Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 80 credits / 120 HE credits
A company might offer the best product with best price on the market, but the marketing
plan would not be reached unless you have a great marketing communication strategy
with your target consumers and other important audience. Promotion as the key of marketing
mix plays a core role in consumers’ decision as well as the success of the market. In order to
use marketing promotional tools strategically, companies should learn about the consumers
purchase behavior as well as the process of consumers to have a purchase decision. The
purpose of this thesis is to give some implication from the perspective of how to mix the
marketing promotional tools in an appropriate way for those who want to entry Chinese
clothing market. This study is built on a modified model by Charles's (2012) "The goals
of promotional mix in AIDA".
We use the method of case study to conduct this investigation, and the data of two companies
which in clothing industry (Company M and Company Y) are collected through the semi-structured
interview. The data of consumer behavior is collected by the questionnaire sent to our friends to fill.
Some findings are obtained: Chinese company use different promotional tools mix to meet Chinese
consumers' buying behavior over time. The influence of promotional tools on Chinese buying process
may have some difference to western people.
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