The objective of the study was to examine the marketing strategies of Ethiopian medium and large textile companies. The textile sector became the focus of this study because it has performed far below expectation, despite the government‘s unreserved support to the sector and the country‘s comparative advantage in the sector. To attain the stated objective, qualitative research approach with case study design was employed. The cases were selected based on two criteria; production of finished textile products and operation in both local and global markets. Accordingly, nine companies qualified these criteria and all of them were used as cases. The RBV was the theory employed to explain the differences in performances among firms‘ in similar environment. Furthermore, within and cross case analyses were employed to get in-depth understanding and to explain about the marketing strategies of the firms. The major findings of the study indicate that the emphasis given to marketing strategy and the marketing resources and capabilities commitment thereof were found to be so low that the companies seemed to equate marketing strategy with selling strategy. Furthermore, the companies failed to link their marketing enabling environment with their marketing strategy. Similarly, such weak link was reflected between the firms‘ marketing strategy and their market performances. Hence, the marketing strategies of the case companies are so weak that with their current marketing strategy, it is difficult for them to be competent in the local market, let alone in the international markets. Generally, both empirical and conceptual conclusions were drawn from the findings. As a result, the cross-case findings indicate that marketing resources commitment is linearly linked to marketing strategy which in turn is linked to export performances. Therefore, it can be understood that the link between enabling environment and marketing strategy is direct and the link between marketing strategy and marketing performances is linear. Hence, it can be understood from this transitivity that there exists a link between firms‘ enabling environment and their marketing performances. / Business Management / D.B.L.

Submitted by Carlos Eduardo Guidi (caduguidi@gmail.com) on 2018-06-11T20:21:42Z No. of bitstreams: 1 TA_CarlosEGGuidi_Junho18_vFinal.pdf: 1059734 bytes, checksum: 469d5ecca9b8556a88fcad98d932cc72 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Simone de Andrade Lopes Pires (simone.lopes@fgv.br) on 2018-06-11T23:14:47Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 TA_CarlosEGGuidi_Junho18_vFinal.pdf: 1059734 bytes, checksum: 469d5ecca9b8556a88fcad98d932cc72 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Isabele Garcia (isabele.garcia@fgv.br) on 2018-06-12T19:27:54Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 TA_CarlosEGGuidi_Junho18_vFinal.pdf: 1059734 bytes, checksum: 469d5ecca9b8556a88fcad98d932cc72 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-12T19:27:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 TA_CarlosEGGuidi_Junho18_vFinal.pdf: 1059734 bytes, checksum: 469d5ecca9b8556a88fcad98d932cc72 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-06 / O mercado de crédito brasileiro vem atraindo, nos últimos anos, diversos novos entrantes, amplificando a concorrência e impulsionando a busca por fatores que proporcionem mais competitividade. A empresa que almeja ter sucesso nesse mercado deve possuir as competências necessárias para identificar tendências, superar os concorrentes e aproveitar as oportunidades decorrentes das transformações do setor. Dentro da área de marketing, a fragmentação da mídia e as possibilidades de micro segmentação, representam ao mesmo tempo uma ameaça e uma oportunidade para ganho de competitividade por parte das empresas. Neste estudo, focamos especificamente no processo de segmentação de clientes, como forma de aumentar a eficiência da empresa na aquisição e conversão de clientes de crédito pessoal. No desenrolar deste estudo, um ciclo completo de clusterização foi aplicado a partir de uma base de proponentes a crédito pessoal, classificando os grupos obtidos de acordo com as taxas de aprovação e conversão em contrato. Os segmentos resultantes foram analisados em relação às taxas de aprovação e conversão efetiva em contratos; esta análise irá para indicar quais deverão ser os segmentos alvo da empresa para expandir e melhorar a qualidade de sua base de clientes. A partir destes resultados, a empresa pode direcionar seus esforços de marketing e aperfeiçoar as campanhas e promoções de forma a obter melhor desempenho em seu processo de identificar, encontrar e adquirir clientes – além de priorizar o atendimento e suporte aos clientes classificados como bons. / In the last years, the credit market in Brazil received several new players, becoming an increasingly competitive sector. The company that aims to reach success in this market, should have the capabilities to overpass competitions and take advantage of the opportunities in the sector. Inside the marketing area, the media fragmentation and micro segmentations possibilities are, at the same time, a threat and an opportunity to gain market. In this research, we focused specifically in the client segmentation capability, as a way to gain efficiency in acquiring and converting personal loan clients. In the purposed model, we did a cluster analysis of a personal loans applicants data base, classifying clients according to their approval and conversions rates. The selected segments, which will have above the average conversions rates, will be the target for the company expand clients and gain quality for the data base. Focusing in these segments, the company will be able to find and acquire new clients – using media segmentation - and use for client prioritization in the sales funnel and customer care.

La thèse porte sur les pratiques d'expérimentation d'affaires, déployées au sein des organisations. Le contexte est caractérisé par la transformation digitale qui permet de déployer plus aisément les expérimentations que par le passé. Le cadre théorique choisi est celui des capacités marketing adaptatives (Day, 2011)Notre travail a pour objectif d'expliquer ce qui permet l'émergence d'une pratique d'expérimentation puis de montrer les conséquences de l’utilisation de l’expérimentation sur l’organisation, en particulier les conséquences en termes de changement de culture et de montée en compétences. Dès lors, nous nous intéressons aux processus d'apprentissage ayant lieu au niveau des équipes et de l'organisation lors des pratiques d'expérimentation.A partir d'entretiens exploratoires d'experts et de deux cas d'entreprise nous mettons en évidence la construction d'une capacité marketing adaptative.Notre contribution réside dans la mise en évidence de la culture de test, de la culture entrepreneuriale ainsi que la gestion de l'ensemble des niveaux d'apprentissage pour développer une capacité marketing adaptative. / We have studied the practice of business experiments inside organizations. Digital transformation makes business experiments practices much easier than they used to be. We have chosen adaptive marketing capabilities (Day, 2011) as our reference frame.Our goal is to describe what enables business experiments and to show the consequences of business experiments practices inside organizations. We have focused especially on cultural change and capabilities improvement. Therefore, we have worked on learning processes occuring during business experiments at a team level and also at an organizational level.Based on exploratory interviews and two business cases, we have brought into relief the building process of an adaptive marketing capability.Our contribution consists of the description of the building of an adaptive marketing capability, through test culture, entrepreneurial culture and the management of the whole learning levels.