This paper describes the development of the competition of electricity retail in Europe in general and the situation in Germany in particular. The competition in the retail business has been forcing electricity retailers to spend increasing resources on marketing, sales and customer service....

Co-branding is a widely applied strategy, with research indicating differential benefits to the parent brands. Past studies suggest the source of these differences may be due to the partners’ relative market position, and characteristics such as brand familiarity, brand equity and proximity to...

"For much of the twentieth century, United Grain Growers was one of the major forces in Canadian agriculture. Founded in 1906, for much of its history UGG worked to give western farmers a “third way” between the competing poles of cooperatives like the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and the private...

"To understand digital marketing, it is necessary to understand what its origin is, how it develops, and which applications it is strengthened by. This volume examines the concept of digital marketing, which constitutes a new agenda in discussions on marketing and has new applications and...

Die zunehmende Bedeutung des Affiliate-Marketing im Online-Werbemarkt -- Praktische Grundlagen und Prozess des Affiliate-Marketing -- Studien zur Mehrkanalforschung mit Blick auf das Affiliate-Marketing -- Gestaltungsparameter zur Steuerung des Klickpfads einer Affiliate-Marketingkampagne

Die Dissertationsschrift greift den seit längerem geführten Diskurs nach der Relevanz von Szenen für das Marketing auf und fokussiert auf die Grundannahme, dass sich Szenen nicht ausschließlich durch bspw. geteilte Wertorientierungen und Rituale, sondern mindestens genauso häufig durch den...

This paper analyzes a mechanism through which a supplier of unknown quality can overcome its asymmetric information problem by selling via a reputable downstream rm. The supplier s adverse-selection problem can be solved if the downstream rm has established a reputation for delivering high...

"This book explores how the dire need of academic resources in affiliate marketing which tends to increase the traffic on web and enhance customer satisfaction. It cover major perspectives building on the available literature in the domains, while attempting to bring out a focused approach in...

In den Non-Food-Konsumgüterbranchen mit Gütern des mittel- und langfristigen Bedarfs setzen sich neue Geschäftsmodelle durch, die auf einer simultanen Neugestaltung der Markenkonzeption, der Wertschöpfungskette und der finalen Distributionsstufe beruhen. Die neuen vertikalen Markenanbieter...

Cover -- Einleitung -- A. Platform Revolution - von der Pipeline zur Plattform -- B. Platform Revolution - Fluch oder Segen? -- C. Plattform-Nutzer-Vereinbarungen -- D. Plattformverbote -- E. Ziel und Gang der Untersuchung -- F. Abgrenzung des Untersuchungsgegenstands -- Erstes Kapitel:...