. On the basis of marketing situational analysis SWOT analysis was set up, marketing objectives were defined, strategies were formulated and a marketing plan was suggested. The implementation of a plan is a part of an implementation phase. Finally, the interim results were evaluated and possible changes were proposed, which should lead to the achievement of the planned outputs at the end of the period.

摘要 進口流行服飾零售在過去十年已經是台灣年輕人間創業的趨勢。因為1990年代開始韓國文化在全球風行，對韓國流行服飾的供給與需求均大幅增加。另一方面，自2008年開始的全球經濟危機造成的低薪與失業問題更影響大批年輕人。他們之中許多人選擇自行創業，而因為較低的進入門檻，進口流行服飾的零售業成為主要的選項。 激烈的競爭造成了零售價降低以及仿冒品、次級品的問題，這些問題也惡化了這些新創立事業營運上的壓力，特別是在現金流和銷售量兩方面。這些年輕人會選擇創立這樣的零售業務正因他們本身缺乏資源，所以在極早期做出合適的行銷策略選擇，將非常的關鍵。 現今的管理理論多針對如何管理已經存在的企業或針對那些手中已有些許資源的企業家探討如何進行資源配置。這些理論中討論創立新事業的策略部分卻很少。我們發現邱志聖（2014）提出的4C策略行銷架構可以提供解決之道，能幫助這些年輕創業者選擇創業的適當策略。 透過4C策略行銷架構分析，我們發現，當進口流行服飾零售業者採用實體店面銷售的方式時，會比採用網路行銷更有機會降低顧客的交易成本。這些成本不只是價格，還包括了外顯效益成本，資訊搜尋成本，道德危機成本，以及專屬資產成本。 在我們的研究中，我們也認知到包曼（2003）提出的「自媒體」觀念可以將業務營運帶向另外一條新的道路。不管是實體店面或是網路銷售的經營者都可以藉由經營本身的「自媒體」來降低交易成本。我們相信，「自媒體」透過改善經營者的4C策略行銷架構，將對未來產生顛覆性的改變。 / Abstract Imported fashion retailer has already been a trend of newly startups among young people in the past decade in Taiwan. Because the increase in global popularity of South Korean culture since the 1990s, both the supply and demand on Korean fashion clothing are increasing dramatically. On the other hand, low wages and unemployment affected lots of young in Taiwan due to global economic crisis since 2008. Many of them chose to start their own business and imported fashion retailer is a major option due to its low barriers to entry. Tough competition leads to low retail price and problems on counterfeit and substandard goods, which also exacerbates the stress on running business of these newly startups, especially on their cash flow and sales. These young entrepreneurs chose to start their retail business due to their lack of resources, so it is critical to make the suitable selection of their marketing strategies in the very beginning. Management theories nowadays paid lots attention on how to manage an existed corporate or how to distribute the resources for those entrepreneurs who already owned some. The literatures on theories regarding strategies to start a new business are disproportionately low. We noticed the 4C Strategic Marketing Analysis (Chiou, 2014) might provide a solution to that, helping these young entrepreneurs to choose a proper strategy starting their own business. Through 4C Strategic Marketing Analysis, we discovered, if imported fashion retailers choose to sell through a retail store rather than online business, they will have better chances to reduce the transaction costs of their customers. And those costs included not only the price, but cost of utility, cost of information search, cost of moral hazard and cost of asset specificity. During our research, we also acknowledged “We Media” (Bowman, 2003) may lead to a new way to run business. Both retail storeowners and online business owner could reduce their transaction costs by running their own “We Media”. We believe, “We Media” might be a game changer through its improvement on the 4Cs of marketing exchange.

A proposição apresentada de uma estrutura de procedimentos para a segmentação de mercados empresariais, após extensa pesquisa bibliográfica, resultou em quatro grandes etapas e quatorze passos. Acredita-se que seja lógica, útil e de aplicação abrangente em vários setores industriais e de consumo. A base fundamental de segmentação estudada foi aquela que diz respeito aos benefícios procurados pelos consumidores durante o processo de decisão de compra e o setor escolhido foi a indústria do alumínio. Essa indústria apresenta algumas importantes particularidades que tornam o estudo ainda mais desafiador: é um oligopólio, o produto é classificado como uma commodity (padronizado) na sua essência e o seu preço base é definido pela LME aproximando-se do que seria uma estrutura de mercado de concorrência perfeita (as empresas são tomadoras de preço). Dessa forma, a segmentação estratégica de mercado passa a ser a grande possibilidade para deslocar essa estrutura no sentido da concorrência imperfeita, em que as empresas passam a deter algum poder sobre os preços praticados. A pesquisa exploratória identificou que o setor de alumínio desenvolve uma segmentação ainda incipiente que simplesmente fornece informações pós-facto para comparações no setor com pouca ou nenhuma contribuição efetiva para a conquista de vantagem competitiva ou um melhor atendimento aos clientes e diferenciação das ofertas. Com base nos dados gerados a partir de uma pesquisa empírica, foram identificados sete benefícios procurados utilizando-se a técnica da análise fatorial: efetividade da entrega, capacitação técnica e de vendas, lealdade e relacionamento com o fornecedor, imagem do fornecedor, vendas diretas a preços competitivos, eficiência do produto e logística do produto e da sucata. Foram, também, identificados três segmentos ou conglomerados associados a esses benefícios. A segmentação de segunda ordem com base em variáveis de relacionamento e demográficas, não se mostrou adequada para caracterização dos segmentos, como preconizado por alguns autores. / This current thesis presents a proposition of a step-by-step structure to the segmentation of business to business markets. This has been developed from extensive bibliographic research and encompasses four majour groups containing a total of fourteen steps. Its characteristics make it a logic and useful structure that can be applied in a variety of industries and end-user consumer markets. The fundamental aspect of segmentation studied that led to the development of such structure was that related to the sought benefits by the consumers during the purchasing decision-making process and the studied industry was that of the aluminum. This industry presents some important specificities that posed new challenges to the present study: it is characterized as an oligopoly and its product is characterized as a commodity in its essence with its price being set by the LME, being very close to a market structure of perfect competition (the organizations are price takers). In this sense, the strategic market segmentation becomes the main alternative to shift this structure to an imperfect competition in which organizations can bear some kind of power over the prices of their products. The exploratory research carried out in this study has identified that the aluminum industry practices some incipient kind on market segmentation that simply provides pós-facto information for comparisons within the industry with very little, if none, contribution to the obtaining of competitive advantage or a better service to clients and differentiation of the product offer. Based on the data gathered through an empiric research, seven sought benefits were identified through factorial analysis: delivery effectiveness, technical and sales qualification, loyalty and relationship with the suppliers, image of the supplier, direct sales by competitive prices, product efficiency and logistics of the product and scrap. Three segments or conglomerates were also identified as being associated to these benefits. Finally, the second order segmentation based on relationship and demographic variables did not present itself as adequate for the characterization of market segments within this industry, as proposed by some authors.

O marketing relacional tem se apresentado como uma alternativa muito promissora para empresas de diversos setores, pois desenvolve chances maiores de fidelização de clientes e promove a competitividade das organizações envolvidas. Apesar dessas vantagens, a maioria dos estudos encontrados sobre o tema, principalmente no setor do agronegócio e para mercados B2B, não se aprofundou na parte operacional de um relacionamento: as práticas e atividades. Com o intuito de explorar essa lacuna na literatura, o trabalho teve como objetivo identificar as práticas mais utilizadas pelos fornecedores e mais valorizadas pelos distribuidores de defensivos agrícolas em seus relacionamentos. Foi realizada uma pesquisa quantitativa por meio da aplicação de questionários com canais de distribuição de defensivos agrícolas. Esses questionários continham diversas práticas de relacionamento identificadas na literatura, variáveis de satisfação e caracterização das revendas. As práticas mais utilizadas e mais bem avaliadas são provenientes dos fatores comunicação, especificação dos papéis e motivação dos funcionários; por outro lado, as que apresentaram baixas taxas de utilização e de valorização foram a de laços, monitoramento e planejamento. A satisfação com os relacionamentos na amostra é afetada positivamente pelos fatores alinhamento, comunicação, especificação dos papéis e monitoramento. Também foram encontradas outras correlações com a satisfação e o tempo de duração do relacionamento. Concluiu-se que os relacionamentos nesse setor ainda são muito focados e concentrados nas vendas, mediante práticas e programas que estimulam resultados de vendas para os agricultores. Basicamente, dois grupos de práticas foram identificados: um em que as práticas são bastante usadas e valorizadas e, trazem satisfação; e as que não são tão usadas e valorizadas, porém aumentam o grau de fidelidade dos distribuidores e são fontes de poder e controle do fabricante. / Relational marketing has emerged as a very interesting alternative for companies from various industries because as it is more likely to develop customer loyalty and promote the competitiveness of the organizations involved. Nevertheless, most studies found on the subject, particularly in agribusiness and the B2B markets have not deepened on the operationalization of relationships: activities and practices. In order to exploit this gap in the literature, the study aimed to identify practices most used by suppliers and more valued by distributors of agrichemicals in their relationships. A quantitative survey was conducted through questionnaires with distribution channels for crop protection. These questionnaires contained several relationship practices identified in the literature, satisfaction variables and characterization of dealers. The most used and best evaluated practices were from the factors communication, role specifications and motivation of employees, on the other hand the ones with low utilization rates and poorest evaluations were the bonds, monitoring and planning. Satisfaction with relationships in the sample is positively affected by the factors alignment, communication, role specification and monitoring. Other correlations with the satisfaction and the time duration of the relationship were also found. It was concluded that relationships in this sector are still very focused and concentrated on sales, through practices and programs that stimulate sales results for farmers. Basically, two groups of practices were identified: one in which the practices are quite used and valued, and bring satisfaction; and those who are not as used and valued, but increases the degree of loyalty of distributors and are sources of power and control to the manufacturers.

Submitted by Maicon Juliano Schmidt (maicons) on 2015-07-08T14:56:18Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Henrique Horst da Silva.pdf: 2337183 bytes, checksum: cf073a3f2f72937932fd761ed33e195a (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-07-08T14:56:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Henrique Horst da Silva.pdf: 2337183 bytes, checksum: cf073a3f2f72937932fd761ed33e195a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-09-24 / Nenhuma / Esta dissertação tem como objetivo aprofundar a relação existente entre o Customer Equity (CE) e o Shareholder Value (SHV) utilizando como base o modelo teórico desenvolvido no artigo Linking Customer and Financial Metrics to Shareholder Value: The Leverage Effect in Customer- Based Valuation. Os Drivers de Valor Internos e Externos das organizações foram acrescentados ao modelo, de modo a explicar as variações no CE, bem como a alocação dos recursos de marketing foi estudada, de modo a maximizar o retorno dos valores investidos. Como resultados, confirmando o trabalho base, o estudo da alocação das despesas de marketing ressaltou a aquisição de clientes como uma estratégia chave para a maximização do CE e, por consequência, no SHV. As despesas de marketing também apresentaram um elevado impacto negativo no SHV, ressaltando a importância do seu correto gerenciamento para as empresas. Neste ponto, os Drivers de Valor mostraram-se uteis, possibilitando a segmentação e a identificação dos clientes mais valiosos para a empresa. / This dissertation aims to study the relationship between the metrics of Customer Equity (CE) and the Shareholder Value (SHV) using as a basis the theoretical model developed in article Linking Customer and Financial Metrics to Shareholder Value: The Leverage Effect in Customer-Based Valuation. Internal and External Drivers of Value of organizations were added to the model in order to explain variations in the CE as well as the allocation of marketing resources was studied in order to maximize the return on invested amounts. As results, the study of the allocation of marketing expenses underscored customer acquisition as a key strategy for maximizing to CE and, consequently, to SHV. Marketing expenses also showed a high negative impact on SHV, emphasizing the importance of their proper management for the companies. At this point, the Drivers of Value proved useful enabling the segmentation and identification of the most valuable customers for the company.

Submitted by Joana Azevedo (joanad@id.uff.br) on 2017-09-11T13:56:09Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissert Leandro Domingues Tavares.pdf: 1640183 bytes, checksum: 7a65c5817c31153bc4f6d01213c151e5 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Biblioteca da Escola de Engenharia (bee@ndc.uff.br) on 2017-09-18T14:05:40Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissert Leandro Domingues Tavares.pdf: 1640183 bytes, checksum: 7a65c5817c31153bc4f6d01213c151e5 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-09-18T14:05:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissert Leandro Domingues Tavares.pdf: 1640183 bytes, checksum: 7a65c5817c31153bc4f6d01213c151e5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-05-21 / As marcas têm se tornado ativos intangíveis mais valiosos que os ativos tangíveis em grandes e pequenas empresas, porém há ainda incertezas quando às diretrizes para gestão de marcas em diversos setores. Este trabalho identifica na literatura científica os requisitos e fundamentos específicos para gestão de marcas. Após consolidados os requisitos em 22 diretrizes, foi investigado, através de uma pesquisa survey aplicada a 134 especialistas em gestão de marca no Brasil, o nível de importância de cada diretriz e as variações de acordo com o setor de atuação. O resultado aponta um conjunto de seis diretrizes gerais para gestão tridimensional de marcas: quanto à profundidade, realizar pesquisa; quanto à extensão, gerir a marca internamente, realizar inovação e usar o rebranding para evitar envelhecimento; e quanto ao alcance, posicionar marca com honestidade e coerente com a cultura da empresa. Além disso, por meio de Teste Qui-Quadrado e Teste Exato de Fisher, foi investigada uma possível dependência entre diretrizes e as áreas de atuação das empresas (B2B, B2C ou governo e terceiro setor). Ao adotar um nível de significância de 5%, os resultados apontam que empresas B2B e B2C devem coordenar todos os pontos de contato da marca com o cliente e que o terceiro setor deve vincular a marca com seu país de origem. / Brands have become intangible assets that are more valuable than tangible ones in either small or large businesses, but there are still uncertainties on which are the ideal guidelines for brand management in various industries. This work identified in the scientific literature the specific requirements and grounds for brand management. The requirements were consolidated into 22 guidelines, and a survey was applied to 134 experts in brand management in Brazil to investigate the level of importance given by them to each guideline and the possible variations according to the market sector. The analysis of the results showed a set of six general guidelines for a three-dimensional brand management: conducting research to manage brand depth; brand positioning with honesty and brand consistency with the culture of the company to manage brand width; internal brand management, conducting innovation and using the rebranding to prevent brand aging to manage brand length. It is also recommended that B2B and B2C brands coordinate all their contact points with the consumer and that the government and nonprofit sector link their brands with the country of origin.

Background A widely used concept within marketing is market segmentation, which companies use to create value. Many researchers have focused on different approaches to market segmentation and the segmentation process, but little attention has been given to how one can evaluate such a process. The thesis is written on behalf of the Swedish company Svenska Cellulosa AB that is currently working on a market segmentation project for their baby products category. Purpose The purpose of this thesis is to develop a standardized process for evaluating and measuring the value of a segmentation process. The evaluation process will then be used to give recommendations to SCA on how they can evaluate their own segmentation process. Method To better understand how companies utilize market segmentation, but also how and if they measure the value of such a process, this thesis is conducted using a qualitative approach. The authors chose to collect the primary data through interviews with selected companies. The information gained from the interviews was then used to build three case-studies. The secondary data was collected from reviewing both scientific journals and textbooks concerning the relevant topic. The interviews were further analyzed using qualitative analysis techniques and based on the analysis a segmentation evaluation process was then developed. Conclusion The authors have found some common denominators among the case study companies on how they utilize segmentation to create value. However, none of the companies had developed a structured process to evaluate their segmentation process. By matching the case study findings with the frame of reference in relation to the research purpose the authors were able to develop a standardized segmentation evaluation process. This process was then used to give recommendations to SCA regarding their segmentation project.

台灣中小企業林立，我們常聽到在台灣經濟奇蹟背後這些中小企業功不可沒， 《2013 年中小企業白皮書》(2013，頁2)中提及到「2012 年全球經濟受限於歐美先進國家經濟體就業情勢改善遲延，以及財政樽節支出、國際金融動盪，且逐漸 波及新興經濟體發展等影響，整體成長力道減弱，仍延續2011 年的疲軟走勢。 受國際景氣影響甚深的台灣環境，亦持續低迷，惟在內外艱困的環境之下，台灣 中小企業卻有亮眼的表現」。然而中小企業在經營模式上以代工式(OEM)經營為 主的小規模經濟體發展亦受到限制，例如在人力資源課題上就面臨到無法招募及 留住良好的人才、在行銷觀念於財務觀念上相較缺乏能力、生產要素成本持續提 升…等等，都侷限住中小企業的發展。因此中小企業未來如要增強競爭力，勢必 在服務的提供上須做出加值化的動作－也就是利用新方式將技術、產品或服務加 以修正改善以創造出更高的價值，靠成本硬碰硬的廝殺已經愈來愈不可行。 本研究選擇台灣一中小企業硬碟代理商－J 公司為研究對象；J 公司於1990 年設立於台灣台北，早期以貿易商起家並且無特定販賣之產品，後來在因緣巧合 之下，得到了美國威騰電子股份有限公司(WD)的硬碟代理權，其後便將產品主 力放在販售威騰硬碟之上。本研究透過訪談J 公司經營者對WD 硬碟的銷售做 法，搭配邱志聖(2010)策略行銷4C 架構來分析J 公司代理產品銷售的成功經驗。 經過本論文之研究，J 公司目前雖在專屬陷入成本(C4)上碰到困難，但如果能擴 增其他產品線代理、善用其底下服務公司的核心服務能力來創造加值服務，就可 以在未來繼續成長。

[pt] Desde que os bancos investiram na venda de seguros na França no meio da década de 80, eles conquistaram cada vez mais espaços passando a ser líderes inclusive na principal família de produtos ligados à previdência. Os bancos souberam na ocasião identificar novas oportunidades, inclusive sendo locomotivas propulsoras da evolução da indústria. A partir de teste empírico à luz do método de previsão Delfos, procura-se abordar as principais questões estratégicas para melhor definir qual deve ser o posicionamento dos bancos nessa indústria nos próximos anos. Os resultados da pesquisa mostram que os bancos devem continuar se concentrando no segmento pessoa física nos produtos ligados à previdência, aproveitando as oportunidades relacionadas à reforma da previdência e a todas as mudanças sociais que estão ocorrendo. Os bancos também podem encontrar oportunidades na distribuição de produtos com processo de vendas simplificado e integrados na oferta bancária, aproveitando a vasta rede de pontos de vendas, a natureza da relação com o cliente e a clientela ainda não equipada de seguros. No segmento empresas, o foco deve ser voltado para a previdência corporativa. Finalmente, a capacidade de mobilização da força de vendas e do uso de ferramentas de informação como o CRM, assim como a eficiente gestão dos processos são os fatores chave para os bancos continuarem evoluindo. / [en] Since banks invested in the selling of insurance in the mid-80´s in France, they have conquered more space becoming leaders in the market, including the main family of products linked to life saving plans. The banks were able, at that time, to identify the new opportunities, to the extent of becoming the leading force in the industry´s evolution. From empirical testing based on the Dephi forecasting method, an attempt is made to address the main strategic issues in order to better define what will be the positioning of banks in this industry in the next years. Research results demonstrate that banks are likely to continue concentrating in the personal segment in products related to life saving plans and retirement products, taking advantage of the opportunities related to welfare state reform and to all the social change that is taking place. Banks may also find opportunities in the distribution of products that are simplified, packaged and integrated with the banking offer, taking advantage of an extensive outlet network, the nature of the relationship with clients and a clientele that is not insofar holding products. In the corporate segment, the focus must be on corporate pension plans. Lastly, the mobilization capacity of the sales team and the usage of management information system such as CRM, as well as efficient process management are the key factors in the continuing evolution of banks.

A proposição apresentada de uma estrutura de procedimentos para a segmentação de mercados empresariais, após extensa pesquisa bibliográfica, resultou em quatro grandes etapas e quatorze passos. Acredita-se que seja lógica, útil e de aplicação abrangente em vários setores industriais e de consumo. A base fundamental de segmentação estudada foi aquela que diz respeito aos benefícios procurados pelos consumidores durante o processo de decisão de compra e o setor escolhido foi a indústria do alumínio. Essa indústria apresenta algumas importantes particularidades que tornam o estudo ainda mais desafiador: é um oligopólio, o produto é classificado como uma commodity (padronizado) na sua essência e o seu preço base é definido pela LME aproximando-se do que seria uma estrutura de mercado de concorrência perfeita (as empresas são tomadoras de preço). Dessa forma, a segmentação estratégica de mercado passa a ser a grande possibilidade para deslocar essa estrutura no sentido da concorrência imperfeita, em que as empresas passam a deter algum poder sobre os preços praticados. A pesquisa exploratória identificou que o setor de alumínio desenvolve uma segmentação ainda incipiente que simplesmente fornece informações pós-facto para comparações no setor com pouca ou nenhuma contribuição efetiva para a conquista de vantagem competitiva ou um melhor atendimento aos clientes e diferenciação das ofertas. Com base nos dados gerados a partir de uma pesquisa empírica, foram identificados sete benefícios procurados utilizando-se a técnica da análise fatorial: efetividade da entrega, capacitação técnica e de vendas, lealdade e relacionamento com o fornecedor, imagem do fornecedor, vendas diretas a preços competitivos, eficiência do produto e logística do produto e da sucata. Foram, também, identificados três segmentos ou conglomerados associados a esses benefícios. A segmentação de segunda ordem com base em variáveis de relacionamento e demográficas, não se mostrou adequada para caracterização dos segmentos, como preconizado por alguns autores. / This current thesis presents a proposition of a step-by-step structure to the segmentation of business to business markets. This has been developed from extensive bibliographic research and encompasses four majour groups containing a total of fourteen steps. Its characteristics make it a logic and useful structure that can be applied in a variety of industries and end-user consumer markets. The fundamental aspect of segmentation studied that led to the development of such structure was that related to the sought benefits by the consumers during the purchasing decision-making process and the studied industry was that of the aluminum. This industry presents some important specificities that posed new challenges to the present study: it is characterized as an oligopoly and its product is characterized as a commodity in its essence with its price being set by the LME, being very close to a market structure of perfect competition (the organizations are price takers). In this sense, the strategic market segmentation becomes the main alternative to shift this structure to an imperfect competition in which organizations can bear some kind of power over the prices of their products. The exploratory research carried out in this study has identified that the aluminum industry practices some incipient kind on market segmentation that simply provides pós-facto information for comparisons within the industry with very little, if none, contribution to the obtaining of competitive advantage or a better service to clients and differentiation of the product offer. Based on the data gathered through an empiric research, seven sought benefits were identified through factorial analysis: delivery effectiveness, technical and sales qualification, loyalty and relationship with the suppliers, image of the supplier, direct sales by competitive prices, product efficiency and logistics of the product and scrap. Three segments or conglomerates were also identified as being associated to these benefits. Finally, the second order segmentation based on relationship and demographic variables did not present itself as adequate for the characterization of market segments within this industry, as proposed by some authors.