The impact of digitalization on marketing communications measurement process case of global B2B industrial companies

The stature of marketing communications function is under a threat within the firms. As the board of management tends to demand the profitability of all business activities, marketing practitioners have for a long time been unable to credibly show the link between marketing communications actions an...

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Main Author: Järvinen, Joel
Other Authors: Kauppakorkeakoulu, School of Business and Economics, Taloustieteet, Business and Economics, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2011
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title_full The impact of digitalization on marketing communications measurement process : case of global B2B industrial companies
title_fullStr The impact of digitalization on marketing communications measurement process : case of global B2B industrial companies The impact of digitalization on marketing communications measurement process : case of global B2B industrial companies
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title_short The impact of digitalization on marketing communications measurement process
title_sort impact of digitalization on marketing communications measurement process case of global b2b industrial companies
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topic Marketing communications Measurement Digitalization Goals Strategies Tactics Reporting Business-to-business industrial companies Markkinointi Marketing 20423 markkinointiviestintä yritysmarkkinointi digitalisoituminen tavoitteet strategia
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